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Is IFT’s Launch of an AI Tool For Food Scientists an Indicator of Where Trade Associations Are Going in Age of AI?
July 3, 2025 Michael Wolf

July 1, 2025

From Red Bull to Zevia, Amy Taylor Shares Lessons Learned From a Career Built Around Buzzy Beverages

June 30, 2025

Study: AI-Powered Drones Fuel Advances in Precision Ag for Early Detection of Crop Stress

June 26, 2025

Could Lasers Made From Olive Oil Be The Next-Gen Freshness Detector or Use-By Label?

February 1, 2025

A Conversation With Bear Robotics’ John Ha on LG Deal and The Future of The Company

Here’s Our Q&A With Ranjani Varadan, Who Just Became Shiru’s New CSO After a Decade With Impossible Foods

August 1, 2022 Michael Wolf

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When she became the first scientist ever hired by Pat Brown at Impossible Foods in 2011, Ranjani Varadan became a pivotal part of the R&D team for one of the […]

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Podcast: Building a Next-Generation Ingredient Company with Shiru’s Jasmin Hume

July 31, 2022 Michael Wolf

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As the former head of food chemistry for Eat Just, Dr. Jasmin Hume thought there was a lot of white space for innovation when it came to food ingredients. She […]

‘Late Empire Sort of Stuff’: Wonder Faces Backlash Over Environmental Impact of Vans

July 29, 2022 Michael Wolf

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By and large, the residents of the northern New Jersey suburbs where Wonder delivers agree that the well-funded startup’s food tastes great. What they can’t agree on is whether having […]

This Restaurant Tech Founder Thinks The Value of Virtual Brands is Bottom Line Savings, Not Top Line Growth

July 28, 2022 Michael Wolf

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If you ask Michael Jacobs what he thinks of virtual restaurants, you might expect an enthusiastic declaration of support for the concept. After all, as a co-founder and the original […]

Massimo de Marco on Why Piestro Decided to Build a Back-of-House Pizza Robot

July 27, 2022 Michael Wolf

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This week, Piestro CEO Massimo de Marco announced on Linkedin that his company Piestro is building a back-of-house pizza robot for restaurants. After seeing the news, I decided to catch […]

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Zero Acre Farms Launches a Healthy Cultured Cooking Oil That Tastes Good and Saves the Planet

July 26, 2022 Allen Weiner

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By his own admission, Zero Acre Farms founder Jeff Nobbs is a thinking man’s entrepreneur. And while he has taken a somewhat circumventous route to the world of healthy food […]

Q&A: Goodr’s Jasmine Crowe Talks About Her Plan To Build a $100 Million Company Addressing Food Waste & Food Insecurity

July 25, 2022 Michael Wolf

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Last month, food waste reduction and food insecurity startup Goodr raised an $8 million Series A funding round. When Jasmine Crowe founded the company, the Atlanta-based startup used technology to […]

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With European Governmental Approval, Ynsect Moves Forward With Its Plan to Feed the World, Save the Climate

July 22, 2022 Allen Weiner

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Will bugs save the world? Save may be a strong word, but Paris-based Ynsect, a producer of insect protein and natural insect fertilizers, believes in the dual mission of feeding […]

Forget Sidewalk Robots or Drones. In the Future, Food Could Travel to Your Home in Underground Pipes

July 21, 2022 Michael Wolf

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Why use a drone or sidewalk delivery robot to deliver packages when you can have them sent directly to your kitchen via a series of tubes? No, I’m not referring […]

Else Labs Announces Pro Kitchen Focused Oliver Fleet As It Pauses Rollout of Home Cooking Robot

July 19, 2022 Michael Wolf

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Else Labs, the company behind the countertop home cooking robot called Oliver, announced today the launch of Oliver Fleet, a commercial kitchen reimagining of its original core product. The new […]

Supergut’s Marc Washington Believes the Way to Better Health Is Through Our Stomachs

July 19, 2022 Allen Weiner

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The Spoon recently sat down with Supergut CEO Marc Washington to hear about his company’s mission and the inspiration that drives him. To call Supergut Marc Washington’s passion project is […]

Podcast: A Challenging Time for Restaurant Tech

July 18, 2022 Michael Wolf

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In this episode of The Spoon, we are joined by long-time restaurant and restaurant tech journalist Nancy Luna of Insider to compare notes about what’s been a challenging few months […]

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