Fresh Portal Is a Tech-Powered Take on the Old-Timey Milk Door
When I first saw the Fresh Portal at CES, I thought it made a whole lotta sense. After all, what food-ordering families wouldn’t appreciate the ability to keep groceries or […]
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Circle K Planning To Deploy Seven Thousand AI-Powered Self-Checkout Machines
Mashgin, a maker of computer-vision-based self-checkout machines, announced today it has signed a deal with Circle K parent company Couche-Tard to deploy seven thousand self-checkout machines at the convenience store […]
Total Online Grocery Sales Down 6% in March, But Grocer’s Home Delivery Business Still Growing
According to a new report by market researcher Brick Meets Click, total US online grocery sales were down 6% in March versus 2021, dropping to $8.7 billion versus March 2021’s […]
Tech-Powered Retail is Flourishing in the Food Industry. Everywhere Else, Not So Much
When B8ta launched in 2015, I loved the idea. What wasn’t there to like about a highly experiential, tech-powered retail concept where consumers could try out cool new gadgets and […]
The Week in Food Tech Funding: AI-Powered Future Food Attracting Lots of Venture Capital
When it comes to AI meets food, it’s easy to think of food robots, precision farming, or even restaurant tech. But over the past year or so, we’ve seen a […]
The Spoon Weekly: NFT Dinner Clubs, Robocorns & Impossible’s Burger Joint
This is the web version of the Spoon weekly newsletter where we wrap up of some of the most interesting stories in Food Tech. If you’d like to subscribe to […]
Dawn of the Robocorn? Micro-Fulfillment Robot Specialist Fabric Raises $200M on $1 Billion Valuation
Fabric, a maker of robotic micro-fulfillment solutions for grocery and e-commerce retailers, announced today they have raised $200 million in a Series C funding round. The new funding puts the […]
The Week in Food Tech Funding: Who-Hoo Cajoo!, Gatik Hauls In $85M
Fast Grocery Startups Continue Stocking Up on Big Cash Cajoo, a 15 minutes or less fast grocery delivery specialist from France, has raised $40 million in fresh funding. The lead […]
Stop & Shop Now Accepting EBT Payments From SNAP Customers Shopping Online
The Stop & Shop grocery chain announced today that its customers on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can use their Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card when placing orders online […]
Shipt Now Lets You Pick Your Favorite Shopper
If you’ve ever had a good experience with an Uber driver, DoorDash delivery person, or pretty much any other gig worker, you instantly wish you could get them the next […]
Report: S2G Ventures Talks Alt-Protein, the Digitization of Grocery, and Other Areas of Food the Pandemic is Reshaping
“We continue to see the pandemic act as a catalyzing agent to accelerate trends that were in motion before it began. We believe that food and agriculture has undergone significant […]
Food Tech News: Online Food Bank, Upcycled Cacao Fruit Bites, and $10M for Gluten-Free Snack Brand
If you feel like you’ve fallen behind in the fast-paced world of food tech, you’ve come to the right place. In this week’s Food Tech News roundup, we have stories […]
