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A Cookie Robot is Pumping Out That New Cookie Smell in Huntsville, Alabama

If there’s one of our five senses that’s continuously underutilized when getting people to open their wallets, it’s the sense of smell. Anyone who’s been lured into a Subway sandwich […]

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Gotham Greens Opens First California Greenhouse & Becomes B-Corp Certified

Gotham Greens operates greenhouses in New York, Rhode Island, Maryland, Illinois, and Colorado — a wide geographical range for a U.S. indoor farming company. Back in March, The Spoon reported […]

We Tried Kokada, a First-of-Its-Kind Sugar and Nut-Free Alternative Coconut Spread

Breanna Atkinson first stumbled upon a coconut spread while traveling in London for work a few years ago. She fell in love with it but couldn’t find anything like it […]

Alt. Protein Round-Up: Red Algae “Blood” and 3D-Printed Sea Bass Fillets

In such a fast-paced industry like future food, news can fly right by you, but we have you covered with this week’s alt protein round-up where we’ve gathered some of […]

In 2022, Molecular Farming Startups Will Move Toward Commercialization of Animal-Free Proteins

Like many of the technologies that are driving innovation in the alternative protein space, plant molecular farming has traditionally been used in the pharmaceutical industry. The practice — which involves […]

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Real Deal Milk Hopes To Use Precision Fermentation To Make Animal-Based Dairy Obsolete

When asked if it’s possible to fully replace animal-based dairy, Zoltan Toth-Czifra, the founder and CEO of Real Deal Milk, doesn’t hesitate. “I think the question is not if, but […]

Podcast: Talking Ghost Kitchens, Food Robots & Metaverse With Bbot’s Steve Simoni

Welcome to our new podcast, The Restaurant Tech Variety Hour. Ok, so it’s really just the same old Spoon podcast. But for now, we’ll change the name because this week […]

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After Going Public via SPAC, Controlled Environment Ag Specialist Local Bounti Looks to Disrupt the Produce Business

After Going Public, Indoor Farming Company Local Bounti Rings the New York Stock Exchange Bell Most of the tech-focused indoor agriculture startups The Spoon covers have raised private funding rounds […]

Motif Foodworks’ New HEMAMI Receives GRAS Status From FDA

Motif Foodworks is on a mission to improve the taste and texture of plant-based foods, and in June 2021, the company raised $226 million USD to do exactly that. This […]

SJW Robotics Demoes RoWok, a Fully Robotic Wok Restaurant Kiosk

This week, SJW Robotics, a maker of robotic kitchen technology, publicly demoed its robotic kitchen prototype for the first time. When we first covered SJW earlier this year, the company […]

Ghost Kitchen Operator REEF Continues Acquisition Spree, Buying Hospitality-Focused 2ndKitchen

REEF Technology, an operator of ghost kitchens and proximity hubs, announced it has acquired 2ndKitchen, a provider of turnkey food service to hotels, offices, buildings, and other hospitality businesses. REEF […]

Jet.com’s Founder Launches Wonder, a Logistics-Driven Bet on The Future of Restaurants

Today Marc Lore, the ex-CEO of Walmart.com and founder of Jet.com, formally announced the launch of Wonder, a ghost kitchen-driven delivery brand powered by high-profile chef recipes and cook-en-route delivery […]