Podcast: Can You Grow Meat With Light?
Cultivated meat companies have struggled over the past year as they try to figure out how to do something that’s never been done before: grow meat in large quantities in […]
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The Idea of Smell-O-Vision Has Been Around for Over a Century. AI May Finally Make It Work
Since the early 1900s, the entertainment industry has been attempting to pair the experience of smell with video entertainment. In 1916, the Rivoli Theater in New York City introduced scents […]
Sous Vide Specialist Anova Informs Community Its App Is Going Subscription, and It’s Not Going Well
Last week, Anova CEO Steve Svajian announced that the company will begin charging a subscription fee for new users of its sous vide circulator app starting August 21st, 2024. However, […]
Is Amazon Working on Something Big in Virtual Restaurants and Digital Food Halls?
What is Amazon up to now? That was my first thought upon reading a LinkedIn update from Nick Avedesian, a longtime ghost kitchen and virtual food hall executive (and a […]
Loch Launches Second-Gen Tiny Dishwasher With the $299 Capsule Solo
Ever since Tetra unexpectedly got people excited about the idea of tiny dishwashers in 2018, the category has had mixed success. Some, like the Bob, have shipped but, unfortunately, haven’t […]
Food AI Bulletin: Google’s Robot Breakthrough & Wendy’s Spanish-Speaking AI Drive-Thru Bot
While it’s mid-summer, and while most of Europe (and a good chunk of the American workforce) is taking some well-deserved time off, the AI news hasn’t slowed down one bit. […]
Food Tech News Show: Blackbird Launches Pay, DoorDash Delivers Big Numbers
This week on the Food Tech News Show, we are joined by Kristen Hawley, long-time restaurant tech journalist who writes for Fast Company, Eater and her own site, Expedite. Blackbird […]
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Amazon Gives a Peek at the New AI Model Powering Just Walk Out Platform
This week, Amazon gave a sneak peek at the new AI model that powers its Just Walk Out platform. In a post written by Jon Jenkins, the VP of Just […]
How a Non-Scientist & Former Lobbyist Started a Future Food Company (Podcast)
Paul Shapiro had spent most of his career as a lobbyist, working for organizations like The Humane Society. While he found his work advocating for animal welfare extremely gratifying, around […]
Smart Kitchen Roundup: Suvie Adds Air Fry to Cooking Robot, Combustion Launches ‘MeatNet Cloud’
It’s been a quiet summer in the world of kitchen tech, but over the past week, some interesting news has dropped. Here’s a roundup of the stories from this past […]
Blackbird Launches Blackbird Pay, a Blockchain-Powered Payment Network
Today Blackbird, a restaurant loyalty startup founded by former Resy and Eater founder Ben Leventhal, announced the launch of Blackbird Pay, a new restaurant payment network. Powered by the company’s […]
VDC Rolls Out Linked Eats, a ‘Value Layer’ Software That Optimizes Virtual Restaurant Operations
It’s no secret that the virtual restaurant space has struggled over the past few years. Longtime operators like Reef, Kitchen United, and NextBite have laid off employees, shut down locations, […]