Breville Acquires ChefSteps, Maker of the Joule Sous Vide
Kitchen appliance giant Breville announced today that it has acquired ChefSteps, maker of the Joule connected sous vide wand. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. From the press release: […]
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Protests Over Waitr’s Fee Structure Highlight How Flawed Third-Party Food Delivery Is — For Everyone
Restaurants and customers in Baton Rouge, LA are currently holding a weeklong boycott of restaurant delivery platform Waitr. The protests are in response to the company’s recent adjustments to its […]
McDonald’s Adds DoorDash as Delivery Partner, Ends Uber Eats Exclusivity Deal
In what’s a bad news Uber Eats but a major win for DoorDash, McDonald’s announced today it has partnered with the latter to expand delivery in the U.S. This officially […]
Giant Eagle Announces Partnership with Grabango for Checkout-Free Shopping
Sometimes an announcement of news is as important as the news itself. This is the case with the announcement today that grocery retailer Giant Eagle has partnered with Grabango and […]
Can a Beyond Meat Partnership Help Blue Apron Spike Orders? (Probably Not.)
Today Blue Apron announced it would begin selling Beyond Meat products in its meal kits next month. According to CNBC, this news caused the struggling meal kit company’s stock to rise […]
Nestlé Upcycling Cacoa Pod Leftovers Into New Chocolate Without any Added Sugar
Nestlé has created a KitKat bar that combines two things we love here at The Spoon: chocolate and upcycling. Bloomberg reported yesterday that the Swiss candy maker has developed a […]
Starbucks’ New Express Store Concept in China Focuses on Delivery, Pickup Orders
Starbucks unveiled its first-ever “express retail” concept store, located Beijing, China and aimed at further streamlining the delivery and pickup process for customers and drivers. According to a press release, […]
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Impossible Foods Targets Asia for Plant-Based Expansion, But It’s Not Alone
Late last week Impossible Foods’ senior vice president for international, Nick Halla, spoke on CNBC about what’s next for the plant-based startup — or really, where’s next. “Asia is by far the number one […]
Review: MyBar.io is a DIY Mixed Drink Robot with Decidedly Mixed Results
Happiness comes from setting proper expectations, so if you want to spend $299 for the DIY MyBar.io robot cocktail maker, you should expect that it will be (pretty) easy to […]
Sun Basket’s Menu Expansion Suggests Dinner-Only Meal Kits Are a Thing of the Past
Sun Basket, the subscription-based meal kit service that specializes in clean, organic ingredients users cook at home, announced today it is expanding beyond the traditional dinner lineup and will offer […]
It’s Amazon Prime Day. Here are Some Connected Kitchen Gadget Deals to Consider
It may not be the most wonderful time of the year, but it is time for Amazon’s annual Prime Day (which is actually two days because Jeff Bezos does not […]
Call for Grubhub Antitrust Investigation Suggests Deep Scrutiny of Third-Party Delivery Is On the Way
DoorDash may have knocked Grubhub out of the top spot overall for U.S. market share of third-party food delivery, but in NYC, the latter is still king. And a growing […]