Daily news and analysis about the food tech revolution
A survey out from Gallup last week showed that the vast majority of Americans are not shopping for groceries online. According to Gallup, “Eighty-one percent of Americans say they never […]
We write a lot about automation in the grocery industry. Kroger is building out robot-driven smart warehouses and self-driving delivery. Albertsons is testing out micro-fulfillment centers. Walmart is trying out, […]
I get that it’s supposed to be three of something to make a trend, but the fact that two different companies a world apart made robot-fulfillment center opening announcements on […]
All of the investments grocery retailers are making into robotic fulfillment, curbside pickup and even self-driving delivery hinge on the idea that shoppers will migrate from their habitual shopping in-store […]
Both Walmart and Ahold Delhaize expanded their use of robots this year. However, according to two big news stories in less than a week, their entry into the workforce is […]
The battle to deliver your goods as fast as possible is taking to the skies. Amazon unveiled its new delivery drone today at its re:Mars conference in Las Vegas and […]
Coresight Research released its “US Online Grocery Survey 2019” this week, finding that 36.8 percent of U.S. consumers bought groceries online over the past year, representing a jump from 23.1 […]
U.K. based online grocer Ocado announced today that it has acquired a minority stake in London-based food robotics company, Karakuri. Ocado’s investment led a $9.1 million seed round in Karakuri, which also […]
Google is in your browser, in your phone, in your TV, in your kitchen, and soon, thanks to regulatory approval, it will be in U.S. skies making drone deliveries. As […]
Florida is becoming a hotbed for grocery robots as Kroger announced yesterday that it has selected Groveland, Fla. as the location for its second automated warehouse using Ocado’s technology. These […]
Groceries are a bit of an odd duck when it comes to automation. It’s a bunch of irregular shapes with different weights and oftentimes they are very delicate, so you […]
Albertsons announced today that it has partnered with location-sharing technology startup Glympse to give shoppers real-time status updates on their delivery or at-store pickup orders. The service is available now […]
