SideChef’s Kevin Yu Eyes Next Phase of Growth After Raising a $6 Million Series B
I first encountered SideChef’s CEO Kevin Yu at a rooftop party during CES in March 2015. At the time, SideChef was in its early stages, having been founded just a […]
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Kroger to Use Gatik Robotic Trucks for Middle-Mile Delivery of Fresh Products
This week Kroger announced a collaboration with Gatik, a company specializing in autonomous middle-mile logistics, to utilize autonomous box trucks in Dallas, Texas. According to the announcement, the partnership aims […]
TurtleTree Debuts Animal-Free Lactoferrin
TurtleTree, a biotechnology startup using precision fermentation to create bioactive ingredients such as animal-free milk proteins, has announced it will debut its precision-fermentation derived lactoferrin, which has the commercial name […]
Are Deep Sea Fish Farms the Future of Aquaculture? Forever Oceans Thinks So
The growth of aquaculture has been one of the big stories in the fishing industry over the past couple of decades, as fish raised in farms has grown from about […]
(UPDATE): Betterland Foods, Maker of Candy & Milk With Animal-Free Whey, Is Seeking a Sale
UPDATE: A spokesperson for Betterland reached out to The Spoon with the following statement: “betterland foods™ is not closed down. It is currently being prepared for sale and is in talks […]
Food Tech Founders Navigate Turbulence of SVB Collapse & Subsequent Fed Intervention
If you’ve ever traveled overseas when big news happens at home, it can feel disorienting. I felt that to a certain degree last week when The Spoon team was in […]
Food Rocket Comes Down To Earth As Yet Another Speedy Grocery Startup Closes Its Doors
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 […]
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Video Sessions: Food Robotics Outlook 2023
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 Tough for Robotic Companies’: VCs Talk About the Funding Landscape for Food Automation
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 […]
Food Tech Weekly: Restaurant Subscriptions, DeSci + Food, Microreactor-Powered Unagi
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 […]
Umami Meats Partners with TripleBar to Accelerate Cell Line Development for Cultivated Fish
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 […]
This Beloved Pizza Joint is Reinventing Itself With Robotics and a $149-a-Year Subscription Program
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 […]