Samsung Fast-Tracks Entry Into Food Tech With Acquisition of Whisk
As a global conglomerate, Samsung is into a lot of things: appliances, phones, chips, tanker ships. But what about food tech? Well now that too, at least after the acquisition […]
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New FedEx Delivery Robot Will Deliver Packages, Food and Even Hot Pizza
You didn’t think FedEx would sit on the sidelines of the robot revolution, did you? The overnight delivery company officially announced its own autonomous SameDay Bot today that will not […]
Kroger and Ocado Begin to Roll Out Automated Fulfillment Centers
If you’re as fascinated as we are with the idea of robots scurrying around and doing your weekly grocery shop, Kroger and Ocado have some good news for you. Today […]
ArticulATE Q&A: Byte Foods Brings Affordability to Healthy Office Eating
When you work and live in the Bay Area, it’s easy to to think that every company is like a big tech company. I mean, breakfast, lunch and dinner are […]
BSH Reveals First Cohort as it Kicks Off Techstars-Powered Future Home Accelerator
While the food world has no shortage of accelerators as big CPG companies race to reinvent themselves in the face of a rapidly changing market, home appliance brands have largely […]
Check it Out, Skip’s Cashierless Tech Targets Convenience Stores
Amazon kicked off the cashierless checkout craze a year ago with its Amazon Go stores. Now a number of cashierless players are coming to market, each with their own solution. […]
All_EBT Offers New Tool to Help SNAP Recipients Budget Purchases
Among the many, many (many!) problems caused by the government shutdown, the 39 million people on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP, also known as food stamps) face an additional […]
I Went to Carl’s Jr. to Taste the Beyond Burger 2.0
It’s been quite the month for plant-based burgers. Last week at CES we watched (and tasted) as Impossible Foods unveiled their new ground “beef” recipe, and in the New Year […]
Food Tech News: Chobani and Taco Bell Embrace Vegan, Juicebot Announces Launch
We just closed out an epic week at CES covering all things food tech, from plant-based burgers to super-speedy countertop pizza ovens. But we still can’t get enough. Here are […]
Can Caper’s Smart Shopping Carts Steal Cashierless Checkout Marketshare?
The cashierless checkout space is getting downright frothy these days. Caper came out of stealth and officially threw its hat in the autonomous retail ring today with a public announcement […]
Here Are Our Smart Kitchen Predictions for 2019
I used to think making predictions about consumer technology in the run-up to CES was a fool’s errand. After all, all it takes is one or two surprise announcements from […]
Our 2018 Prediction Scorecard – How’d We Do?
The scariest part of my work day is hitting the “Publish” button on a story. Did I get all the facts right? Was I fair? Was my analysis thoughtful and […]
