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AI, Voice Tech, and a $4B Delivery Business Are Turning McDonald’s Into a Tech Company

Traffic may have been sluggish and continued growth a challenge during the last few months, but, McDonald’s shows no signs of slowing when it comes to technology initiatives. On the […]

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Starship’s Robots Pulled From University of Pittsburgh After Accessibility Incident

The University of Pittsburgh has paused its recently launched robot delivery program with Starship after the autonomous rovers impeded the movement of people in wheelchairs. According to WESA in Pittsburgh: […]

With Delivery and Drive-Thru, Chipotle Is Aiming to Make Digital a $1 Billion Business

Chipotle’s is “knocking on the door of digital becoming $1 billion business,” CEO Brian Niccol said on a the company’s Q3 2019 earnings call today. Digital sales for the fast-casual […]

Caper to Bring its Cashierless Checkout Smart Carts to Sobeys in Canada

Caper announced today that its cashierless checkout-enabling smart shopping carts will be deployed to the Sobeys chain of grocery stores in North America. Caper will make its debut today at […]

Fabric (Formerly Common Sense Robotics) Raises $110M Series B for More Automated Grocery Fulfillment

Fabric, the fulfillment automation company formerly known as Common Sense Robotics, announced today that it has raised a $110 million Series B round of funding led by Corner Ventures with […]

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Israeli Insect Protein Startup Flying Spark Gets Investment from Seafood Company Thai Union

Today Flying Spark, an Israeli startup that makes food products from larval insect protein, announced a partnership with Thai Union Group PCL, one of the world’s largest seafood producers. As […]

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Thanks to Gene Editing, Cotton (Yes, Cotton) Could Be a New Protein Staple

Odds are, you come into contact with cotton every day, in your clothes, your bedsheets, and even your coffee filters. Soon the “Fabric of Our Lives” might be on your […]

GOffee Equity Crowdfunds $1.07M Dollars for Office Coffee Delivery (With Reusable Cup!)

GOffee, a NYC-based B2B coffee delivery company, announced today via press release that it has raised $1.07 million dollars in equity crowdfunding via its StartEngine campaign. This brings GOffee’s total […]

Pizza Hut Partners With Zume and MorningStar to Put a Plant-based Pizza in a Round Box

Pizza Hut is following the footsteps of dozens of other major restaurant chains and joining the movement for plant-based meat. The Plano, TX-based company announced today that it has partnered […]

SKS 2019: In the Age of Automation and Delivery, What Does the Restaurant of the Future Look Like?

At SKS, we spend a lot of time talking about how technology is transforming the kitchen. But eating obviously goes far beyond the home — specifically into restaurants. In this […]

J-Lo and A-Rod Get Behind Tiller & Hatch’s Pressure Cooker Meal Kits

Don’t be fooled by that box that you got, it’s just food from (food from) Jenny on the block. Kinda. Tiller & Hatch Supply Co., which is “backed” by Jennifer […]