Cala Raises €5.5M Seed Round To Fund Autonomous Pasta-Robot Restaurant
Cala, a maker of autonomous pasta-robot restaurants, announced it has raised a €5.5M Seed funding round led by BACKED VC, according to a release sent to The Spoon. The new […]
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Perdue Is Putting Birds Out to Pasture With Solar-Powered Mobile Chicken Coops
With more than $7 billion in annual sales, it would be easy for Salisbury, MD-based Perdue Farms, a top 10 domestic poultry producer, to focus on business as usual. Instead, […]
Fungi-Based SPAM? You Never Know as Hormel Partners With Better Meat Co To Develop Next-Gen Products
Listen, I’m not here to promise anything. I’m also not trying to create some clickbait headline about some new kind of SPAM (ok, maybe a little). All I’m doing is […]
Jamba and Blendid Open Second Robot Smoothie Kiosk, Eyeing More Locations
You know what they say: one robot smoothie kiosk is an experiment, two make a trend. Ok, so while no one really says that, it is true in this case […]
Kitchen United Acquires Zuul: Has The Wave of Ghost Kitchen Consolidation Begun?
Yesterday, ghost kitchen operator Kitchen United announced they had acquired Zuul, a ghost kitchen technology and consulting services company, for an undisclosed sum. According to the announcement, Kitchen United will […]
Clara Foods Becomes The EVERY Company, Launches Animal-Free Egg Protein
Clara Foods, one of the early pioneers building nature-equivalent proteins using precision fermentation technology, announced today it is rebranding to the EVERY Company and is launching its first animal-free egg […]
Podcast: Talking Cell-Based Collagen with Jellatech’s Stephanie Michelsen
Over the past few years, a number of startups have popped up to develop new and more sustainable alternatives to animal-derived collagen. The reasons are obvious: Collagen is used everywhere, […]
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Video: A Look at The RoboEatz Robotic Kitchen
In the world of food robots, there’s a trend towards building what are, in essence, stand-alone restaurants in a box. These independent robotic kiosks enable operators to offer food and […]
The Week in Food Tech Funding: Perfect Day’s Big Raise & Gorillas Quits Monkeying Around
The week’s big news is a $350 million Series D raise by precision fermentation unicorn Perfect Day. There’s a whole lot packed into this announcement, so let’s get right to […]
SIMPLi Uses Sensory Technology to Increase Transparency in the Supply Chain
Launched in 2019, SIMPLi is an ingredient company that works directly with farming communities worldwide to eliminate unnecessary middlemen, shorten and streamline supply chains, and reduce fraudulent activity. To achieve […]
Piestro Raises Nearly $5M in Equity Crowfunding to Fund Pizza Robot Development
On Thursday, Piestro, a maker of automated pizza-making vending machines, wrapped up a nearly $5M ($4,667,468 to be exact) equity crowdfunding campaign. According to the funding prospectus for the just-completed […]
Terra Bio Turns Spent Grain Into Protein Ingredient for Plant-Based Meats
Spent grain, a byproduct of the beer brewing process, often goes to waste (although it’s sometimes fed to livestock). Canadian startup Terra Bio is giving the used grain a second […]