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Nearly Seven Years After Launching Kickstarter, Silo Finally Delivers Next-Gen Home Food Storage System
June 16, 2025 Michael Wolf

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Hey, New Yorkers! You Have a Bunch of Dark Delivery Grocery Stores. Are You Using Them?

June 30, 2021 Chris Albrecht

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Bloomberg ran a story over the weekend about Russian grocery delivery service, Samokat, expanding into New York City this August. The U.S. operations will go by the name Buyk and […]

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Could the Budding Home Chef Biz Give Alternative Meats a Boost?

June 30, 2021 Chris Albrecht

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This is the web version of our weekly Future Food newsletter. Subscribe today to get all the best news about plant-based, cultured and fermented food in your inbox every week. […]

Report: Eat Just Aiming for $3B IPO in 2021

June 30, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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Eat Just is reportedly targeting Q4 2021 or early 2022 for its IPO, which currently has a valuation of $3 billion, according to an Eat Just investor. Forbes was first […]

Wageningen University Launches the Third Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge

June 30, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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Netherlands-based Wageningen University is holding the third edition of its Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge, where international teams compete to grow crops in greenhouses using AI and automation.  A first and second […]

Hop Robotics’ Beer Robot is Ready for Events This Summer

June 29, 2021 Chris Albrecht

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The U.S., it seems, has lagged behind Europe when it comes to automated beer pouring action. There’s EBar in the UK, Revolmatic out of Poland, and Macco Robotics in Spain. […]

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Heineken B.O.T. Follows You Around With Ice Cold Beer in Tow

June 29, 2021 Chris Albrecht

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I live in the Pacific Northwest which, as you may have heard, is experiencing a record-breaking heatwave. It is hot, especially for a region that lives under cloud cover for […]

Local Kitchens Raises $25M for Its Virtual Food Hall Network

June 29, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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Virtual food hall Local Kitchens has raised $25 million in Series A funding roughly one year after launching. The round was led by General Catalyst with participation from existing investors […]

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Soft Robotics Raises $10M to Add 3D Vision and AI to its Octopus-like Grippers

June 29, 2021 Chris Albrecht

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Soft Robotics, which is best known for making octopus-like grippers for robots, announced today that it has raised a $10 million extension to the $23 million Series B round it […]

Google Launches a Tool to Help Americans Struggling With Food Security

June 29, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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Google launched its new Find Food Support website today, which aims to connect people struggling with food insecurity to resources like food banks, school lunch programs, and food pantries. Google said […]

Recon Food, a Social Media App Connecting Users Through Food, Launches Today

June 29, 2021 Ashlen Wilder

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Social media has been under scrutiny in the past few years for its potential negative effect on mental health and overall well being. Today, a new social media app launched […]

Mobility Service Helbiz Opens Its First Ghost Kitchen

June 28, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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Italian-American mobility company Helbiz announced today it is launching its own ghost kitchen/food delivery/virtual restaurant business called Helbiz Kitchens. The concept will initially be available to customers in Milan, Italy, […]

2021 Restaurant Tech EcoSystem: Serving Up a Digital Lifeline

June 28, 2021 Brita Rosenheim

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In collaboration with TechTable and Culterra Capital, we are pleased to share an updated 2021 Restaurant Tech Ecosystem map, sponsored by Back of House, a community of restaurateurs to find […]

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