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 […]
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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 […]
Next-Gen Blender, Edible Silverware and Produce-Saving Stickers Win SKS 2019 Startup Competitions
Every year at the Smart Kitchen Summit {SKS}, one of the most exciting parts of the whole event is the Startup Showcase. The competition gives young companies on the cutting-edge of […]
Israeli Startup Future Meat Technologies Raises $14M Series A to Grow More Meat from Animal Cells
Today Future Meat Technologies announced it has closed a $14 million Series A funding round led by S2G Ventures and Emerald Technology Ventures, with participation from Manta Ray Ventures, Bits […]
Grubhub and Just Salad Partner for a Digital-Only Concept Restaurant
Grubhub just added another virtual restaurant concept to what’s quickly becoming a string of them for the third-party delivery service. Today, the company announced a partnership with NYC-based fast-casual chain […]
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AiFi’s Cashierless Checkout Promises Real-Time Receipts, and Nano-Sized Stores
I recently took a friend on her first Amazon Go shopping experience. She walked in, grabbed her things and walked out, as one does in Amazon’s cashierless checkout store. But […]
Domino’s Is Losing Its Legal Battle Over Website Accessibility. Good
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from Domino’s fighting a ruling that a blind customer could sue the chain for violation of the American Disabilities Act […]
Israeli Startup allerguard Raises $1.5M Seed Round to Scan Your Food Vapors for Allergens
Today allerguard, an Israel-based startup that makes a device to detect airborne food allergens, announced that it has raised a $1.5 million seed round (h/t Agfunder). The round was led […]
Starship Delivery Robots Heading for the University of Houston
You can add the University of Houston to the growing list of colleges and universities that will have Starship‘s small delivery robots scurrying around its campus this coming school year. […]
SKS 2019: The Smart Kitchen Needs to Sell Experiences, Not Products
A recurring topic at this week’s SKS North America event has been around what is and isn’t working right now in the smart kitchen. As more devices come to market […]