Daily news and analysis about the food tech revolution
Square, the merchant services company, announced today that it has acquired “certain assets” of the corporate catering startup, Zesty. This addition will help Square expand its food ordering service, Caviar. […]
Chances are you, you’ve heard some buzz about millennials’ eating habits. Maybe from this very site! The Spoon research indicates that younger millennials are the generation that cooks at home the […]
Sony Corporation announced yesterday that it has hooked up with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to collaborate on artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics research that will initially focus on “optimizing food […]
For the first time, Amazon has provided specific numbers around its Prime Membership business, and in the immortal words of Velma, Scooby-Doo’s smartest sidekick – “JINKIES!” In its letter to […]
Amid a slew of other announcements yesterday, restaurant tech company Resy announced two new products, ResyFly, a table inventory management system, and a new loyalty program, ResySelect. Resy is already […]
You’ve heard of Impossible Foods, you’ve heard of Beyond Meat — but there’s a new plant-based meat company on the scene. Seattle Food Tech launched in 2017 and recently raised a […]
The best way to start a story about Alberts robot Smoothie Stations is with an anecdote Co-Founder and CTO Glenn Mathijssen told me. When asked why their company was called […]
Over the past few years, appliance brands large and small have begun to stake their claim on the smart kitchen market. One that’s been especially active is Electrolux; in 2015 […]
Apeel Sciences founder and CEO James Rogers was more concerned with paint than produce when he first came up with the idea for the company. At the time, Rogers was […]
In a Switzerland-like move of neutrality, LG announced today that its SmartThinq line of connected appliances will work with both Google Home Assistant and Alexa (hat tip to Digital Trends). […]
Not to be outdone by Dunkin Donut’s next generation store that emphasizes mobile ordering, L.A.’s favorite coffee chain, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, just announced mobile ordering for select company-owned […]
Zimplistic, the company behind the Rotimatic, has raised a $30 million Series C round, according to the Economic Times. The round was led by Credence Partners and EDBI, which is […]
