Category: News
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Food robotics startup Appetronix has acquired fellow Canadian food automation company Cibotica, adding robotic makeline technology to its growing portfolio of autonomous restaurant systems. Appetronix CEO Nipun Sharma told The Spoon the acquisition gives the company an entry point into a segment it had previously chosen not to pursue on its own: robotic makelines designed…
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When I first met Rajat Bhageria 8 years ago, he quietly let me know that he was also building a food robot company. And for the next half decade, that’s about all he told me. The stealthiness continued as he quietly worked with his team to get his product to market and land some big…
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Here at The Spoon, we’ve been following pretty much every robot restaurant concept for the past decade, and have watched dozens of company ideas and hundreds of millions of dollars come and go in this space. One company that has gone and appears to be coming back again is Creator. For those new to the…
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Ever since Kevin Kelly and Gary Wolf coined the term quantified self nearly two decades ago, a whole industry has grown up around personal activity trackers to count our steps, optimize our sleep, and monitor biomarkers like heart rate and blood sugar. But what about our brains? Cognitive health is not only one of the…
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For much of the past two decades, recipe blogs have been a burgeoning space for independent culinary creators to share their ideas, build a community, and sometimes even make serious money. The online recipe space grew rapidly in the mid-2000s onwards as tens of thousands of independent creators used push-button online publishing platforms like WordPress…
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Back in 2023, when Oobli started pushing out its line of sweet teas and chocolates to gain attention for its precision-fermented sweetener, being at the intersection of protein and a healthier sweetening system seemed like a pretty good place to be. After all, the protein-maxxing and better-for-you movements already seemed in pretty full swing, and…
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Last week, grocery AI startup Afresh announced it is expanding beyond its original focus on the fresh food aisles to manage inventory, ordering, and replenishment across the entire store. The company said its AI platform will now cover everything from produce and meat to center store items and general merchandise, allowing retailers to manage replenishment,…
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We spend a lot of time talking and writing about how AI will transform food, but often the lens is shaped by those building companies and products in major economies and tech centers. But if you zoom out and look at how a transformative technology like AI will impact the broader world, the questions start…
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Another smart oven company is saying goodbye. Brava, which makes countertop ovens that cook with light, announced today it would be shutting down. In a post shared on its Facebook and LinkedIn pages, Brava said it ceased operations on March 6. According to the announcement, the company will no longer sell new ovens, and no…
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At both IFA last fall and this year’s CES in Las Vegas, there was one big trend everyone seemed to be talking about: the rise of humanoid robots from science fiction fantasy to a powerful, multifunctional tool for work and home. Whether it was folding clothes, pouring drinks, or cooking a meal, the past year…
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Food companies trying to understand how consumers feel about a new product have relied on surveys, focus groups, and sensory panels for decades. But according to Mario Ubiali, founder and CEO of neuroscience company THIMUS, these approaches often elicit misleading (and sometimes completely wrong) responses from consumers. “One of the most interesting discrepancies we’re seeing…
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No matter who you talk to in the world of food or ag innovation, if you ask whether they know Rob Trice, chances are the answer will be yes. That’s only partly due to Rob’s seeming omnipresence at nearly every food or ag innovation event across the globe over the past decade. I know he…
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