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Emergy Foods Makes Very Realistic-Looking Steak Alternatives From Fermented Mushroom Roots
Today Boulder, CO-based startup Emergy Foods announced the release of its first alternative meat brand, Meati Foods. Meati Foods will focus on making whole cuts of meat from fermented fungi, […]
Report: Impossible Whopper Boosts Burger King Sales, Will Popeyes Embrace Plant-Based Meat?
Yesterday Restaurant Brands International (RBI), owner of fast-food chains Burger King, Popeyes, and Tim Horton’s, announced its Q3 2019 Earnings Results. The report showed that Burger King’s sales increased roughly […]
Why Amazon Made Grocery Delivery Free for Prime Members
The war to win your online grocery shopping dollars escalated this morning as Amazon announced it was now offering unlimited free grocery delivery for its Prime members. The move waives […]
Sweetgreen Unveils High-Tech Store Design in Manhattan
We heard rumblings earlier this year that fast-casual chain Sweetgreen was planning a next-gen store with a “high-tech, high-touch experience,” and said location finally opened for business this week in […]
SKS 2019: For the Future of Kitchen Design, Think Hydroponic Grow Cabinets and Robot Furniture
When you think about it, the basic design of a kitchen hasn’t changed much in the past 50 years. Most of them have a fridge, a sink, cabinets, a stove, […]
Uber Eats Reveals New Drone Design. Here’s How it Could Work With Uber Ghost Kitchens
Uber unveiled its new Uber Eats drone at the Forbes Under 30 Summit today. The company will use this design for actual food deliveries when it begins testing in San […]
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Chowbotics Rolls Out New Sally 2.0 Robot Salad Maker
Chowbotics announced the release of its new Sally 2.0 robot salad making machine today. According to a press release sent to The Spoon, the new machine features a larger tablet […]
MIT Halts Work on the Controversial Open Agriculture Initiative Food Project
MIT has closed down much of its Open Agriculture Initiative following allegations of academic dishonesty and improper dumping of wastewater, according to an article published in the NY Times. Late […]
BRÜ Promises to Make Perfect Tea Every Time (and Lower Your Energy Bill)
If you make tea every morning, there’s a good chance you’re wasting energy by either filling your kettle with more water than you need, or making the water too hot […]
YourLocal’s App Sells Super-Discounted Surplus Food from Local Restaurants
At the end of the day, the majority of restaurants end up having to toss whatever pre-prepared meals are left unsold. When foodservice establishments have razor-thin margins to begin with, […]
A New California Law Requires Restaurants to Provide Food-waste Bins to Customers
California continues trekking towards its goal of diverting 75 percent of solid waste from landfills by 2020, this time tackling the problem of post-consumer food waste in the front of […]