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Will There Be a CBD Unicorn? Takeaways from The Spoon’s CBD Slack Chat

Last Friday we had our first ever Slack Chat, which was kind of like what would happen if Twitter chat and a Reddit AMA had a baby. Led by industry experts, […]

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Journey Foods Leverages A.I. to Make Healthy Gummies (Huzzah!)

One of the hard parts of being an adult — and there are many — is that gummies are no longer considered an acceptable afternoon snack. But today Journey Foods is […]

Will Amazon’s Scout Help Accelerate Robot Delivery?

Amazon unveiled Scout, its own li’l rover delivery robot via a corporate blog post today. Details are scant, but the cooler-sized, six-wheeled bot will make its debut near Amazon’s (original) […]

Editor Roundtable Podcast: Plant-Based Burger Wars & The Fast-Changing Delivery Landscape

It’s time for another editor roundtable podcast! In this week’s show, the Spoon editorial team gets together to talk about whether 2019 will be the breakout year for plant-based burgers. […]

Cocoburg Closes Private Funding Round for Its Coconut Jerky

Brooklyn-based Cocoburg announced yesterday it has closed a private funding round of roughly $500,000 for its coconut jerky brand. The round was led by Noroc Naturals and follows two small […]

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AutoX Eyes Expanded Restaurant Delivery for its Self-Driving Cars

AutoX, the startup that made a splash last year with its self-driving grocery delivery + mobile-commerce solution, expanded into the hot food delivery space, and is now working with 14 […]

Chowbus Announces a $4M Seed Round for Its Food-Delivery Platform

Chowbus today announced a $4 million seed round for its food-discovery platform. The round was led by Greycroft Partners and FJ Labs, with additional funding from Hyde Park Angels, Fika […]

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All_EBT Offers New Tool to Help SNAP Recipients Budget Purchases

Among the many, many (many!) problems caused by the government shutdown, the 39 million people on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP, also known as food stamps) face an additional […]

What’s Next In Food? CBD, Cultured Eggs, Food Waste Cookies and More

Last week in the vast, cavernous halls of the Winter Fancy Food Show, there was one area I found myself gravitating towards more than anywhere else: the What’s Next in […]

Beleaguered Food Delivery Service Munchery Shuts Down

Munchery, a food delivery service that had raised $125 million in venture capital, announced to its customers via email yesterday that it was ceasing operations. TechCrunch was first to report […]

Starship Launches Robot Food Delivery Fleet at George Mason University

Starship Technologies announced that starting today lazy tech-savvy students at George Mason University can get food and drinks delivered via robot anywhere on campus. A fleet of more than 25 […]