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Should Other Cities Follow Mountain View’s Free Office Lunch Ban?

Growing up, my Pappy Albrecht used to say, “Life’s not fair and there are no free lunches.” This bit of wisdom will be especially true for some Facebook employees moving […]

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Lemnos Backs Robot Restaurant Startup Ono

Restaurant robots are kinda hot. The latest evidence of this? Yet another robot restaurant startup called Ono Food Company just got funded, this time from Lemnos, Compound and Pathbreaker ventures. […]

ezCater Acquires French Startup GoCater to Expand into Europe

When ezCater raised $100 million last month, the corporate catering company said it would use some of that money to expand internationally. True to its word, ezCater announced today that […]

Chick-fil-A is Paving the Way for Fast Food Meal Kits

Today Chick-fil-A announced that they would roll out “Mealtime Kits” in 150 Atlanta area locations this August, making them the first fast-food company to enter the crowded meal kit market. Each […]

We Can Uber-Ize That: Cheff Applies the Sharing Economy to Personal Chefs

“Almost five years ago nobody had a personal driver, and now we have Uber. Why can’t we do that with personal chefs?” That’s the question that prompted 18-year-old Abbie Krech […]

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Woowa Brothers CEO: Delivery Robots Should Take Your Recycling Too

When we talk about delivery robots, it’s often a one-way transaction: a robot delivering food (or whatever) to a customer. But KimBong-jin, CEO and Founder of Korean company Woowa Brothers, […]

Miele To Launch Food Delivery Service At IFA

At last year’s IFA, German appliance maker Miele made news by announcing the first consumer oven to incorporate solid state cooking in the Dialog. Their follow up act? Getting into […]

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OrderOut Is Making It Easier for Restaurants to Do Third-Party Delivery

In case you’ve been hiding in a bunker these last few years, delivery is becoming the new norm where restaurants are concerned. A recent survey noted 86 percent of consumers […]

Cargo and Uber Form Exclusive Partnership to Sell Snacks on the Go

Cargo and Uber announced an exclusive global partnership yesterday that will see Cargo’s snack vending boxes inside more cars in the ride hailing giant’s fleet. Cargo allows drivers to make […]

Catch Video from the New Harvest Cultured Meat Conference

You can tell a market sector is heating up when it gets its own conference. Cellular agriculture, which includes cultured meat (or lab meat or clean meat or whatever you […]