Daily news and analysis about the food tech revolution
A lot of us dread the idea of a world where speciality coffeeshops are gone “going for coffee” means getting a Starbucks latte delivered via DoorDash. Dane Atkinson, CEO of […]
Berlin, Germany-based Delivery Hero announced today it has partnered with the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) to integrate the latter’s ShareTheMeal program into its own delivery platforms. WFP launched […]
Since we now live in a world where the to-go order is the main attraction at restaurants, we need to start treating the issue of excess single-use packaging with a […]
Virtual Kitchen, a company founded by two ex-Uber executives, has raised $20 million in new funding, according to a filing with the SEC (h/t Restaurant Dive). The round was led […]
Hopping onboard two major trends in the increasingly digital restaurant biz, chicken chain El Pollo Loco this week announced it is finally launching curbside pickup and a nationwide rewards program […]
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Good news for those craving a Slurpee, but don’t want to leave their homes: Instacart announced today that it is now offering same-day delivery from national convenience store chain 7-Eleven. […]
Following similar recent moves from other third-party delivery services, Deliveroo is expanding its presence in the world of online grocery shopping. At the tail-end of last week, grocery chain Waitrose […]
We may be all-in on next-gen vending machines here at The Spoon, but does that mindset apply to those currently dispensing edible tarantula in a can? Read on to decide […]
Grocery retailer H-E-B further dissolved the boundaries between groceries and restaurants this week when it opened a food hall at one of its Austin, TX stores. Dubbed Main Streat, the […]
Throughout the latter half of 2019, a prediction that came up repeatedly here at The Spoon was celebrity chefs launching their own virtual restaurant concepts. What we didn’t anticipate was […]
Results of a new survey from Coresight Research (registration required) released today show that as grocery e-commerce continues to trend up, thanks to the pandemic, Walmart has overtaken Amazon as […]
