Daily news and analysis about the food tech revolution
For the first time, Amazon has provided specific numbers around its Prime Membership business, and in the immortal words of Velma, Scooby-Doo’s smartest sidekick – “JINKIES!” In its letter to […]
Walmart announced yesterday that it was partnering with Postmates to expand the retailer’s online grocery delivery ambitions. This new delivery option started in Charlotte, NC, as of yesterday, and will […]
Between Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, “data” has almost become a different kind of four letter word. But acting out of fear can make it easy to forget that data can […]
The time has come for our weekly roundup of food tech news stories; ones that caught our eye, but weren’t quite big enough to justify a whole post. This week’s […]
We’ve seen robots in grocery stores before restocking shelves and packing products — but now, robots will be used for perhaps their most important task yet: dispensing frozen yogurt. Billed as “the world’s […]
By now you’ve no doubt heard about the acquisition of Ring by Amazon. The $1 billion-plus acquisition is the biggest smart home deal since Google acquired Nest back in early […]
We already know that robots can harvest our crops, cook us a medium-rare cheeseburger, bring us our takeout, and even make us a cappuccino (extra foam). In fact, it seems […]
Amazon and Whole Foods today announced that they are rolling out two-hour delivery, in a move that ratchets up the ongoing retailer battle royale over who can get you your […]
Company uses Facebook Messenger to facilitate SNAP payments online.
On Monday, Amazon’s store of the future finally opened its doors to the public. By now you’ve probably read about how weird it feels to simply walk in, pick up stuff […]
Pete Davidson plays a recurring character on Saturday Night Live named Chad. The joke is that when presented with extraordinary circumstances, Chad just nonchalantly replies “OK!” Nothing phases him. That’s […]
More tech and fewer humans dominate Amazon’s vision for the future of food shopping.
