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This Culinary Tech Inventor Thought He Could Build Some Parts For His Latest Gadget in the US. Then He Called Around.
July 14, 2025 Michael Wolf

July 9, 2025

Thermomix Has Long Been a Leader in Cooking Automation, But Now They’re Going Full Robot

July 3, 2025

Is IFT’s Launch of an AI Tool For Food Scientists an Indicator of Where Trade Associations Are Going in Age of AI?

July 1, 2025

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

February 1, 2025

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

Trader Joe’s Podcast is a Hit, Please Don’t Try to Copy It

May 3, 2018 Chris Albrecht

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People get pretty fanatical about Trader Joe’s, and evidently, that rabid fan base goes beyond their grocery baskets and into their ears — the Trader Joe’s podcast has become a […]

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CropX Makes Soil Sensors to Measure Moisture, Gets Investment from ICL

May 3, 2018 Chris Albrecht

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Though CropX’s soil moisture measuring sensors are prominently displayed as the main product on the company’s homepage, CropX CEO Tomer Tzach’s ambitions are much bigger. “We want to be the […]

Guestfriend Makes Restaurant Chatbots Ridiculously Easy to Create

May 3, 2018 Jennifer Marston

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Unless you’re a large corporation, allocating the time and money to create your own chatbot just isn’t realistic. But if you’re a restaurant hoping to stay competitive in the years […]

Soft Robotics Gets a Firm Grip on $20 Million

May 2, 2018 Chris Albrecht

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Soft Robotics has raised $20 million to expand the use of its “air actuated soft elastomeric end effectors.” Put another way–the company just raised a bunch of money for its […]

Podcast: What Food Tech Startups Should Know About AI

May 2, 2018 Chris Albrecht

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Meet The Spoon: Automat, our brand new podcast about food-related robots and artificial intelligence. With more than 66 millions workers around the world projected to have their jobs automated, the […]

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Tyson Leads $2.2 Million Investment for Israeli Startup Future Meat

May 2, 2018 Jennifer Marston

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Tyson just announced a new name on the list of alterna-meat manufacturers it backs: Future Meat. Tyson co-led the Israeli based startup’s $2.2 million seed round, in which the Neto Group, […]

ZeroCater Raises $12 Million to Satisfy Office Snacking

May 2, 2018 Chris Albrecht

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ZeroCater, a startup that provides office catering and snack services, announced yesterday that it has raised a $12 million Series B round of funding. The round was led by Cleveland […]

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DoorDash Hiring for new “Moonshot Initiatives” Like Drones and Robots

May 1, 2018 Chris Albrecht

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When DoorDash closed its $535 million Series D round in March, we wondered if that meant more robot delivery vehicles were on the way. Based on a job listing by […]

Come Explore The Future of Meat at our May Food Tech Meetup

May 1, 2018 Catherine Lamb

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It’s time for the next event in our monthly food tech meetup series! We’ll be exploring a subject that’s been making a lot of headlines recently: the future of meat. Join us […]

The Spinn Coffee Maker Is Still MIA For Early Backers

May 1, 2018 Michael Wolf

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(Update: You can see the December 2018 update on my Spinn journey here.) In 2016, I backed a high-tech coffee maker called the Spinn. At the time, I was enticed […]

Can #RecipeForDisaster Help Us Stop Wasting So Much Food?

May 1, 2018 Catherine Lamb

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By this point, you’ve probably heard the (admittedly sobering) stats a few times over: according to the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO), roughly one third of the food produced for […]

Bacoin is the new Subservient Chicken

April 30, 2018 Chris Albrecht

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Silly ideas are on a curve. Most can be ignored, but some go so far out there into the realm of the ridiculous, you kinda have to at least pay […]

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