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Category: Around The Web

  • Nov 7, 2020

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    Alternative Protein, Announcements, Around The Web, Featured

    Food Tech News: Tesla Tequila Sells Out, Bodegas Trial Vegan Fridges

    This week’s Food Tech News round-up is a great distraction from constantly refreshing election updates and bashing how slow Nevada is when it comes to counting votes. A few stories stood out to us this week, including Tesla’s Tequila, vegan fridges in bodegas, Beyond Meat pizzas at Pizza Hut, and an indoor farm company funding…

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  • Oct 31, 2020

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    Around The Web, Featured, Future Food, Future of Drink, Future of Grocery, News

    Food Tech News: Tik Tok Creator’s Menu and Biodegradable Bacardi Bottles

    Happy Halloween! This year’s holiday will certainly look different, but I know I will be checking out the full moon, making my own chocolate peanut butter cups, and watching The Shining. Maybe you can find joy in creating a candy chute or developing your own candy delivering robot for trick-or-treaters. Or, you can spend some…

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  • Oct 24, 2020

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    Alternative Protein, Announcements, Around The Web, Featured, Future Food, News

    Food Tech News: Fried Chicken-Scented Face Masks, Halloween Robot Delivers Candy

    Hormel and Jack in the Box give away scented masks If you love the smell of chicken and bacon, now you have the option to inhale these scents all day. To promote new product launches, Hormel and Jack in the Box are giving away free scented face masks. Jack in the Box will soon launch…

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  • Oct 17, 2020

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    Announcements, Around The Web, Featured, Food as Medicine, Future Food, News, Personalized Food

    Food Tech News: Bee-Free Honey, Menu Items With Low Carbon Footprints

    It was an exciting week in food tech with the annual SKS Summit happening earlier this week (if you missed it, check out the highlights of day one, day two, and day three). Outside of this week’s virtual event, a few other stories stood out to us, including bee-free honey, low carbon footprint menu items…

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  • Oct 10, 2020

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    Announcements, Around The Web, Featured, Grocery, News

    Food Tech News: Greenhouse Gas Straws, Improved Amazon Grocery Delivery

    If you’re ready for a break from all those political memes, here’s your chance to catch up on some final pieces of food tech news from the past week. A few stories that stood out to us include foodware made from greenhouse gases, improved Amazon grocery delivery, PBR’s THC-infused seltzer, and a limited-edition plant-based tuna…

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  • Sep 26, 2020

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    Ag Tech, Alternative Protein, Around The Web, Featured, News

    Food Tech News: Cryogenic Avocado Trees, Vegans Take Over Television

    This Friday, I bring you news on freezing avocado trees for future generations, vegan food brands advertising on television, and plant-based seafood hitting the frozen food aisle of Walmart. Between avocados and vegan food, these news tidbits are a direct appeal to millennials. Now all I need is some food tech news about brunch. Avocados…

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  • Sep 12, 2020

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    Ag Tech, Alternative Protein, Around The Web, Business of Food, Cultured Meat, Delivery & Commerce, Featured, Foodtech, Funding, Future Food, Modern Farmer, Restaurant Tech, Vertical Farming

    Food Tech News: Wild Type Is Looking for Chefs, White Castle Is Offering Rewards

    Some final bits of food tech news from ’round the web this week: Wild Type Has a Pre-Order List for Chefs While still a good five years out from commercial production, Wild Type said this week it has opened a pre-order list for chefs wanting to include the company’s cell-based seafood into their dishes. Right…

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  • Sep 5, 2020

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    Alternative Protein, Around The Web, Business of Food, Cultured Meat, Delivery & Commerce, Featured, Future of Grocery, Grocery, The New CPG

    Food Tech News: Lettuce Glow, Plus More Expansions for Food Tech Companies

    Since most of us are still relatively homebound, it’s no surprise much of the food tech news of late has been about grocery, grocery delivery, farming at home, and big food brands going the direct-to-consumer route. Herewith, the latest developments in those areas from around the web this week: Lettuce Grow’s Farmstand Gets a Glow…

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  • Aug 29, 2020

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    Alternative Protein, Around The Web, Business of Food, Delivery & Commerce, Featured, Foodtech, Future Food, Future of Grocery, Grocery, Restaurant Tech

    Food Tech News: The Great Vending Machine Bug-Out, Food Tech Lawsuits Galore

    We may be all-in on next-gen vending machines here at The Spoon, but does that mindset apply to those currently dispensing edible tarantula in a can? Read on to decide for yourself. Also, it’s another week another lawsuit for third-party food delivery services, this time in the booming online grocery sector. Edible Insets Arrive in…

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  • Aug 22, 2020

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    Alternative Protein, Around The Web, Business of Food, Delivery & Commerce, Featured, Foodtech, Future Food, Future of Grocery, Future of Recipes, Grocery, Restaurant Tech, Vertical Farming

    Food Tech News: Virtual Derby Fare Is Upon Us

    The Kentucky Derby is around the corner! Not that I or many other folks will be physically present for the famed event this year. We will, however, be cooking up some classic Derby fare, courtesy of the internet. Read on for more on that as well as other food tech news bits from the last…

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  • Aug 15, 2020

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    Around The Web, Business of Food, Delivery & Commerce, Featured, Foodtech, Future of Grocery, Grocery, Restaurant Tech, The New CPG

    Food Tech News: New Meals from Sun Basket, a Dr. Pepper Shortage, and Virtual Concession Stands

    These days, food tech news is flying by at breakneck speed — sort of like how I’ll be doing this weekend on my paddle board. Before that can happen, though, here are a few last bits of intel from the past week to keep you up to date on your food tech, whether you’re spending…

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  • Aug 8, 2020

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    Ag Tech, Around The Web, Business of Food, Cloud Kitchens, Delivery & Commerce, Featured, Foodtech, Future of Grocery, Grocery, Restaurant Tech, The New CPG

    Food Tech News: Kroger Pilots Contactless Pay, How QSRs Could Change the Whole Food System

    Had your fill of food tech news for the week? Of course you haven’t. With that in mind, here are a few more bits and bites to carry your appetite for food tech through the weekend. Kroger Launches Contactless Payments Kroger launched a pilot for contactless payments in Seattle, WA this week. The test will…

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