Daily news and analysis about the food tech revolution
It seems almost a lifetime ago when, in 2021, a gaggle of ultra-fast grocery store startups with interesting names like GoPuff and Gorillas raised gonzo amounts of cash. We all […]
We also heard from entrepreneur and restaurant operator Andrew Simmons, who is reinventing his neighborhood restaurant with digital technology and robotics. Atish Aloor told us how his company CloudChef is […]
It’s not a secret that the tech industry is going through a challenging time when it comes to venture capital. The food tech sector is no exception, and, according to […]
Is it me, or does every restaurant have a subscription program nowadays? Some, like Panera, have been at it for years, but last year seemed to be when restaurants caught membership fever. Taco Bell […]
Triplebar, a biotechnology company, and Umami Meats, a cultivated seafood company, have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on developing cell lines for sustainable cultivated seafood, starting with the […]
Andrew Simmons and Wayne Stadler acquired Mamma Rosa’s Italian restaurant in January 2020. The two, which cofounded a restaurant delivery service startup called Orange Crate, had learned through social media […]
Do you know what DeSci is? Don’t feel bad if you don’t, especially if, like me, food is your primary focus. A16Z’s publication Future describes DeSci as a movement in […]
Back in 2019, Benson Tsai decided to attend a food robotics conference. The engineer had spent the last five years working for Elon Musk’s company SpaceX, applying what he had […]
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced plans to start developing Japan’s cellular agriculture industry with the aim of producing cultivated meat and fish, according to a story published today by […]
Vertical farming startup Oishii has introduced another strawberry cultivar, The Koyo Berry, which will join the brand’s Omakase Berry offering introduced in 2018. The Koyo Berry is a Japanese varietal […]
Vertical farming company Plenty has entered into a strategic alliance with REIT Realty Income to fund Plenty’s vertical farm development. Under the agreement, Realty Income will acquire and provide development […]
Interesting bit of news today from sidewalk delivery robot startup Kiwibot: The company announced it has signed a $10 million financing deal in the form of a sale and leaseback […]
