Tech From MIT Uses RFID to Reveal Food Contamination
Given the job I have, my parents like to tell me about food tech-related news they come across. Last night they were trying to explain a story from CBS This […]
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The Dunkin’-Grubhub Delivery Deal Is Great News for Consumers, Bad News for Starbucks
Dunkin’, the chain formerly known as Dunkin’ Donuts, announced today it will begin testing a delivery program with Grubhub in select cities, NRN reports. The delivery rollout follows a year […]
Too Good To Go Raises €6M to Rescue Food in 16 Countries
Too Good To Go, the Denmark-based company fighting food waste, recently announced that it had raised €6 million ($6.8 million) in internal funding. I spoke with Javier Amigo Miranda, CMO of […]
Postmates Files to Go Public
Delivery service Postmates has confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO). Bloomberg broke the news this morning, followed by an announcement from the company. Postmates is the first of the […]
ClusterTruck Takes on Delivery By Taking Back Control of the Whole Stack
Despite it having the best company name we’ve heard in months, there are no actual trucks involved in ClusterTruck’s business. Rather, the Indianapolis, IN-based delivery-only food service is making a […]
Nima Now Conducting its Own Food Allergy Tests and Mapping its Findings
Nima, the company behind the eponymous handheld peanut and gluten detectors, is adding another arrow to its quiver of tools to help those afflicted by food allergies. The company announced […]
Home Chef Launches Customizable Meal Kits, Expands to 500 More Kroger Stores
The customizable meal kit is sort of a white whale for The Spoon. The idea that you could pick and choose your ingredients and have them assembled and delivered to […]
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Atomo Coffee has Developed Less-Bitter, Sustainable Coffee. The Secret? No Beans.
For many of us, our morning cup of coffee is the only thing that makes us functioning humans. But I’m betting that rarely (if ever) our morning fuel-up do we […]
Taco Bell Launches Nationwide Delivery With Grubhub
Today, Taco Bell announced an expanded partnership with Grubhub for nationwide delivery. The news comes a year after Taco Bell parent company Yum! Brands bought $200 million of common stock […]
Good Food Institute Announces Winners of $3M Grant to Revolutionize Meat Alternatives
Back in September, GFI called for applicants for a $3 million grant to fund research into plant- and cell-based meat. Yesterday, the company named the 14 winning scientists, each of whom will receive […]
Three Companies Feeding the Global Protein Frenzy with Microbes, Air, and Yeast
With the population set to skyrocket to over 9 billion by 2050, companies are scrambling to find new ways to feed our demand for protein in a sustainable (read: non-animal-based) […]
Fresh Bowl’s Vending Machine Dishes Up Healthy Food and Uses No Plastic Containers
Research shows that eating at work isn’t very healthy. Whether it’s grabbing a burger and fries or a salad drenched in too much dressing, eating while working doesn’t always work […]