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After Leaving Starbucks, Mesh Gelman Swore Off The Coffee Biz. Now He Wants To Reinvent Cold Brew Coffee
June 5, 2025 Michael Wolf

June 2, 2025

Brian Canlis on Leaving an Iconic Restaurant Behind to Start Over in Nashville With Will Guidara

May 30, 2025

Food Waste Gadgets Can’t Get VC Love, But Kickstarter Backers Are All In

May 27, 2025

Report: Restaurant Tech Funding Drops to $1.3B in 2024, But AI & Automation Provide Glimmer of Hope

February 1, 2025

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

Sama Provides the Data to Fight Food Waste and Power Cashierless Checkout

August 12, 2021 Chris Albrecht

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When we talk about artificial intelligence (AI) in food tech, it’s often about the end result: Cashierless checkout, crop assessment, autonomous vehicles, etc. But one thing that these solutions and […]

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Wendy’s to Launch 700 Ghost Kitchens Via Reef Partnership

August 12, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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Wendy’s announced this week it will expand its number of delivery-only kitchens via a partnership with ghost/mobile kitchen provider Reef. With the deal, Wendy’s plans to open 700 more of […]

5 Ways the Restaurant Biz Will Change In the Next 5 Years

August 12, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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If the last year and a half was about how restaurants could survive, this next stretch will be all about how they are and will continue to adapt to all […]

Taco Bell to Launch New Drive-Thru-Centric Store Prototype

August 12, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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Via a partnership with longtime franchisee Border Foods, Taco Bell is set to launch a new store design the QSR chain says will “simplify drive-thru time significantly,” according to a […]

Too Good To Go Partners With Waze to Fight Food Waste

August 11, 2021 Ashlen Wilder

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Too Good To Go is an app that connects users to stores and restaurants with unsold surplus food and offers it at a discounted price. This week, the company announced […]

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Civic Technologies Powers Age Verification Tech in New Vending Machine

August 11, 2021 Chris Albrecht

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Something we’ve pondered here at The Spoon is how age verification might work for vending machines that sell beer or booze. We’ve seen other automated alcohol dispensers like Hop Robotics […]

Bite Ninja Raises $675,000 in Pre-Seed Funding to Virtually Staff Restaurants

August 11, 2021 Chris Albrecht

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Bite Ninja, which allows restaurants to virtually staff drive-thrus and counters, has raised $675,000 in Pre-Seed funding. TechCrunch was first to report the news, writing that the round was led […]

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Impossible Foods Launches its Plant-Based Impossible Sausage at Retail

August 11, 2021 Chris Albrecht

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Impossible Foods announced today that its plant-based Impossible Sausage is now available at retailers across the country. The new sausage comes in two flavors, Savory and Spicy. The product costs […]

Ono Food Rebrands as Hyphen, Launches Makeline Food Assembly Robot to Work in Tandem with Humans

August 11, 2021 Chris Albrecht

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One of the questions that always comes up when talking about food robots is what will happen to the human workers. Coming out of stealth mode today, Hyphen‘s answer is […]

Q&A: Fat Brands’ Andy Wiederhorn Talks Virtual Dining, Delivery Adoption, and the Biggest Challenge for Restaurants Right Now

August 10, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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Fat Brands, parent company of Fatburger, Hurricane Grill & Wings, and others, was something of an early mover in the world of delivery-only and virtual restaurant concepts. The SoCal-based company, […]

Shiok Meats Acquires Gaia Foods, Will Add Beef to Its Cultured Meat Lineup

August 10, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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Shiok Meats, a company best known for its developments in cultured seafood, has acquired a 90 percent steak in Gaia Foods, according to Tech in Asia, which broke the news. […]

WoodSpoon Raises $14M to Expand its Home Chef Marketplace

August 10, 2021 Chris Albrecht

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WoodSpoon, the New York City-based online marketplace where home chefs can make their food available for ordering and on-demand delivery, announced today that it has raised a $14 million Series […]

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