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This Culinary Tech Inventor Thought He Could Build Some Parts For His Latest Gadget in the US. Then He Called Around.
July 14, 2025 Michael Wolf

July 9, 2025

Thermomix Has Long Been a Leader in Cooking Automation, But Now They’re Going Full Robot

July 3, 2025

Is IFT’s Launch of an AI Tool For Food Scientists an Indicator of Where Trade Associations Are Going in Age of AI?

July 1, 2025

From Red Bull to Zevia, Amy Taylor Shares Lessons Learned From a Career Built Around Buzzy Beverages

February 1, 2025

A Conversation With Bear Robotics’ John Ha on LG Deal and The Future of The Company

BYOG: PicoBrew Opens Pico System, Allows Users to Brew Beer With Own Ingredients

May 21, 2019 Michael Wolf

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Today PicoBrew announced they were opening up the Pico brewing system to allow brewers to make beer using their own ingredients. The update, called UnPak’d, allows users to create their […]

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Sun Basket Raises $30M in Series E Funding Round

May 21, 2019 Jennifer Marston

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Subscription-based meal kit company Sun Basket announced today it has raised $30 million in a Series E funding round. According to a press release sent via email, the round was […]

Food Shapers Book Series Travels the World to Highlight Food Tech Innovation

May 20, 2019 Chris Albrecht

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Food tech is a global industry/phenomenon. In every corner of the world, big companies, small startups and individual inventors are working to innovate and improve the way we get our […]

Alt-Sushi, Hay Straws, and Better Tech Took Center Stage at This Year’s National Restaurant Association Show

May 20, 2019 Jennifer Marston

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Over the weekend, the National Restaurant Association held its 100th annual conference at Chicago’s McCormick Place. Every May, the show gathers thousands of restaurant chains, tech companies, and food-industry pundits […]

Pizza! Pizza! Impossible Partners with Little Caesars for New Plant-Based Sausage Pie

May 20, 2019 Catherine Lamb

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It seems Little Caesars is the lastest fast-food restaurant to jump on the plant-based meat bandwagon. CNN Business reported this morning that the pizza chain is testing out a new pizza […]

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The Food Tech 25: Twenty Five Companies Creating the Future of Food in 2019

May 20, 2019 Michael Wolf

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(Editor’s Note: The 2020 Food Tech 25 is out! You can see our latest list of the most innovative companies in food tech here).  Almost exactly a year ago, we […]

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Clinc Raises $52M for Its Conversational AI Platform

May 20, 2019 Jennifer Marston

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Clinc, the Detroit, MI-based company known for its AI-powered voice control platform, announced today it has closed a $52 million Series B round. The investment includes cash from Insight Partners, […]

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Meet CocoTerra, an All-In-One Craft Chocolate Machine for the Home

May 20, 2019 Michael Wolf

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Over the past few years, there’s been a steady procession of all-in-one food making machines marching their way into our homes. From beer-brewing appliances to flatbread machines to cheese making robots, there’s been no shortage […]

If Plant-Based Meat Tastes This Good, Do We Even Need to Make Meat in a Lab?

May 19, 2019 Catherine Lamb

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There’s never been a better time to be a vegetarian. Or a flexitarian, for that matter. Gone are the days when the only veggie option at a barbecue was a […]

Food Tech News: Self-Driving Robots Bring Golfers Refreshment, eatsa Expands in Chicago

May 18, 2019 Catherine Lamb

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Hallelujah, it’s Saturday! I’m celebrating this weekend by cooking up a bunch of Beyond Meat sausages for a barbecue this evening. Will hungry partygoers be able to tell the difference? […]

Ocean Hugger Foods to Unveil Plant-Based “Eel” Sushi at National Restaurant Association Show

May 17, 2019 Catherine Lamb

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There will be aisles and aisles of new technology to see and taste at this weekend’s National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago. But I’m willing to bet my bottom dollar […]

Bear Robotics Launches Second-Gen Restaurant Robot, Adds Swappable Tray System

May 17, 2019 Chris Albrecht

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Bear Robotics has officially launched the second-generation version of its Penny restaurant robot. The autonomous robot, which shuttles food and dishes between the front and back of house, now features […]

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