Daily news and analysis about the food tech revolution
Had a long week? Good news: it’s time for our food tech news roundup. Double good news: this week’s stories will leave you feeling optimistic, from announcements about packaging waste […]
Cannabidiol (CBD) — the non-hallucinogenic ingredient in cannabis meant to promote relaxation — could be headed to your neighborhood Starbucks. Well, eventually. This week financial services company Cowen released a […]
Say a bakery chain wants to add a vegan blueberry muffin to its menu. First, they’d have to find substitutes for butter and eggs — depending on their preferences, maybe […]
I’m feeling some deja vu. A record number of robots were shipped in North America last year, according to new stats released yesterday from the Robotics Industry Association (RIA), part of […]
Following last week’s declaration of bankruptcy, Swedish urban agriculture company Plantagon has spoken publicly about what went wrong. In an interview with Swedish website AGFO, Plantagon’s vice president, Owe Pettersson, […]
Happy Friday from L.A., where I came for a weekend of fancy toast, museum-hopping, and sipping as much green juice as my wallet can handle. Just a short way down the coast […]
Gotta give credit where credit is due: Amazon sure has lots of ideas about how to get more stuff to your house. While everyone thought Amazon was all about about […]
So long, li’l Dash button, your one-press re-ordering is no longer needed, and Amazon has stopped selling you (hat tip to CNet). You’ll now join other endeavors Amazon pulled the […]
Cracker Barrel announced on its earnings call this week the “continued expansion of [its] off-premise business.” In particular, that includes expanding its catering business and also ramping up its efforts […]
Kitchen tech company, Drop, announced today that it will be launching its first foray into voice control of kitchen appliances via its new Siri integration. Voice control is a particularly […]
Back in the day, vending machines were simple. For a couple bucks you could get a soda, some chips or cookies, and maybe some gum. But a wave of high-tech […]
When you think of what yeast can do, your mind probably goes to bread or beer. But in a paper published today in Nature, scientists from UC Berkeley announced that they had […]
