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This is the web version of our weekly newsletter. Subscribe today to get all the best food tech news delivered directly to your inbox! Thirty-one billion dollars was invested in agrifoodtech startups in 2020, according to the AgFunder 2021 Agrifoodtech Investing Report, released this week. Technically, $26 billion was invested, but AgFunder expects that there…
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What the heck is happening with cashierless checkout right now? To put it mildly, a lot. There has been a steady stream of news in recent months about startups creating new grab-and-go shopping experiences where consumers can walk into a store, take what they want, then simply leave. These systems automatically charge customers for their…
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This is the web version of our email newsletter. Subscribe today to get all of the best food tech news delivered directly to your inbox. There are typically two consecutive reactions whenever a startup gets acquired. Reaction 1: Whoa! They got bought for that much / that little? Quickly followed by: Reaction 2: Who’s gonna…
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This is the web version of our newsletter. Sign up today to get updates on the rapidly changing nature of the food tech industry. We’ve said it once (actually, a lot more than once), we’ll say it again: university towns are the ideal testing ground for new meal delivery-related endeavors. Little wonder, then, that when launching its…
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This is the web version of our weekly newsletter. Subscribe today to get all of the best food tech news delivered directly to your inbox. When you go grocery shopping today, the only reason you might even pay attention to your cart is because of a bum wheel that is either stuck or keeps turning…
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This is the Spoon’s weekly restaurant tech wrapup. Sign up today to get the Spoon delivered to your inbox. This being a newsletter about restaurant tech, I normally spend more time on software and systems than actual food items. Last week, however, the big restaurant tech was the food. Eat Just dropped news at the beginning of…
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This is the web version of our weekly newsletter. Subscribe today to get all the best food tech news delivered directly to your inbox! When it comes to self-driving vehicles, the middle mile jumped to the head of the line this week when Walmart announced that one of its middle-mile delivery routes in Arkansas will…
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If you’re doing it right, your Thanksgiving leftovers should be gone by now (so many turkey+stuffing+gravy sandwiches!). Evidently, preparing for Thanksgiving in the middle of a year-long pandemic was a “logistical nightmare” for BIG TURKEY (Butterball, Perdue, Foster Farms, etc.), thanks to labor shortages and reduced family gatherings. This got me wondering how long it…
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This is our weekly newsletter of the news news in food tech. Subscribe today to get all the Weekly Spoon delivered directly to your inbox. Did you ever have a fake ID growing up? I never did because I was too scared of getting caught. (I’m no McLovin.) I was thinking about this illicit behavior…
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The one thing that doesn’t seem to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic is investor’s willingness to open up their wallets for food tech companies. Just in October: GrubMarket raised $60M Cooler Screens raised $80M Instacart raised $200M Plenty raised $140M LIVEKINDLY raised $135M Zomato raised $52M V2Foods raised $55M BrightFarms raised $100M Apeel raised…
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Some of the talk at last week’s Smart Kitchen Summit revolved around two newish concepts that are especially compelling when it comes to thinking about restaurants: in-house delivery and disrupting third-party delivery. Together, the two could substantially shift the the off-premises meal journey of the future. Technically, in-house delivery — also called “native delivery” or…
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This is the web version of our weekly restaurant tech newsletter. Sign up today to get updates on the rapidly changing nature of the food tech industry. Virtual food hall, meet the augmented-reality restaurant menu. You’ll soon be best friends. Hear me out. Over these last few weeks, multiple news bites around virtual food halls have surfaced.…
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