Instacart Appoints Fidji Simo as its New CEO
Grocery delivery company Instacart announced today that it is appointing Fidji Simo as its new CEO effective August 2. Simo has been on Instacart’s board since January of this year. […]
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Traeger Grills Acquires Connected Thermometer Company MEATER
Traeger Grills, best known for its wood-pellet grills, announced today that it has acquired wireless meat thermometer company MEATER. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, and according to the […]
DaVinci Kitchen Equity Crowdfunds €500,000 for Robotic Pasta Kiosk
DaVinci Kitchen, a German startup making an autonomous robotic pasta kiosk, has raised more than €500,000 (~$591,000 USD) through equity crowdfunding. The company’s campaign ran from March to the end […]
Hey, New Yorkers! You Have a Bunch of Dark Delivery Grocery Stores. Are You Using Them?
Bloomberg ran a story over the weekend about Russian grocery delivery service, Samokat, expanding into New York City this August. The U.S. operations will go by the name Buyk and […]
Food Tech News: Consumer Acceptance Study on Precision Fermentation Dairy, Seaweed Cattle Feed, and Airdropped Beer
Welcome to the weekly Food Tech News round-up, where we gather recent stories you might have missed. This week a few pieces caught our eye, including a recently published consumer […]
The Supplant Company’s Fiber-Based Sugar Launches in the U.S.
When it comes to growing major crops like corn, rice, wheat, and sugar cane, there is often an abundance of raw material left over post-harvest. Referred to as agricultural side […]
Grubhub and Resorts World Las Vegas Partner on New Hotel Concept
Resorts World Las Vegas has announced a partnership with Grubhub for a new mobile order service. Guests of the forthcoming Resorts World Las Vegas property will be able to use […]
Amazon Opening Full-Sized Cashierless Checkout Grocery Store
Amazon announced today that its new Fresh grocery store opening this week in Bellevue, Washington will feature Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology. This is the first implementation of Amazon’s cashierless […]
U.S. Restaurant Foot Traffic Is Up Nearly 50 Percent From January
Foot traffic and in-store visits to food and beverage establishments in the U.S. has increased 48 percent since the start of 2021, according to new research from marketing tech company […]
Consolidation Comes for the Restaurant Back Office
This is the web version of our newsletter. Sign up today to get updates on the rapidly changing nature of the food tech industry. Consolidation of restaurant tech companies has been a […]
Food Tech News: Goose Poop Beer, Plant-Based Culinary Degrees, and Free Just Egg
In this Food Tech News Round-up we cover beer made from food waste in Finland, the launch of new culinary degree programs in Boulder, Colorado, Natural Light’s vacation giveaway to […]
Witness the Many Forms of Food Waste Innovation
This is the web version of our newsletter. Sign up today to get updates on the rapidly changing nature of the food tech industry. Since the start of 2021, we’ve seen numerous […]
