Irreverent Wines’ Delivery Service is Out to Destigmatize Bagged Vino
If you’re looking for a nice wine to buy for yourself or as a gift, odds are you probably avoid wines that come in a box. Boxed wine — or […]
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Botrista Raised $4M Seed Round for its Cloud-Connected Drink Machine
Botrista, which makes the automated, cloud-connected drink dispensing DrinkBot, raised $4 million in Seed funding earlier this year, which has not been previously reported. Botrista Co-Founder and CEO, Sean Hsu […]
The Plant-based Meat Innovators and Startups Database (Spoon Plus)
But what about the constant stream of innovators bringing their products to market? Companies big and small from around the world are launching plant-based meat products of their own, trying […]
DoorDash Will Use Location Data to Make Pickup Orders Speedier and More Socially Distanced
DoorDash announced a new feature today that’s meant to speed up the process for pickup orders and make it more appropriate for these socially distanced times. One catch: the new […]
The Zega is A Pot That Keeps Cooking Even After You Turn Off the Stove
Do we really need another cooking pot for our food? If you had asked me a week ago, I would have said we’re good. After all, there’s the Instant Pot, […]
Imperfect Foods Raises $72M to Expand Delivery of Ugly Produce and Pantry Goods
Imperfect Foods, the company that delivers surplus and “ugly” food directly to consumers, announced today that it had closed a $72 million Series C funding round. The round was led […]
Chipotle Announces the Eight Ventures for Its Second Aluminaries Project Accelerator Program
Chipotle today unveiled the eight ventures selected for the second class of its Chipotle Aluminaries Project, the food-focused accelerator program the company does in partnership with non-profit Uncharted. This year’s […]
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Pico, the Mini Indoor Garden that Can Grow Herbs and Tomatoes, Busts Through Kickstarter Goal
With quarantine keeping us all at home, people are growing plants both for mental health and as a food source. But even if the enthusiasm is there, there are still […]
Be Like Walmart and Swing for the Geofences
This is the web version of our newsletter. Sign up today to get updates on the rapidly changing nature of the food tech industry. Prior to the pandemic, I never […]
Swipe Right for Double Guac, Chipotle Just Created a Virtual Assembly Line (Other Restaurants Should Too)
As restaurants slowly reopen with reduced capacity and more emphasis on takeout orders, one thing we will see more of is restaurant chains using tech to better customize meals purchased […]
Cashierless Tech Consolidation: Standard Cognition Buys Checkout Technologies
Standard Cognition, a San Francisco-based cashierless checkout startup, has acquired aptly named Italian company Checkout Technologies, which also does autonomous retail. TechCrunch was first to report the news. Terms of […]
Ahold Delhaize Launches Cleaning Bot Challenge to Find a Robot Floor Scrubber
Ahold Delhaize is on the lookout for a floor scrubbing robot, and it wants your help. Well, it wants your help if you’re a small startup that already has an […]