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This is the web version of our weekly newsletter. Sign up for it and get all the best food tech news delivered directly to your inbox each week! The new Tesla Cybertruck is a polarizing vehicle. People seem to either really like or hate the triangle-shaped truck. (I’m squarely in the like side because I’ve…
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From the looks of it, Postmates’ Serve robot is ready to roll into action, almost exactly a year after the delivery service unveiled it. First, Serve made an appearance on The Ellen Show last week in a staged bit about delivering chips and guacamole. And almost immediately after that, Chris Reilly posted an Instagram video…
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A study out from Yale University this week found that online grocery shopping could help people in food deserts get access to more healthy food choices. The study, led by Eric, J. Brandt, MD and titled Availability of Grocery Delivery to Food Deserts in States Participating in the Online Purchase Pilot, looked at the eight…
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See Refraction’s REV-1 robot autonomously drive through slushy Ann Arbor streets!
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Sony announced this week that is has launched Sony AI, a new organization that will research and develop artificial intelligence specifically for games, imaging and sensors, and “gastronomy.” The new initiative will have offices in Japan, Europe and the U.S. There aren’t many details around what exactly Sony will be working on, but Sony spokesman…
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This is the web version of our weekly newsletter. Subscribe to it and get all the best food tech news direct to your inbox! Here’s an insider secret for anyone who wants the Spoon to cover their food tech startup. Shoot something into space. For real. We love space food here and are always on…
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Remember when the President of the United States got into the plastic straw business last summer, introducing “Trump Straws” because “liberal straws don’t work”? Well, two Chicago entrepreneurs are now selling a “liberal” straw —100-percent biodegradable and compostable, fossil-fuel free, made from recycled food waste —that does work. The AVO Beginning straw could make biodegradable straws great…
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With Halloween in the rearview mirror and Thanksgiving mere weeks away, it’s fair to say we’re officially in the holiday season. But just because some of our thoughts are occupied with costumes, favorite candy selections (Almond Joy) and turkey prep doesn’t mean that food tech news takes a pause. Here are a few stories that…
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I know I should wait until there is three of something before calling it a trend, but Spoon readers: Is something going on with equity crowdfunding? Over the course of two business days, two bits of equity crowdfunding news came across my desk. On Friday, GoSun announced it was going back to equity crowdfunding to…
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I was once a Vegetarian. For 11 years I did not eat meat or meat products of any kind except the occasional sushi. Being a big fan of burgers and fries and steaks, the only thing I missed being a vegetarian was beef. Back then, there were no reasonable substitution attempts. A mashed yellow disc…
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Many children are often more excited — at least initially — about the cheap toy in a fast food kids meal than the actual food. But those little hunks of plastic will now be a thing of the past at U.K. Burger Kings, CNN reports. Responding to a Change.org petition from British sisters Ella and…
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If you find yourself constantly forgetting to drink or feel the need for some flavor in your water, there’s now a $180 solution: LifeFuels’ Bottle. The Keurig Dr Pepper-backed startup, which has raised $5 million to date, on Monday introduced the Bottle, which comes with what the company calls FuelPods. Up to three pods can…
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