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A Week in Rome: Conclaves, Coffee, and Reflections on the Ethics of AI in Our Food System
May 13, 2025 Michael Wolf

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

April 29, 2025

Combustion Acquires Recipe App Crouton

February 1, 2025

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

Is The US Power Grid Prepared For The Transition To Induction Cooking?

March 18, 2024 Michael Wolf

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In case you haven’t heard, electricity demand is shooting through the roof. After more than two decades of flattened usage due to more efficient lightbulbs, appliances, and factories, the growing […]

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The Food Tech News Show: Behold, The Humanoid Kitchen Robot is Here

March 16, 2024 Michael Wolf

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This week, the Spoon crew got together to discuss some of the big stories of the week on a new weekly video news show we’re launching called The Food Tech […]

Watch The Figure 01 Robot Feed A Human, Sort The Dishes, And Stammer Like Us Meatbags

March 15, 2024 Michael Wolf

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While much of the startup funding for food-centric robots has been for task-specific fast-automation from the likes of Picnic Robot and Chef Robotics, some of the more intriguing – and […]

Not Surprisingly, Starbucks Is Shutting Down Its NFT Program

March 15, 2024 Michael Wolf

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Perhaps not all that surprising given the downturn in interest in Web3 and NFTs among big brands, Starbucks announced today that it’s shutting down its Web3 loyalty program Odyssey. The […]

Keurig Unveils Plastic-Free Coffee Pods, Developed With A Little Help From The Maker of CoffeeB

March 13, 2024 Michael Wolf

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If you can’t beat them, join them. And if you’re Delica, that’s precisely what the Swiss-based company did. That’s because today, North American single-serve giant Keurig Dr. Pepper announced that […]

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Keurig Takes Another Swing at Cold Beverages With the Launch of QuickChill Cold Coffee Technology

March 13, 2024 Michael Wolf

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Perhaps the third time’s a charm? That appears to be what Keurig is thinking, given the news of the single-serve coffee giant’s new technology and brewing system that allows it […]

Announcing The Food AI Co-Lab, a New Collaboration Between The Spoon & Future Food Institute

March 12, 2024 Michael Wolf

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If there was one thing we learned when we held the first-ever Food AI Summit last October, it is that pretty much every food company believes their business will fundamentally […]

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Why a Small Startup in the Middle of Valencia May Be Leading the Wireless Energy & Invisible Cooktop Trend

March 12, 2024 Michael Wolf

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About a decade ago, IKEA famously released a concept video laying out its vision for the kitchen of the future. The central concept for their envisioned future kitchen was a […]

Bellwether Debuts Small-Format, Countertop Electric Coffee Roaster for $15 Thousand

March 7, 2024 Michael Wolf

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Today Bellwether Coffee announced its latest electric, ventless coffee roasting machine, The Bellwether Shop Roaster. The new roaster, which is the company’s third-generation electric roasting machine, will retail starting at […]

Florida Bill Banning Cultivated Meat On Its Way to DeSantis’ Desk

March 7, 2024 Michael Wolf

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Selling cultivated meat in Florida is about to become a second-degree misdemeanor. That’s because this week, the Florida legislature voted to pass a bill restricting the commercial sale of meat […]

After Hitting Ten Thousand Users, Mill Unveils Second-Generation Hi-Tech Food Waste Bin

March 5, 2024 Michael Wolf

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Last week, Mill unveiled its second-generation appliance, one year after introducing its high-tech food waste bin (don’t call it a composter!). The news comes as the company reaches ten thousand […]

Ralph Newhouse Tells The Story of Chefman and Chef iQ (and Drops Some News About Upcoming Products)

March 1, 2024 Michael Wolf

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Around 2009, Ralph Newhouse’s company hunted down excess inventory of small electrics and would re-sell them into the secondary market. However, it wasn’t long before Newhouse realized he wanted to […]

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