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Dishcraft Robotics, which uses robots and AI to automate dish cleaning for high-volume eating establishments, announced today that it has raised a $20 million “Series A1” round of funding. The […]
Cellular agriculture startup Integriculture has raised a ¥800 million (~$7.4 million USD) Series A round to further the development of its cell-based meat, according to AgFunder News. The round was […]
Even though I technically have more time to cook during quarantine, there are some days when my motivation to scrounge up a meal is exactly zero. On those days, I […]
When we announced Spoon Plus earlier this month, we buried the lede a bit when it comes to our flagship event, the Smart Kitchen Summit. So here it is: Smart […]
Around 66 percent of consumers said they would not be willing to eat in a restaurant’s dining room immediately, according to new research from Washington State University’s Carson College of […]
A new survey from Gallup released today shows that more Americans have adopted low-contact methods of getting their food since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The survey found that 44 percent […]
Foodservice giant Compass Group acquired the U.K. based office catering startup Feedr in March, according to TechCrunch, which reported the sale price at around $24 million. Feedr had previously raised […]
Online food ordering platform Zuppler today announced a contactless ordering package restaurants can use as they begin to open the front of house under new social distancing guidelines. Called Menu […]
Up through February, the company had been trucking along, seeing robust growth for a product that it had largely sold through corporate food service channels. Then came COVID-19 and everything […]
Apeel, the startup that makes a natural coating to extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables, announced today via a release emailed to The Spoon that it had raised […]
The understatement of the year is that independent restaurants are going to have a hard time surviving this pandemic. For those that aren’t already closed, the threat of having to do […]
This is the web version of our newsletter. Sign up today to get updates on the rapidly changing nature of the food tech industry. A couple of years ago I came across […]
