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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

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

July 3, 2025

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Cox Enterprises Acquires High-Tech Greenhouse Grower BrightFarms

August 17, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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Cox Enterprises has acquired indoor farming company BrightFarms, the two companies announced today via press release. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The companies noted that the acquisition […]

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Q&A: The Future of Restaurant Delivery Bots, According to Serve Robotics’ Ali Kashani

August 16, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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If Serve Robotics CEO Ali Kashani has his way, more restaurants in the near-term future will offload the last mile of their deliveries not to human couriers but to wheeled […]

New Croatian Restaurant Uses Five GammaChef Robots to Make Meals

August 16, 2021 Chris Albrecht

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Typically when we write about food making robots, they fall into either one of two categories: Smaller countertop devices meant for the home, or larger, more industrial robots meant for […]

Red Sea Farms Raises an Additional $6M to Grow Crops With Saltwater

August 16, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Farms has raised an additional $6 million in pre-Series A funding, bringing the total round to $16 million (h/t Wamda). Those leading the round include Aramco’s […]

Meet The Spoon’s Restaurant Tech 10

August 16, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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The restaurant industry has changed drastically over the last 18 months when it comes to tech. What was once a sector slow to change and reticent to embrace digital is […]

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Food Tech Goes Back to School

August 15, 2021 Chris Albrecht

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We are preparing for back-to-school in our home. And while there are still questions that remain around what back-to-school will actually mean for my middle-schooler, we are all excited for […]

Food Tech News: Future Food Tour in Dubai and Beer-Infused Spices

August 14, 2021 Ashlen Wilder

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Welcome to this week’s Food Tech News round-up! For this round, we’ve gathered news from CHEQ, a multi-sensory futuristic food tour, and new spices that make your food taste like […]

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Q&A: How BentoBox Helps Restaurants Take Back Their Customer Relationships Through Tech

August 13, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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Before the off-premises boom, there was no question of restaurants owning their relationships with customers. One pandemic and a whole lot of digital tools later, and that ownership is a […]

TinyChef Buys Zelish, Adds App and Shoppable Recipe Capability To Voice Cooking Platform

August 13, 2021 Michael Wolf

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Last month, voice cooking platform startup TinyChef (formerly known as KloveChef) acquired Zelish, a meal-planning app that was part of the BSH/Techstars Future Home Accelerator. The deal, the terms of […]

I Tried NotCo’s A.I.-Generated Milk Alternative

August 13, 2021 Ashlen Wilder

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NotCo, a Chile-based company, is sometimes referred to as the Impossible Foods/Beyond Meat of Latin America. The company produces various alternative products including plant-based mayo, burgers, ice cream, and milk. […]

As the Ghost Kitchen Industry Matures, Here Are 5 Trends to Watch

August 13, 2021 Warren Tseng

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This following a guest post from Warren Tseng, a long-time operator, investor and advisor in the restaurant and ghost kitchen industries (full bio below). The food industry has managed to […]

Q&A: RoboEatz on the Importance of Robotics in Restaurants of the Future

August 12, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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Thanks in part to the pandemic and the changing restaurant experience, there is more interest in food robots these days. While we’re not yet at the point where counters, kitchens, […]

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