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This Culinary Tech Inventor Thought He Could Build Some Parts For His Latest Gadget in the US. Then He Called Around.
July 14, 2025 Michael Wolf

July 9, 2025

Thermomix Has Long Been a Leader in Cooking Automation, But Now They’re Going Full Robot

July 3, 2025

Is IFT’s Launch of an AI Tool For Food Scientists an Indicator of Where Trade Associations Are Going in Age of AI?

July 1, 2025

From Red Bull to Zevia, Amy Taylor Shares Lessons Learned From a Career Built Around Buzzy Beverages

February 1, 2025

A Conversation With Bear Robotics’ John Ha on LG Deal and The Future of The Company

800 Degrees and Piestro Partner to Create 3,600 Automated Pizza Kiosks

August 24, 2021 Chris Albrecht

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Piestro, which makes an robotic pizza kiosk, announced today that 800 Degrees Pizza will be using Piestro’s technology to offer a fully automated eating experience. According to the press announcement, […]

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Ai Palette Raises $4.4M USD for Trend-Predicting Tech

August 24, 2021 Ashlen Wilder

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Singapore-based Ai Palette announced today that it has raised $4.4 million USD in an oversubscribed Series A round. The round was co-led by Exfinity Venture Partners and pi Ventures, with […]

Orbisk Raises €1.05M for its Food Waste Fighting AI for Restaurants

August 23, 2021 Chris Albrecht

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Food waste fighting startup Orbisk announced today that it has raised a €1.05 million (~$1.23M USD) Seed round of funding. The round was led by FoodSparks by PeakBridge, with participation […]

Forget Watching TV. Sony Wants Your TV To Watch You (and Monitor Your Eating)

August 23, 2021 Michael Wolf

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The couch in front of our TV is a sacred no-judgment zone, the place where we wear sweats, eat pizza, and binge-watch Cobra Kai on Netflix. But what if the […]

IndieBio Cofounder Ron Shigeta Launches Virtual Accelerator

August 23, 2021 Michael Wolf

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Longtime food and biotech investor and entrepreneur Ron Shigeta is rolling out a new virtual accelerator called iAccelerate.tech. Shigeta established himself as a food tech pioneer as a cofounder of […]

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Crypto Comes for Food Tech

August 23, 2021 Chris Albrecht

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I’m a little embarrassed to admit this now, but at the start of the year, I sort of dived head first into the world of cryptocurrencies. I hoovered up books […]

The Week in Food Tech Funding: Apeel’s Quarter Bil, Bug Farm Beta Hatch Snatches $10M

August 22, 2021 Michael Wolf

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The waning days of August usually mean a slowdown in news, but not so in the red hot food tech space. This week’s food tech funding news includes (yet another) […]

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Food Tech News: Scented Water, Kabocha Squash Milk, and Robot Delivery at Ohio State

August 21, 2021 Ashlen Wilder

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Welcome to the weekend, and the Food Tech News round-up! Air Up uses scent to trick people into drinking more water UK-based Air Up has developed a bottle that flavors […]

Forthcoming Tesla Humanoid Robot Will Get Your Groceries, But Should it?

August 20, 2021 Chris Albrecht

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Tesla is working on a bipedal humanoid robot that will get your groceries and take over other “dangerous, repetitive, boring tasks.” Company CEO Elon Musk unveiled Tesla’s robotic ambitions yesterday […]

Want a Whole Cut Fungi-Based Steak? Head to Sacramento This Weekend

August 20, 2021 Michael Wolf

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Curious what a steak made from fungi tastes like? You’re in luck if you are in Sacramento, California this weekend because that’s where the Better Meat Co will debut their […]

Melt&Marble Raises €750K Seed Round for its Fermentation-Based Fats

August 20, 2021 Chris Albrecht

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Melt&Marble, formerly known as Biopetrolia, announced today that it has raised a €750,000 (~$876,000 USD) seed round to further develop its fermentation-based fats for plant-based foods. Nordic FoodTech VC led […]

You Can Now Buy Brave Robot’s Ice Cream with Crypto

August 19, 2021 Chris Albrecht

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Brave Robot is entering into the brave new world of cryptocurrencies. The company announced today that consumers can now by its ice cream made from fermented flora with Bitcoin, Bitcoin […]

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