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New York’s First Zero-Waste Restaurant Is the Tesla of Eating Establishments

It’s no secret that eating out produces a ton of waste. The restaurant industry loses around $162 billion annually in food waste costs, and that’s just for the edible stuff. […]

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I Tried the JUST Egg Frittata at Le Pain Quotidien. It’s Another Win for Plant-Based Foods.

Quick service and fast food restaurants, from Burger King to Dunkin’, are clamoring to add plant-based options to their menus. You can now count Le Pain Quotidien among them, which teamed […]

Burger King to Stop Giving Out Plastic Toys in U.K. Kids Meals

Many children are often more excited – at least initially – about the cheap toy in a fast food kids meal than the actual food. But those little hunks of […]

Postmates Raises $225M, Now Valued at $2.4B Ahead of IPO

Third-party delivery service Postmates has raised another $225 million in funding, TechCrunch reports. The round was led by GPI Capital and brings the service’s total amount of funding to roughly […]

Future Food: What’s Going on with Grandmas? Memphis Meat and Fake-un!

This is the web version of our weekly Future Food newsletter. Subscribe to get the most important news about alternate and plant-based foods directly in your inbox! Hey everyone, Chris […]

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Steve Nackers on The Evolving Role of Cyber-Security in the Connected Kitchen

Does your blender prefer a specific brand of low-fat yogurt? Is your stovetop eager to share snapshots of last weekend’s epic dinner party? Just how connected are smart kitchens, and […]

Impossible Burger Debuts at Gelson’s Markets Tomorrow in Southern California (Will it Be Impossible to Get?)

Impossible Foods will debut its long-awaited Impossible Burger at retail tomorrow in Southern California. The company announced today that its plant-based meat will be available at all 27 Gelson’s locations […]

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Kitchen United Raises $40M for Its Ghost Kitchen Network, Expands East

Kitchen United, which operates a growing network of shared kitchen spaces for restaurants around the U.S., announced today it has closed a Series B round for $40 million. The round […]

This New $180 Smart Bottle Tracks How Much of Its Flavored Water You Drink

If you find yourself constantly forgetting to drink or feel the need for some flavor in your water, there’s now a $180 solution: LifeFuels’ Bottle. The Keurig Dr Pepper-backed startup, […]

Stop & Shop Adds BreadBot to its Store Floor for In-Store Bread Production

Stop & Shop announced today that it has partnered with the Wilkinson Baking Company to install a BreadBot at its Milford, Mass. store, in a move that further illustrates the […]

Starbucks Launches Voice Order and Delivery in China With Alibaba

Starbucks customers in China can now order just by speaking. This week, the coffee retailer launched voice ordering and delivery capability through Alibaba’s smart speaker, Tmall Genie. According to an […]

Move Over Virtual Kitchens, Zume Shows Off Mobile Kitchen Model with &Pizza

Sometimes there is a difference between the news and the story. For instance, the news today is Zume, Inc., the parent company of Zume Pizza, announced that its mobile kitchen […]