Farmer Peer-to-Peer Network Wefarm Scores $5 Million Funding Boost
What does a smallholder farmer in Kenya do when they want to know the best way to control weeds in their coffee crop? If they use Wefarm, all they have […]
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This Menu-Planning Service Eliminates the Stress of Deciding What’s for Dinner
Somewhere between meal kits and planning dinner from scratch sit recipe-planning apps—you still cook the food, but you don’t have to create the dish from scratch. It’s cheaper than a […]
Guided Cooking Trend Continues Momentum In 2018
Two years ago at the Housewares Show in Chicago, I saw the emergence of a new trend called guided cooking. At the show, companies like Cuciniale, Oliso and Hestan Cue showed off […]
Byte’s Smart Fridge Is Upstaging the Vending Machine. That’s Great News for Offices
It’s hard to get amped about the food options inside an office building. Unless you work for a Google-like company and get subsidized or free meals, you’re probably stuck with […]
Bone Broth’s $103M Funding Shows Food Supplements Are A Hot Industry
How would you like to have your bone broth and drink it too? Ancient Nutrition, a company best known for its bone broth-based protein supplement powder, just snagged a $103 […]
Scoop: Little Caesars Has a Patent for a Pizza-Making Robot
It’s hard to fear the robot revolution when they come bearing pizza. Little Caesars is the latest fast food chain to get in on the robot action. The pizza chain […]
Walmart’s New Patent Filings Look to Farming, Drones, and “Bee Robots”
Not to be outdone by Amazon, Walmart has rolled out a series of updates to its grocery business recently, including a partnership between its Sam’s Club wing and Instacart, the […]
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Weight Watchers Unveils In-Store Meal Kits—and Possibly a New Approach
Weight Watchers is trying to carve out a space in the meal kit market—they’re just skipping the whole delivery bit. Instead, the weight management company announced last week that it […]
Aspire’s Acquisition of Insect-Protein Bar Maker Exo Gives Bugs a Boost
Get ready for the rise of the cricket-powered protein market.
Hearst Unveils Visual Guided Recipe Skill for Amazon Echo
Alexa, let’s have Pancetta Chicken for dinner. Last month, publisher Hearst expanded its Amazon Echo- and Spot-enabled Good Housekeeping skill to include connected recipes. Dubbed Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, the skill provides […]
Roundup: CPGs Are Exploring Foodtech Through Startup Incubators
CPGs look to emerging tech startups to keep up with changing consumer food preferences.
Thermomix Head of Product Talks Community, Kitchen Gadgets, & Broccoli Salad
If there was ever such thing as an all-in-one kitchen gadget, Thermomix would be it. Over the last few years, it has attracted a cult-like following with its promise to […]