The Direct to Consumer Boom in Food Tech
We’re running out of synonyms. Since the pandemic hit in earnest, we’ve written about surges, spikes, booms, waves, deluges and just about every other artful synonym we can think of […]
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Food Tech News: The Great Vending Machine Bug-Out, Food Tech Lawsuits Galore
We may be all-in on next-gen vending machines here at The Spoon, but does that mindset apply to those currently dispensing edible tarantula in a can? Read on to decide […]
IntegriCulture Awarded $2.2 Million Grant to Build New Commercial Cell Ag Facility
Yesterday, Integriculture was awarded a $2.2 million dollar grant by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), a part of the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry […]
Mastercard Partners with Accel Robotics for Cashierless Checkout Retail
Mastercard. So worldly, so welcome, and now so contact-free. The global payments company today announced its Shop Anywhere and AI Powered Drive Through tools to help retailers create low-touch shopping […]
Grocery Chain H-E-B Opens a Food Hall Offering Takeout and Delivery Meals
Grocery retailer H-E-B further dissolved the boundaries between groceries and restaurants this week when it opened a food hall at one of its Austin, TX stores. Dubbed Main Streat, the […]
OmniPork Launches in Retailers Throughout China
OmniPork, producers of plant-based pork products in Asia, announced this week that it will be launching in 210 stores across China (h/t Vegconomist). This decision to expand comes after the […]
SideChef’s Kevin Yu on the Future of the Kitchen in a Time of Unprecedented Change
He ran a company called SideChef, which made a recipe app, while it was early days for connected appliances and step-by-step guided cooking, Yu was already looking for opportunities to […]
- Research guides to emerging food tech sectors
- Full video archive of Spoon events
- Food Tech insider surveys
- Q&A sessions with food tech innovators
- Weekly Food Tech Intelligence Briefing
Knock-Knock. Who’s There? LG’s New InstaView Oven with Air Fryer Now Available
I don’t want my current refrigerator to break, but if it should happen to accidentally fall out of a second story window, I know what I’ll replace it with: The […]
Simbe Robotics CEO: Robots Help Prevent Empty Grocery Store Shelves
Can robots help prevent the empty grocery store shelves that we saw during the initial panic buying stage of this pandemic? Brad Bogolea, Co-Founder and CEO of Simbe Robotics, thinks […]
Pudu Robotics Raises $15M in Series B+ Round
Chinese delivery robot company Pudu Robotics (aka Pudu Tech) announced this week that it has completed a Series B+ round of nearly $15 million in funding. The round was led […]
From Wiz Khalifa to Tyga, Are Celebrity Ghost Kitchens the Next Big Thing?
Throughout the latter half of 2019, a prediction that came up repeatedly here at The Spoon was celebrity chefs launching their own virtual restaurant concepts. What we didn’t anticipate was […]
Front-of-House Igloo? Chicago Asks Residents to Redesign the Outdoor Dining Experience for Winter
We’ve said it multiple times in the last couple of weeks: winter is coming for outdoor dining. And when it arrives, restaurants may be even more limited as to how […]