Wendy’s Ramps Up Its Digital Order and Delivery Strategy
Wendy’s is intensifying its efforts around digital order and delivery, announcing at an Investor Day call last Friday that it is aiming to make digital sales 10 percent of all […]
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United Nations Report: 14 Percent of Food is Lost Between Harvest and Retail
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released its State of Food and Agriculture report today, which finds that 14 percent of the world’s food is lost after harvesting […]
DoorDash Launches Its First Ghost Kitchen Facility for To-Go Restaurant Concepts
With more and more restaurants, food entrepreneurs, and delivery services using ghost kitchens, it seemed only a matter of time before DoorDash built one of its own. So it’s not too […]
SKS Hot Seat: Lynette MacDonald of Thermomix on the 100 Year Old Company and Food Capsules
When you think of Thermomix, you probably think of the future. It is, after all, one device that can do 20 different meal preparation functions like chopping, stirring, and oh […]
Food Tech News: Cheers to Paper Beer Bottles, Vegan Brie and Parmesan
Greetings! We just wrapped up an amazing Smart Kitchen Summit {SKS} and are using this weekend to recuperate and catch some Z’s. Be sure to check back over the next […]
SKS Hot Seat: CocoTerra’s CEO on Why You (Yes, You) Should Make Chocolate From Scratch At Home
When you think about things you can make at home — bread, pasta, juice — chocolate is probably not something that jumps to mind. It’s a complicated, time-intensive process that […]
Week in Restaurant Tech: Burger King’s Silent Drive-thru, Customers Fear Data Breaches
Another year another Smart Kitchen Summit, which happened this week and included much discourse on the connected kitchen, food as medicine, and, of course, how tech is changing the restaurant […]
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Uber Acquiring Majority Ownership of Grocery Delivery Startup Cornershop
Uber announced today that it is acquiring a majority ownership of Cornershop, an online marketplace for on-demand delivery from supermarkets across Chile, Mexico, Peru and Toronto. The deal is expected […]
Chowbotics Gets a New CEO as Founder Moves to President Role
Chowbotics, maker of Sally the salad making robot, announced yesterday that Rick Wilmer will be the company’s new CEO (hat tip to FE&S magazine). Founder and former CEO Deepak Sekar […]
SKS 2019: An Industry Working Together To Solve Hard Problems in Food Tech and the Future Kitchen
At the first SKS in 2015, a group of like-minded folks in the world of food tech and connected kitchen got together in an old cannery for a day because […]
Inventor Says He Created a Process to Strengthen Banana Leaves for Use as a Plastic Alternative
From single-serve utensils to bags, the world is drowning in plastic, and recycling won’t save us. That’s why environmentally friendly alternatives are desperately needed to prevent more damage to the […]
DoorDash Now Holds 35 Percent of Consumer Spend in Third-Party Delivery
DoorDash’s growth continues outpacing its competitors in the third-party delivery space, according to a new report. This week Edison Trends released data on the third-party delivery market that shows DoorDash […]