Daily news and analysis about the food tech revolution
What is Amazon up to now? That was my first thought upon reading a LinkedIn update from Nick Avedesian, a longtime ghost kitchen and virtual food hall executive (and a […]
It’s no secret that the virtual restaurant space has struggled over the past few years. Longtime operators like Reef, Kitchen United, and NextBite have laid off employees, shut down locations, […]
This week, Remy Robotics opened in the U.S. with a robot-powered virtual restaurant brand in New York City called Better Days, according to an announcement sent to The Spoon. The […]
One thing is becoming clear as all these speedy grocery delivery startups pop up, proliferate and pile on the funding: All this activity isn’t just about getting you groceries. Increasingly, […]
Stockholm, Sweden-based ghost kitchen startup Curb announced this week it has raised a €20 million (~$24.4 million USD) round led by Point72 Ventures (h/t tech.eu). EQT, an existing investor, also […]
Bitcoin Pizza Day is coming up, which makes it an apt time to launch a bitcoin-themed virtual pizza restaurant. Anthony Pompliano, an entrepreneur and investor, announced today he is launching […]
For many, 2020 will go down in history as the year the restaurant biz changed forever. It could also be remembered as the year restaurants absorbed about 10 years’ worth […]
Over the last year we’ve seen scores of brick-and-mortar eating establishments turn their restaurants into delivery-only concepts. C3, a hospitality company that runs a portfolio of virtual restaurant brands, has […]
Wow Bao’s partner kitchen program, which lets other restaurants make and serve its food products, will reach 1,100 locations by the end of 2021, up from 150 now, according to […]
One thing the restaurant industry has in abundance right now is underutilized kitchen space. A lot of that extra space unfortunately exists because of widespread restaurant closures that are permanent. […]
Welcome to our weekend wrap-up of food tech news from around the web. Happy New Year! I am excited to both say goodbye to the most bizarre year of my […]
You know the virtual restaurant movement is catching on when a famous YouTuber gets involved and their efforts are a massive overnight success. This week, Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson, teamed up […]
