Video: A Trip to Caliburger to See Flippy the Robot and Pay with my Face
If you read our newsletter (and you should!), you know that I’m in Los Angeles this week. One of the reasons I was so excited to come down here was […]
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Food Tech News Roundup: Mushrooms, Corporate Catering, and Delivery Fee Wars
You head to the Spoon every week for the big, juicy food tech stories — ones that cover behind the scenes visits to the Beyond Meat headquarters, fundraises for robot […]
Shake Shack Gives Self-Service Kiosks a Second Chance
A little over a year ago, Shake Shack opened its first-ever location powered by self-service kiosks in the East Village. At the restaurant, all ordering and payments were made through […]
From the Newsletter: I Love LA(‘s Food Tech Scene), Robots are Everywhere and New June Oven
Chris here. I’m in LA this week, which I love because LA is genuinely one of my favorite cities. Sure there is smog, every street is clogged with traffic and […]
Wendy’s Just Aggressively Expanded Delivery in North America
This week Wendy’s announced it has expanded third-party delivery options in North America in what’s clearly a move to better compete with McDonald’s and other fast-food restaurants as consumers demand […]
Beyond Meat’s Sausage Patties are Amazing, and a Smart Play for Breakfast Business
The first thing fans of Beyond Meat (of whom I am one) should know is that the company knows their product is hard to find and they are working on […]
Icebox’s Grocery Replenishment Service Wants You to Never Run Out of Eggs
You know that feeling when you wake up craving an omelet only to realize you used the last of your eggs on yesterday’s fried rice? Icebox is a new (very early […]
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Beyond Meat Delays U.K. Launch Due to Product Shortage
Beyond Meat will no longer be bringing their plant-based burgers across the pond. The startup announced last year that it would launch in the U.K. sometime in 2018 and later finalized plans […]
Lo-Dough is a No-Go for Bread Lovers, But Gives Food for Thought
When something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Such is the case with Lo-Dough, a fat-free, gluten-free, high fiber product that’s meant to be a substitute for bread. […]
Uber Eats Trades Its Flat Delivery Fee for Sliding-Scale Payments
As of yesterday, Uber Eats’ standard $4.99 delivery fee is no more. In its place is a pricing tool that calculates an order’s delivery fee based on the distance between […]
Seahawks Fans Can Now Buy Beer With Their Fingerprints. Is That a Good Thing?
Planning on a Seahawks game in the near future? Leave your wallet at home. Ok maybe take your wallet, but you won’t need it to buy beer and snacks during […]
Bear Robotics’ Penny Clocks in at Pizza Hut in South Korea
Pizza Hut in South Korea today announced it is rolling out a new robotic employee at one of its Seoul restaurants. While the robot is called Dilly Plate there, Spoon […]