Steward is a Crowdfunding Platform for Small, Sustainable Farms
During this pandemic consumers have been trying to shop from local farms more than ever. And yet these farms — small, family-owned operations — are having a tough time scaling […]
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Food Tech Intelligence Brief: The Lessons From PicoBrew (Spoon Plus)
Last week, an email went out to Picobrew customers informing them that PicoBrew had been sold through the bankruptcy process and had new owners (that won with a $7.5 million […]
We Tried the Plant-based Chicken Nuggets from High Tech Startup Rebellyous
Even though I technically have more time to cook during quarantine, there are some days when my motivation to scrounge up a meal is exactly zero. On those days, I […]
Compass Group Acquired Corp. Caterer Feedr. But What Will Post-COVID Office Lunches Look Like?
Foodservice giant Compass Group acquired the U.K. based office catering startup Feedr in March, according to TechCrunch, which reported the sale price at around $24 million. Feedr had previously raised […]
Online Order Platform Zuppler Launches a Contactless Order and Pay Package for Restaurants
Online food ordering platform Zuppler today announced a contactless ordering package restaurants can use as they begin to open the front of house under new social distancing guidelines. Called Menu […]
How a Food Brand Built For Office Workers Created a Direct-to-Consumer Channel During the Pandemic
Up through February, the company had been trucking along, seeing robust growth for a product that it had largely sold through corporate food service channels. Then came COVID-19 and everything […]
Hold the Phone. Soon it Will Be Your Restaurant’s Menu
This is the web version of our newsletter. Sign up today to get updates on the rapidly changing nature of the food tech industry. A couple of years ago I came across […]
Starbucks Speeds Up Its Plans to Make Stores More To-Go Centric
As if it weren’t to-go-friendly enough, coffee behemoth Starbucks announced this week it is speeding up the reformatting of many of its stores to cater to more off-premises orders. Yes, […]
Johnny Grey Gives Us a Walk-Through of ‘The Evening Kitchen’ (Spoon Plus)
And I have to say, that’s how I felt the other day hearing Johnny Grey describe how he thinks about design. We got together over Zoom and he walked me […]
Imperfect Foods Raises $72M to Expand Delivery of Ugly Produce and Pantry Goods
Imperfect Foods, the company that delivers surplus and “ugly” food directly to consumers, announced today that it had closed a $72 million Series C funding round. The round was led […]
Spoon Plus Deep Dive : A Conversation With Taichi Isaku on How Japan’s Food Industry is Dealing With COVID-19
This includes Japan. To learn more about what’s going on in that country, I caught up with Taichi Isaku, the CEO of CoCooking. I’d met Isaku in 2018 when I was […]
ConverseNow Raises $3.25M for Its AI-Driven Restaurant Ordering Platform
Restaurant tech startup ConverseNow announced this week it had raised a $3.25 million seed funding round for its platform that uses AI to automate the process of ordering food. The […]
