Instacart to Add 300,000 Shoppers
Instacart is bulking up. The company announced today that it is responding to the surge in demand for its grocery delivery services by adding 300,000 shoppers to its platform over […]
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Join Us for the COVID-19 Virtual Strategy Summit for Food and Restaurants
During this pandemic that has radically reshaped pretty much everything in our lives in the blink of an eye, we keep coming back to one question here at The Spoon: […]
Territory Foods Lets Restaurants Package Pre-Made Meals for Subscription Delivery
A byproduct of this global pandemic is that restaurants are being forced to try new models to stay in business as people are increasingly told to shelter in place and […]
Good Food Institute Awards $4M to Scientists Forging the Future of Alt-Meat
The Good Food Institute (GFI), a nonprofit trying to promote the evolution of alternative protein, announced today that it had awarded $4 million to 21 research projects to advance the […]
McDonald’s Shuts Down U.K. Restaurants
By the end of the day today, McDonald’s will close all 1,270 of its restaurants in the U.K. in response to COVID-19 concerns. That includes takeout and drive-thru options as […]
Lyft Will Deliver Meals to Seniors and Kids to Help During COVID-19 Crisis
Ridesharing company Lyft announced a number of new initiatives over the weekend to help combat problems arising from the continued COVID-19 crisis. That includes meal delivery for those in need. […]
COVID-19 Got Shoppers to Order Groceries Online, but Will They Keep Coming Back?
As COVID-19 has forced shoppers indoors, the growth curve of online grocery has suddenly accelerated, with downloads of popular grocery apps increasing by as much as 2000%. Shoppers who were […]
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The Food Tech Show: How One Seattle Chef is Surviving Through Innovation During the Pandemic
From his time as director of culinary research for Chicago’s Alinea to creating video game themed dinner nights at his own Seattle based restaurant “incubator” Addo, Chef Eric Rivera has […]
Food Tech News: Upcycled Salmon Skin Snacks, Instacart Downplays Ratings
When the world is shifting what seems like second-by-second, it can be hard to focus on anything besides COVID19. Here at the Spoon we’re working extra hard to bring you […]
Week in Restaurants: Now What?
Dining rooms are empty. Restaurants must go off-premises or go out of business. Some will go out of business regardless. And for every off-premise order fulfilled, quarantined customers get their […]
THIS Raises £4.7M for Plant-based Chicken and Bacon
Even though the news cycle is dominated by coronavirus, the world is still turning — and plant-based meat companies are still getting funding. In fact, today THIS, a UK startup […]
According to Yelp and Foursquare Data, Pizza, Fast Food, and CSAs are Up in Wake of Coronavirus
There’s a lot of news swirling around there about how COVID-19 is hurting local businesses, and for restaurants, things are looking especially grim. But what does the data actually say? […]