Re-Blog: David Chang Talks Moneyballing Restaurants and Melted Cheese
At the risk of tooting our own horn here, I kinda feel like David Chang should read The Spoon. The famed chef/restauranteur/TV personality was back on The Bill Simmons Podcast […]
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Jimmy John’s Deal With DoorDash Boosts the In-House Delivery Concept
In a major about-face, sandwich chain Jimmy John’s this week announced a nationwide partnership with DoorDash to use the latter’s new Self-Delivery service. Through that service, Jimmy John’s will use […]
HungerRush Acquires OrdrAI for its Text-to-Order Tech
HungerRush announced today via an email that it has acquired OrdrAI, adding text-to-order capabilities to HungerRush’s restaurant tech stack. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. HungerRush (formerly known as […]
Apeel’s James Rogers on Fixing Our Perishability Problem to Fight Food Waste
“Perishability is so fundamental to the food system it’s almost unchallenged,” James Rogers, founder and CEO of Apeel, said to me this week during a virtual event for The Spoon. […]
And Now, a Moment for Culture(d Meat)
If you’re doing it right, your Thanksgiving leftovers should be gone by now (so many turkey+stuffing+gravy sandwiches!). Evidently, preparing for Thanksgiving in the middle of a year-long pandemic was a […]
Ocado-backed Karakuri Unveils DK-One Meal Assembling Robot, Raises £6.5M
Karakuri, a London-based food robotics company, today unveiled its DK-One meal assembly robot. The company also announced that it has raised £6.5 million (~ $8.68M USD) in new funding led […]
Hybrid Farmers: Could Livestock Producers Expand Cultured Meat?
Cultured meat and alternative protein are out to disrupt the meat industry. But Future Meat‘s Chief Science Officer Yaakov Nahmias says the quickest way to achieve that goal is through […]
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Will Removing the Minimum Order Give Walmart+ a Boost with Grocery?
Walmart announced today that starting Dec. 4, it will remove the $35 shipping minimum on Walmart.com orders for its Walmart+ members. An answer to Amazon’s Prime Membership, Walmart+ launched in […]
Swedish Edible Insect Startup Tebrito Raises €800,000
Tebrito, a Swedish startup that creates insect protein, announced today that it raised €800,000 (~ $966,305 USD) to scale up its operations. Investors include Almi Invest, angel investors as well […]
Eat Just Gets the World’s First Regulatory Approval to Sell Cultured Meat
In a first for cultured meat, Eat Just has received regulatory approval to sell its cell-based chicken product. The company, best known at this point for its plant-based egg products, […]
Heali Launches its AI-Based Nutrition and Meal Planning App
Heali, a Los Angeles-based startup that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to create more personalized nutrition advice and meal planning for people, announced today the beta release of its mobile app. […]
Biospringer Unveils Yeast Protein Designed for Plant-Based Alternatives
Biospringer, a unit of the world’s largest yeast producer Lesaffre, announced the launch of a complete protein developed through yeast fermentation this week. The yeast protein has been specifically developed […]