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Don’t Forget to Tip Your Robot: Survey Shows Diners Not Quite Ready for AI to Replace Humans
May 20, 2025 Michael Wolf

May 13, 2025

A Week in Rome: Conclaves, Coffee, and Reflections on the Ethics of AI in Our Food System

May 6, 2025

How ReShape is Using AI to Accelerate Biotech Research

April 30, 2025

How Eva Goulbourne Turned Her ‘Party Trick’ Into a Career Building Sustainable Food Systems

February 1, 2025

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

The Supplant Company’s Fiber-Based Sugar Launches in the U.S.

June 21, 2021 Ashlen Wilder

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When it comes to growing major crops like corn, rice, wheat, and sugar cane, there is often an abundance of raw material left over post-harvest. Referred to as agricultural side […]

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Japan’s CulNet Consortium, an ‘Open Innovation Platform’ for Cell-Based Meat, Officially Launches

June 21, 2021 Michael Wolf

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Last week a group of Japan-based companies announced the official launch of the CulNet Consortium, an open innovation platform for the development of cell-cultured meat in Japan and beyond. The […]

Grubhub and Resorts World Las Vegas Partner on New Hotel Concept

June 21, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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Resorts World Las Vegas has announced a partnership with Grubhub for a new mobile order service. Guests of the forthcoming Resorts World Las Vegas property will be able to use […]

Food Tech Show Live: Restaurants Are Back

June 21, 2021 Michael Wolf

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It’s been a while, but The Spoon team (sans a vacationing Chris) recently got together with food tech investor Brian Frank to discuss some of the top stories of the […]

Food Tech News: Vanillin Made From Plastic Waste, Plant-Based Pâté, and Strella Biotechnology’s Win

June 21, 2021 Ashlen Wilder

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The sun is sweltering, the flowers are in full bloom, and food tech news is coming in hot. In this week’s roundup, we have news on the launch of a […]

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C3’s 10,000 New Kitchen Partners

June 20, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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Unless you make a point of regularly ordering from virtual restaurants, you may not yet have heard of names like Sam’s Krispy Chicken or Plant Nation. They, along with many […]

GoPuff Acquires rideOS for $115M

June 18, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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On-demand delivery service GoPuff announced today it has acquired fleet management company rideOS, with TechCrunch also reporting a $115 million price tag for the deal after speaking with sources familiar […]

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Walmart Invests in On-Demand Drone Delivery Startup DroneUp

June 18, 2021 Michael Wolf

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Walmart announced this week that they’ve made an investment in on-demand drone delivery startup DroneUp. The latter provides delivery services to its customers via on-demand access to its network of […]

We Need to Talk About Cashierless Checkout (Again!)

June 18, 2021 Chris Albrecht

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Since we just held a Spoon event this week focused on reducing waste, I thought it appropriate to recycle my headline from earlier this year: We Need to Talk About […]

Aqua Cultured Foods Is Creating Whole Muscle Cuts of Seafood Using Fungi

June 17, 2021 Ashlen Wilder

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Seafood is the most traded commodity in the world, and it is estimated that 85 percent of wild fish stocks are overfished or fully exploited. As a way to address […]

InnerPlant Raises $5.65M to Turn Plants Into “Living Sensors” and Mitigate Crop Loss

June 17, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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Agtech company InnerPlant, which is changing plant DNA to create “living sensors” that mitigate crop loss, has raised $5.65 million in pre-seed and seed funding, according to an official announcement […]

Upcycled Food Association Launches Open Enrollment as Upcycling Momentum Grows

June 17, 2021 Michael Wolf

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This week, the Upcycled Food Association announced that it had opened the doors for anyone who wants to apply for certification. This news marks the culmination of a year of […]

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