Daily news and analysis about the food tech revolution
Amazon announced today that its new Fresh grocery store opening this week in Bellevue, Washington will feature Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology. This is the first implementation of Amazon’s cashierless […]
Foot traffic and in-store visits to food and beverage establishments in the U.S. has increased 48 percent since the start of 2021, according to new research from marketing tech company […]
Cooler Screens, the company that turns the doors of grocery coolers and freezers into full-motion display screens, is expanding outside of Chicago to more stores across the U.S. AdWeek first […]
Dishpatch, a finish-at-home meal kit service based in the U.K., has raised £10 million (~$14 million USD) in seed funding from Andreessen Horowitz and LocalGlobe, who co-led the round. Other […]
More than once in the last few months, indoor farmers have named berries the next important crop for controlled environment agriculture (CEA). California Giant Berry Farms added further weight to […]
Boxed, a grocery e-commerce site that specializes in selling bulk items, is going public via special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Announced today, the deal is being done via merger with […]
Refraction AI announced today that it is expanding its delivery robot service outside of Michigan and into Austin, Texas. This is the second location for Refraction’s robots, which will offer […]
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In this Food Tech News Round-up we cover beer made from food waste in Finland, the launch of new culinary degree programs in Boulder, Colorado, Natural Light’s vacation giveaway to […]
Popmenu, a digital marketing and ordering platform for restaurants, announced today that it has raised a $65 million Series C round of funding. The round was led by Tiger Global […]
Restaurant management platform Restaurant365 announced this week it has acquired Compeat, which makes software to help restaurants manage their workforce and the back office. Restaurant365 will continue to support Compeat […]
Kroger launched its first retail drone delivery on Wednesday of this week in Centerville, Ohio. The Dayton Daily News reported that the drone’s maiden voyage dropped off two packages of […]
