Amazon Echo Buds Will Tell You Where to Find Tomatoes in Whole Foods
It had been rumored that Amazon was going to announce a set of earbuds at its big media event today yesterday. But I don’t think anyone guessed that those earbuds […]
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Intelligent Growth Solutions Raises an Additional £1.6M for Its Automated Vertical Farm Solution
Scotland-based agtech and lighting solutions company Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS) announced today a further raise of £1.6 million (~$2 million USD) in what’s the second and final close of its […]
Outback Steakhouse Creates a Hybrid Delivery Strategy With Exclusive DoorDash Partnership
Restaurant company Bloomin’ Brands announced this week that its Outback Steakhouse brand has partnered with DoorDash for an exclusive delivery program. Not only does the deal make Outback the largest […]
McDonald’s Is Launching a Beyond Burger in Canada
McDonald’s announced today it will conduct a 12-week test in Canada of its new plant-based burger made with Beyond Meat. Dubbed the “P.L.T” — Plant, Lettuce, Tomato — the meatless […]
GrainChain Brews Up Blockchain Tracking Platform for Honduras’ Coffee Farmers
This week GrainChain, maker of a software platform that helps track and manage agricultural commodities, launched a platform designed to help optimize the coffee supply chain in Honduras while putting […]
Amazon Announces its Own Alexa Enabled Smart Oven
Amidst the many, many (manymanymanymany) announcements Amazon threw out at its special event here in Seattle today was its brand new Alexa enabled smart oven. The Amazon Smart Oven is […]
Food Network Kitchen Isn’t the Peloton for Cooking, It’s Much Much Bigger Than That
The Food Network today announced the launch of its Food Network Kitchen video streaming service, which the network described as the “Peloton for Food.” I understand why they chose the […]
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Planeteer Is Cutting Down on Plastic Waste with Cutlery You Can Eat
We all know that single-use plastics — like disposable cutlery, straws, and cups — often end up hanging out in landfills and clogging up the oceans. Some companies opt for […]
The Food Tech Show: Is The Smart Kitchen Dumb? Discuss.
The Spoon gang got together this week to discuss some of the stories we’re reading and writing about. In this episode of The Food Tech Show, Chris, Jenn and myself […]
Discovery Announces Food Network Kitchen, a New Content, Recipe, and Grocery Platform
Have you ever watched Alton Brown or Ina Garten on Food Network and thought, “Wouldn’t it be great if these chefs were in my kitchen, walking me through the cooking […]
Magazine-Turned-Food Brand Bon Appétit Partners With Grubhub for a Virtual Restaurant
Ghost kitchens are becoming such an important part of the food industry now that even non-restaurant food businesses are launching them. Bon Appétit is the latest. Once just a glossy […]
Tastewise Raises $5M, Releases New Report on the Importance of Functional Foods
Tastewise, a startup that uses data and AI to help CPG companies gain deeper insights into food trends, announced today it has raised a $5 million Series A round led […]