Breaking: Fast Grocery Startup JOKR Shutting Down US Operations
Another fast-grocery startup bites the dust. JOKR, the speedy grocery delivery company that was part of a larger wave of startups that entered the US last year, is shutting down […]
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Taco Bell’s Vision of the Future Includes High-Tech Dumbwaiters & Lots of Drive-Thru Lanes
I’ve always been fascinated with dumbwaiters. An elevator built specifically to deliver food between floors of a building, the dumbwaiter is an idea that is both ridiculous and fascinating. And […]
Fungi Protein Heading to Space Station Aboard SpaceX to Test Viability as Astronaut Food
Back in 2012, researchers exploring the thermal springs of Yellowstone National Park happened upon a hearty new microbe called Fusarium strain flavolapis. Having survived the acidic volcano springs of Yellowstone […]
Brevel Raises $8.4 Million to Scale Nutrition-Rich, Neutral-Flavored Microalgae Protein
Move over pea protein and soy, there’s a new alt-protein in town made from microalgae, and it’s cheaper and more sustainable. Brevel, the Israeli company behind this alternative to the […]
Fatburger Dropping 500 NFTs Good for a Free Burger on National Hamburger Day
Another burger joint has joined the NFT boom. This time it’s Fatburger, who has partnered up with Supper Club, a Web3 focused food club, to create the burger chain’s first […]
The Spoon Weekly: Home Delivery Lockers, Shopify For Food Robots
Welcome to the Spoon Weekly. To get this delivered to your inbox, subscribe here! Are Food Delivery Lockers the Next Must-Have Home Amenity? Everywhere you look there are delivery lockers. […]
Wildtype Raises $100 Million in Series B Funding, Largest Ever for Cell Cultivated Seafood Company
Wildtype, a San Francisco-based cell-cultivated seafood startup, today announced it has raised a $100 million Series B funding round. The round, the largest to date for a cultivated seafood startup, […]
Space Hummus? Israel, NASA & Strauss Team Up to Grow Chickpeas in Space
Astronauts have attempted to grow lots of different kinds of food in space over the past few years, but one type of produce that’s never grown above the ozone layer […]
It Started as a Meme. Now friesDAO Is On Track to Buy a Restaurant After Raising Over $4M Selling NFTs
When Bill Lee and Brett Beller started talking about the idea of using a DAO and NFTs to buy a McDonald’s, they were mostly joking around. “There was always this […]
Integriculture Raises $7M to Build Cell Ag Infrastructure Platform for Scaling Cell Cultured Meat Production
This week Japan-based startup Integriculture announced they had raised $7 million to accelerate its efforts to build a cellular agriculture infrastructure platform to scale cell-cultured meat production. Integriculture, which grew […]
Spoon Weekly: The Rise of Molecular Farming & Cookie Robots in Alabama
2022 looks to be a big year for a number of innovating food tech approaches, including molecular farming. The practice, which involves genetically editing a crop so that its cells […]
Alt. Protein Round-Up: Red Algae “Blood” and 3D-Printed Sea Bass Fillets
In such a fast-paced industry like future food, news can fly right by you, but we have you covered with this week’s alt protein round-up where we’ve gathered some of […]
