Food Tech News: Samsung Heads Into the Kitchen, Robot Meets Artisan Pizza
The Spoon is back for another week of food tech news, and this week Michael Wolf and Allen Weiner talk about what’s going on in the smart kitchen, alt protein, […]
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With the Launch of Samsung Food, Samsung Hypes AI & Consolidates Food Features Acquired Over the Years
Over the years, Samsung has acquired and launched several products in an effort to become the king of the tech-powered kitchen. First, there was the launch of the Family Hub […]
Is IdeaLab’s Bill Gross Building a Food Prep and Delivery Robot?
Every now and then, an interesting patent appears in patent searches that make you wonder exactly what someone’s up to. Now, don’t get me wrong. Patents are issued all the […]
GFI: U.S. Plant-Based Meat Sales in Food Service Hit All-Time High in ’22, Retail Sales Remain Flat
According to a new report from the Good Food Institute (GFI) examining plant-based meat sales in the U.S. food service sector, sales of meat derived from plants sold to restaurants […]
CRISPR Specialist Pairwise Renews Partnership With Bayer to Focus on Gene-Edited Corn
Today, Pairwise announced a new five-year partnership with ag giant Bayer after touting milestones resulting from the two companies’ initial collaboration. According to the gene-editing specialist, the initial partnership – […]
Delivery Giants DoorDash and Uber Eats Join The Rush to Integrate AI Into Ordering Platforms
Over the last six months, we’ve watched as seemingly every quick-service restaurant chain jumped on the AI freight train, integrating new generative AI technology into apps, chatbots, and voice ordering […]
Podcast: The Anti-Tech Grocery Store & Food Tech News of the Week
The Spoon Podcast is back after a summer hiatus with a food tech news wrap-up discussing some of the most interesting stories of the week! In this episode, Spoon contributor […]
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Food Robots Everywhere: Starship Hits Fifty Schools While Yo-Kai Aims for All Fifty States
Just in the last day, two food robot startups have shared some deployment data that make clear they – and the broader space – appear to be getting some traction. […]
When It Comes to Cooking Videos, Gen Zers Love TikTok, Millennials Embrace YouTube
As a former industry analyst, I’m a sucker for survey research exploring how we cook, eat, and shop for food. Luckily for me, word of a new research study landed […]
How Mini Melts Built a $150M Beaded Ice Cream Business With a Nationwide Network of Automated Kiosks
If you’re like me, you’ve probably bought a beaded ice cream at your local ballpark or fairgrounds during the dog days of summer. You know the kind, that ice cream […]
I Attended a Workshop on the Impact of AI on The Food World. Here’s What We Discussed
Last month, I headed down to San Luis Obispo to participate in a National Science Foundation-funded project analyzing the impact of automation and AI on the food system. I’d been […]
Mill Celebrates Standards Group Approval of Upcycled Kitchen Scraps As New Animal Feed Ingredient
Last week, Mill, a company that makes a kitchen scrap upcycling appliance, announced that a standards group had voted to approve a new ingredient feed definition, effectively giving a thumbs […]