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Grabango Raises $39M Series B Funding for Cashierless Checkout

Cashierless checkout startup Grabango announced today that it has raised a $39 million Series B round of funding. The round was led by Commerce Ventures with participation from Founders Fund, […]

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South Korea: Seawith Uses Algae for Serum and Scaffolding in Cultured Meat

It’s been a banner year so far for cultured meat. In addition to all of the funding that’s been flowing into the space since the start of 2021, there is […]

The Food Tech Show: Upside’s Eric Schulze on the Intertwined Nature of Regulatory and Product Development in Cell-Based Meat

Back in 2016, Eric Schulze was working as an FDA regulator and happened upon a Reddit article discussing Memphis Meats’ cell-based meatball prototype. He was immediately fascinated with all the […]

McDonald’s Drive-Thru Plans Need to Factor In Franchisees

The big to-do in the drive-thru lane of late is news that McDonald’s is testing automated ordering at 10 locations in Chicago, Illinois.  The tech is based on an acquisition […]

Cell-Based Breastmilk Startup TurtleTree Eyes Lactoferrin as First Commercial Product

TurtleTree, a startup developing human breastmilk using cellular agriculture technology, has announced that its first commercially available product will be lactoferrin, a protein found in both animal and cow milk. […]

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Food Tech News: Promising Mealworm Research, Miller Lite Shoezie, and Rewards for Eating Organic Yogurt

Throughout the week, we gathered some interesting tidbits of food tech news we wanted to share, including: Study finds that mealworm protein and milk protein are similar Researchers at Maastricht […]

Hungryroot Raises $40M Series C for its Predictive Grocery Service

Hungryroot, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to power its personalized online grocery service, announced today that it has raised a $40 million Series C round of funding led by the […]

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Barilla’s Venture Arm Is Launching the Fourth Cohort of Its Good Food Makers Accelerator. Applications Are Open

Pasta-maker Barilla’s Venture Group, BLU1877, announced this week that applications are open for the next cohort of its Good Food Makers accelerator. According to a press release sent to The […]

Speedy Grocery Delivery. Big Money. Flink and Getir Each Raise Big Rounds of Funding

Just when you thought investment in the European grocery delivery space couldn’t get any frothier, both Flink and Getir announced massive rounds of new funding today. Germany-based Flink raised a […]

Why 10-Minute Grocery Startups Are Not the Next Kozmo.com

Spoon readers of a certain age will undoubtedly remember Kozmo.com, the turn-of-the-century online service that would deliver snacks, magazines, DVDs and more to you in under an hour. Have a […]

MeaTech 3D Files a Patent for Printing More Cultivated Meat

Bioprinting startup MeaTech 3D has filed a patent with the United States Patent Office (USPTO) it says could significantly improve the manufacturing process for its cultivated meat. The Ness Ziona, […]

McDonald’s Testing AI-Powered Drive-Thrus in Chicago

McDonald’s has started testing out drive-thrus that use artificial intelligence systems, rather than humans, to take orders. CNBC reported yesterday that the new automated drive-thrus are in use at 10 […]