Meet Celcy, a Countertop Oven With a Built-In Freezer That Will Cook Meals For You
Say you’re leaving for work and want to come home to a fully cooked meal? Or better yet, you want to line up a work week’s worth of meals and […]
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Electrolux Launches GRO, a Kitchen System Designed to Encourage More Sustainable Eating
Can a kitchen’s design help us eat more sustainable, plant-forward diets? Swedish appliance manufacturer Electrolux thinks the answer is yes and, to that end, has launched an ambitious new kitchen […]
Fungi Protein Heading to Space Station Aboard SpaceX to Test Viability as Astronaut Food
Back in 2012, researchers exploring the thermal springs of Yellowstone National Park happened upon a hearty new microbe called Fusarium strain flavolapis. Having survived the acidic volcano springs of Yellowstone […]
The Spoon Podcast: ‘Peach Tree’ Dishes & Restaurants in the Metaverse
It’s been a while, but we’re cranking up the podcast machine to bring you a weekly food tech news wrap-up. In this week’s show, cohost Ashley Daigneault and I talk […]
Circle K Planning To Deploy Seven Thousand AI-Powered Self-Checkout Machines
Mashgin, a maker of computer-vision-based self-checkout machines, announced today it has signed a deal with Circle K parent company Couche-Tard to deploy seven thousand self-checkout machines at the convenience store […]
Brevel Raises $8.4 Million to Scale Nutrition-Rich, Neutral-Flavored Microalgae Protein
Move over pea protein and soy, there’s a new alt-protein in town made from microalgae, and it’s cheaper and more sustainable. Brevel, the Israeli company behind this alternative to the […]
Xook Raises $1.3 Million to Roll Out Robotic ‘Food Courts in a Box’ in The US
If you’ve ever visited a cafeteria at a tech giant like Google or Facebook, you probably found that the food is just as tasty (or tastier) and often better for […]
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Tablz Wants to Metaverse-ize Restaurant Reservations and I am on Board With It
A couple of weeks ago, my wife and I went out for our anniversary dinner. I’d made reservations for two with OpenTable at a nice little steak place and mentioned […]
The Right’s War on Alt-Meat is Intensifying. Here’s What the Food-Tech Industry Should Do About It
In a new video posted online, far-right firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene claims that the government wants to surveil every aspect of our lives, including what we eat. “They want to […]
Israeli Company Wants to Create a Greener Future Through Compostable Plastic
Like many transformative ideas, the genesis behind TIPA, an Israeli company with a novel way to reduce plastics in the environment, came from the need to solve an obvious problem. […]
We Now Have More Details on Tesla’s Drive-in Movie Theater Restaurant Plans
When Elon Musk said he wanted a drive-in restaurant, apparently he meant a drive-in movie theater restaurant. As detailed in the plans filed with the city of Los Angeles, the […]
Eat Just’s GOOD Meat Lines Up Partners to Scale Up Cultivated Meat Production
The great cultivated meat scale-up has begun. Or, at the very least, the game plan for one of the industry’s most high-visibility players is finally coming into view. That startup […]