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A Week in Rome: Conclaves, Coffee, and Reflections on the Ethics of AI in Our Food System
May 13, 2025 Michael Wolf

May 6, 2025

How ReShape is Using AI to Accelerate Biotech Research

April 30, 2025

How Eva Goulbourne Turned Her ‘Party Trick’ Into a Career Building Sustainable Food Systems

April 29, 2025

Combustion Acquires Recipe App Crouton

February 1, 2025

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

The Food Tech Show: Mystery Food Boxes, A Tiny Dishwasher and Restaurant Tech

August 9, 2021 Michael Wolf

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Need something to listen to on your Monday morning commute? Good news: The Spoon gang got together after a little summer podcast break to talk about some of the top […]

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Brightloom’s Adam Brotman Wants to Better Educate Restaurants on How to Use Their Data

August 9, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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One thing the restaurant industry has in abundance right now is data, and as more of the front and back of house get digitized, the amount of data will only […]

Let’s Unpack the Possible DoorDash + Gorillas Deal

August 8, 2021 Chris Albrecht

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Last week the Financial Times reported that third-party delivery giant DoorDash was in talks to buy a stake in German speedy grocery delivery startup Gorillas. While there weren’t a ton […]

Food Tech News: The Science of Chewing, Food Personality Platform, and Cell-Based Rainbow Trout

August 7, 2021 Ashlen Wilder

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Welcome to the first Food Tech News round-up of August! To kick off this month, we have pieces on Bluu Biosciences, a new platform called Foodqu!rk, Motif partnering with dental […]

Q&A: Copper Branch CEO Trish Discusses the Intersection of Technology and the Plant-based Food Movement

August 6, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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By some accounts, the QSR is headed towards a future where more of its menu is derived from plant-based alternatives to meat and dairy. Canada-based chain Copper Branch is one […]

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Javits Center Opens Up Cashierless Cafe Powered by Amazon Tech

August 6, 2021 Chris Albrecht

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There’s a new cashierless checkout cafe opening at the Javits Center convention center in New York this weekend, and it’s going to be powered by Amazon’s Just Walk out technology. […]

DoorDash Users Can Now Add C-Store Items to Their Restaurant Orders

August 6, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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DoorDash this week launched a new feature, DoubleDash, that lets users bundle items from different businesses like convenience stores together into a single transaction. DoorDash customers can add c-store items […]

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JOKR and Too Good To Go Team Up to Help Eliminate Food Waste with Mystery Boxes

August 6, 2021 Chris Albrecht

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When it comes to fighting food waste, every little bit helps. So while the new partnership between speedy delivery grocery service JOKR and food rescue app Too Good To Go […]

John Deere Acquires Bear Flag Robotics for $250M

August 5, 2021 Chris Albrecht

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John Deere announced today that it is acquiring autonomous tractor driving technology startup Bear Flag Robotics for $250 million. According to the press announcement, “The deal accelerates the development and […]

Q&A: Tools for the Data-Driven Restaurant, According to Sevenrooms Founder Allison Page

August 5, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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The restaurant industry faces a lot of question marks right now, but one certainty is that future dining room and off-premises experiences will generate and include a lot more data. […]

Plant Jammer Expands Its Food Waste Tech to Aldi, RIMI Baltic

August 5, 2021 Jennifer Marston

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Aldi Süd and RIMI Baltic are among the first large food companies to implement Plant Jammer’s new food-waste-fighting widget on their websites, according to a press release from Plant Jammer […]

Yelp Now Lets Restaurants List Vaccine Requirements (and Ward Off Backlash)

August 5, 2021 Chris Albrecht

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There is probably nothing more 2021 than Yelp announcing today a new feature that allows businesses to list their vaccine status and requirements. It is also very 2021 that in […]

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