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After Leaving Starbucks, Mesh Gelman Swore Off The Coffee Biz. Now He Wants To Reinvent Cold Brew Coffee
June 5, 2025 Michael Wolf

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Brian Canlis on Leaving an Iconic Restaurant Behind to Start Over in Nashville With Will Guidara

May 30, 2025

Food Waste Gadgets Can’t Get VC Love, But Kickstarter Backers Are All In

May 27, 2025

Report: Restaurant Tech Funding Drops to $1.3B in 2024, But AI & Automation Provide Glimmer of Hope

February 1, 2025

A Conversation With Bear Robotics’ John Ha on LG Deal and The Future of The Company

‘Store-Hailing’ Startup Robomart Launches Fleet of Mobile Mini-marts in West Hollywood

June 25, 2021 Michael Wolf

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“Store-hailing” startup Robomart announced today that they are launching their first fleet of mobile mini-marts in West Hollywood, California. The new store fleet is initially made up of two types: […]

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San Francisco Makes Restaurant Fee Caps for Delivery Services Permanent

June 25, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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San Francisco, California voted this week to permanently cap the fees delivery services charge restaurants at 15 percent. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution.  The 15 […]

Flashfood Partners With Giant to Bring Its Food Waste App to More Grocery Stores

June 24, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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Up to now, Flashfood’s surplus grocery/food waste-fighting service has enjoyed a noteworthy but fairly small presence among American consumers. New developments are set to change that. The Canada-based company recently […]

Once Upon a Farm Acquires Baby Food Delivery Startup Raised Real

June 24, 2021 Michael Wolf

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Once Upon a Farm has acquired Raised Real, a frozen baby food subscription by mail startup. With this purchase, Once Upon a Farm will add a frozen direct-to-consumer product line […]

Future Meat Opens Production Facility, Aims to Sell Cultured Meat in the US by 2022

June 24, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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Future Meat has officially opened what it says is the world’s first production facility for cultured meat. The plant, located in the company’s hometown of Rehovot, Israel, is a big […]

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Red to Green Podcast: How Cultured Meat is Ripe Terrain for Conspiracy Theories

June 24, 2021 Michael Wolf

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Qanon. The Deep State. 5G microchip injections. We live in a golden age of conspiracy theories. These circular reasoning belief systems once relegated to the fringes have entered the mainstream, […]

BrightFarms Launches R&D Hub for Its Growing Network of Greenhouses

June 24, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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BrightFarms, which operates a network of greenhouses in the U.S., is launching an innovation and research hub at its Wilmington, Ohio headquarters, according to an announcement sent to The Spoon. […]

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Kern Tec Upcycles Stone Fruit Pits Into Oils and Alternative Dairy Products

June 23, 2021 Ashlen Wilder

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One of the best parts about summer (in my opinion) is that it is stone fruit season, and I always look forward to consuming an abundance of nectarines, apricots, cherries, […]

Better Juice Raises $8M for Tech That Reduces the Sugar in Natural Juices

June 23, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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Better Juice, a company that uses enzymatic technology to reduce the amount of sugar in natural juices, has raised $8 million in seed funding. The round was led by iAngels […]

Motif Adds Umami to Its Plant-Based Meat Tool Box

June 23, 2021 Michael Wolf

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If you’re like me and love the umami savoriness of meat and seafoods, I’ve got some good news for you: plant-based ingredient engineering unicorn Motif just announced they’ve added the […]

ResQ Raises $7.5M for Back-of-House Restaurant Tech

June 23, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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ResQ, whose software platform manages restaurant repair and maintenance tasks, has raised $7.5 million in seed funding, bringing its total funding thus far to $9 million. Homebrew, Golden Ventures, and […]

S2G Ventures Unveils the First Five Investments for Its Oceans & Seafood Fund

June 22, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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S2G Ventures has invested in five different companies as part of the inaugural investments for its $100 million Oceans & Seafood fund. The point of the new fund is to […]

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