Daily news and analysis about the food tech revolution
Freight Farms helped invent the now-thriving farm-in-a-container market, where companies build vertical farms inside old shipping containers to grow pesticide-free produce throughout the year. But now that vertical farming companies […]
We’re hosting another Spoon Slack Chat on food robots and automation this Friday and you should be there to join in the fun. For the uninitiated, about once a month, […]
Earlier this morning plant-based foods startup Impossible Foods put out a juicy teaser, hinting at an impending news drop. We immediately set to speculating: Was it a concrete date for […]
Most of us have heard the oft-quoted U.N. statistic that in order to feed a growing global population in 2050, we’ll have to double food production. That’s a daunting challenge. […]
I’m at an age where I can recognize the things that are for me (khakis), and the things that aren’t (Snapchat, staying out past 10 p.m.). So I always appreciate […]
Let’s face it: pressure cookers like the Instant Pot do a much better job at cooking proteins (like chicken) than your trusty old Crockpot, in large part because they are […]
The hardware of a robot is only as good as the software brain that powers it. This is why we are so excited to have Vincent Vanhoucke, Principle Scientist with […]
Happy weekend, all! Before you delve into your plans of brunch or chore-doing, catch up on your weekly dose of food tech news. We rounded up a few stories that […]
People in food tech may not be familiar with Ray Ozzie by name. The former CTO of Microsoft, and creator of Lotus Notes, Ozzie’s work is definitely on the more […]
Alex Honnold may be the only person to have ever free solo climbed El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, but he is just one of many sport celebs who hopped […]
DoorDash announced yesterday that it has raised $400 million in Series F funding, giving the delivery startup a $7.1 billion valuation. Temasek Holdings and Dragoneer Investment Group co-led the round, […]
Microsoft and Albertsons are partnering to integrate Microsoft’s Cloud and AI technologies into Albertsons grocery stores, the two companies announced today. This deal marks another move by Microsoft into major […]
