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Sidewalk Delivery Startup Serve Robotics To Go Public via Reverse Merger

Serve Robotics, the sidewalk delivery robot startup that began life as a research project within Postmates called X, is going public via reverse merger, The Spoon has learned. The news, […]

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Ansā’s RF-Powered Countertop Coffee Roaster Attracts $9M in Fresh Funding

Ansā, a Tel Aviv-based builder of micro coffee roasters, has raised $9 million in funding to help the company roll out its technology into the US market, according to a […]

Innit Debuts FoodLM to Power More Contextually Relevant Answers from Generative AI Platforms

Today Innit, a startup best known for its shoppable recipe and smart kitchen software solutions, announced the release of FoodLM, a software intelligence layer that helps power more contextually relevant […]

Why Big Idea Ventures’ Andrew Ive is Excited About the Japan Food Tech Ecosystem

Just over a week ago, we caught up with Big Idea Ventures’ managing partner Andrew Ive in Tokyo to talk food tech investing. Ive was in Japan for SKS Japan, […]

A Tale of Two Ghost Kitchens: Why Wow Bao Wowed and MrBeast Bombed

This week, James Donaldson, known online as MrBeast, sued Virtual Dining Concepts, the company behind his virtual restaurant brand. In the lawsuit, MrBeast and his legal team claim that “Virtual […]

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Adam Yee Makes Us Dumplings and Talks About Building His Startup at SKS Japan

Ever since longtime food entrepreneur and podcaster Adam Yee announced his new better-for-you dumpling brand Sobo Foods, I’d been hoping to head to California to try the tasty-looking Asian comfort […]

Take a Peek at TechMagic’s Robot Ramen Restaurant in the Heart of Shibuya

Last year when I visited Tokyo, I ate at a fully robotic pasta restaurant called E Vino Spaghetti. from a Japanese startup called TechMagic. Built by a Japanese startup TechMagic, […]

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Kroger Begins Testing Cake Printing Robot From Beehex at Location in Ohio

Late last month, grocery giant Kroger began to trial the use of a cake-printing robot made by Beehex in the Gahanna, Ohio, location, The Spoon has learned. The new Cake […]

Ninja’s Thirsti Drink Machine Shows Why It Went Public While Other Countertop Brands Go Out of Business

When I first got the email this morning from the Ninja PR rep, I got excited and thought maybe the company had gone and created a drink replicator similar to […]

Vebu Scores Deal (and Investment) With Chipotle to Trial Avocado Processing Robot

Last week, Mexican food fast-casual chain Chipotle lifted the curtain on a new avocado processing robot called the Autocado. The new prototype robot, developed in partnership with food robotics innovation […]

DiGiorno Debuts Pizza Vending Machine, and It Looks a Whole Lot Like Basil Street Pizza

This week, Nestlé frozen pizza brand DiGiorno debuted its first-ever pizza vending machine, the DiGiorno To Go. When I looked at the machine and watched the video of the DiGiorno […]

Spinn Coffee is Burning Through Cash, But Says It Will Reach Profitability as It Raises More Money

Spinn, the maker of a grind and brew coffee machine that uses centrifugal force to extract brewed coffee, is currently raising money via Wefunder to fund ongoing operations. The company, […]