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Paul Shapiro had spent most of his career as a lobbyist, working for organizations like The Humane Society. While he found his work advocating for animal welfare extremely gratifying, around 2016, he started to reevaluate. He started thinking he could effect change in a way that he couldn’t as a lobbyist by helping to build…
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It’s been a quiet summer in the world of kitchen tech, but over the past week, some interesting news has dropped. Here’s a roundup of the stories from this past week: Suvie Rolls Out Suvie 3.0 Plus With Airfry Suvie, the company behind the multi-zone kitchen cooking appliance with built-in refrigeration, announced today the launch…
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Today Blackbird, a restaurant loyalty startup founded by former Resy and Eater founder Ben Leventhal, announced the launch of Blackbird Pay, a new restaurant payment network. Powered by the company’s new blockchain, Blackbird Flynet, Blackbird Pay is a payment system that Blackbird says will charge less than traditional payment platforms (2% on average compared to…
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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, and, in some cases, sold to another company well below their current valuations. Those who survived have been rolling up competitors through acquisition and building…
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Ever since the founders of Skype launched Starship over eight years ago, we’ve seen an explosion of small-footprint delivery robots that navigate sidewalks to deliver their payloads to consumers. While these small robots sidestep many of the challenges and regulatory oversight needed for on-road travel, they are, in general, pretty small and usually only travel…
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On this week’s episode of the Food Tech News Show, longtime podcaster, former host of NPR Marketplace, and all-around nice person Molly Wood joins Carlos and Mike to discuss the food tech stories of the week. Here are the stories covered in this week’s show: Tune in to The Spoon’s new dedicated weekly Food Tech…
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The Spoon has launched a new podcast! As listeners of the Spoon Podcast know, it’s been both a long-form interview show and a news show. Since those who listen to interviews aren’t always the same as those who want their weekly dose of food tech news, we thought a dedicated news show made sense. Meet…
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Welcome to this week’s edition of the Food AI Weekly Bulletin, our weekly wrapup that highlights important happenings at the intersection of AI and food. If you’d like to sign up to get this bulletin delivered to your inbox, you can do so here. Is AI-Washing a Problem for Food Tech? Some predict one-third of startups…
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This week, Chef Robotics, the San Francisco-based food robotics startup founded by Rajat Bhageria, stepped out of stealth mode and into the spotlight by unveiling its robot and disclosing some of its high-profile partnerships. In an interview with The Spoon, Bhageria, an investor and technology founder, showcased Chef, a food robot that assembles cooked and…
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So you think you’re a good cook, do ya? Let me let you in on a little secret: If you’re basing that impression on what people told you about that new casserole recipe or side dish you brought to the potluck, there’s a good chance folks are just being polite. Sure, not always. Many Spoon…
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Today, ConverseNow announced that it has acquired drive-thru conversational AI specialist Valyant AI. According to the announcement about the deal – the terms of which were not disclosed – the entire Valyant AI team will be retained post-acquisition. Until now, ConverseNow has largely succeeded in winning restaurant chain business through call center voice automation. With…
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For most Americans, Kraft and Heinz products – Oscar Mayer hot dogs, Kraft cheese, Velveeta, and Jell-O – have been in our cupboards and fridges for as long as we can remember. But being a big company today doesn’t always ensure success in perpetuity. The world around us – due to climate change, new retail…
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