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Barilla Acquires Pasta Evangelists, a UK-Based Fresh Pasta Delivery Startup
The world’s largest pasta maker is getting into home delivery via acquisition. According to a report in Reuters, Barilla has acquired Pasta Evangelists, a London based startup that delivers fresh […]
Food Tech News: Muniq Raises $8.2M for Protein Powder, Danone Launches Plant-Based Cheese
Welcome to this week’s Food Tech News round-up! This week, news that caught our attention included Muniq’s recent funding round, Danone’s new plant-based cheese, Torchy Taco’s new contactless services, and […]
Podcast: The CES & Food Tech Live 2021 Review
On this week’s episode of Food Tech Show, the Spoon editorial team talks about what they found walking the virtual exhibit halls of CES 2021 (answer: not much). The good […]
Just Salad Debuts Meal Kit Brand to Fight Food Waste, Plastic Packaging
Fast-casual chain Just Salad has launched a meal kit brand it is calling the “next generation of meal kits.” Dubbed Housemade, the line is available now exclusively via Grubhub, according […]
Report: Uber Looking to Spin Off Postmates X Delivery Robot Biz
As part of its acquisition of Postmates last year, Uber got into the delivery robot business. Now, according to a report in TechCrunch, Uber is planning to get out of […]
What Does Weber Acquiring June Say About the Smart Oven Market?
When Weber announced this week that it was acquiring smart oven maker, June, my first thought was – phew. There was relief in knowing that June, the company, wasn’t going […]
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RoboEatz Shows Off Ark 03 Autonomous Robotic Meal Making Kiosk
It’s pretty remarkable to think of how much food robots have evolved over the three years I’ve been covering them. At the start of that time period, we had Flippy […]
Impact Investor Norrsken Is Taking Applications for Its Food-Tech-Focused Accelerator Program
Stockholm, Sweden-based Norrsken Foundation announced this week it will launch an eight-week accelerator program this summer for startups, including those working in the food tech realm. The Norrsken Impact Accelerator […]
Kitchen United Plans a Massive Expansion for Its Ghost Kitchen Network
Kitchen United will expand its ghost kitchen network significantly in 2021, the company said during a talk at this week’s ICR conference (h/t Restaurant Dive). Michael Montagano, KU’s CEO, said […]
Google Cloud Team Uses AI to Develop Hybrid “Cakie” and “Breakie” Recipes
I remember at some point last year after the pandemic had started, I called three different grocery stores to check if they had yeast in stock. Of course, I had […]
Imagr Pushes its Smart Cart Cashierless Checkout to the APAC Region
Let’s just get this out of the way. Imagr is not Imagur. Imagr is a New Zealand-based startup angling to bring its smart cart, cashierless shopping solution to grocery, convenience […]