The Big-Box Ghost Kitchen Is Here
A couple weeks ago, college was the latest potential growth market for ghost kitchens. Today, it’s big-box retailers like Walmart. Recently an Ontario, Canada-based company called Ghost Kitchens launched its […]
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Urbx’ Vertical Automated Grocery Fulfillment has High Ambitions
As they come to market, automated grocery fulfillment solutions are taking a number of different shapes. Companies like Takeoff Technologies and Dematic are building them into the backs of existing […]
Why It’s Time to Check Out Online Grocery
This is the web version of our weekly newsletter. Subscribe today to get all the food tech news delivered direct to your inbox. The Safeway near my house finally got […]
Gatik Gets $9 Million (CAD) to Winterize its Autonomous Middle-Mile Delivery Tech
Gatik, which makes autonomous delivery vehicles for the middle-mile, announced today that it has received $997,706 million CAD (~$788,511 USD) from Ontario’s Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network (AVIN) R&D Partnership Fun, […]
Could DS Smith’s “Greentote” Solve Grocery’s Plastic Bag Problem?
My online grocery shopping and curbside pickup with Walmart is pretty delightful except for one thing: all the plastic bags. I’m not sure if it’s corporate policy or what, but […]
Dragontail Systems Partners with Valqari to Deploy Dropboxes for Drone Delivery
Restaurant tech company Dragontail Systems announced last Friday that it has partnered with Chicago-based drone logistics company Valqari to use that company’s automated drone delivery stations. Valqari’s makes the Drone […]
Will Foodtech’s Funding Streak Continue in 2021? (Looks Like it!)
This is the web version of our weekly newsletter. Subscribe today to get all the best food tech news delivered directly to your inbox! Thirty-one billion dollars was invested in […]
U.S. Online Grocery Sales Hit $9.3 Billion in January
Total grocery e-commerce sales in the U.S. hit $9.3 billion this past January, with nearly 70 million households placing an average of 2.8 orders across delivery, pickup and ship-to-home categories, […]
Report: Chinese Online Grocer App Xingsheng Youxuan Raises $2B
The Chinese online grocery app Xingsheng Youxuan has raised $2 billion in new funding, Reuters reports. According to Reuters’ sources, investors in the round include FountainVest Partners, Primavera Capital Group […]
Gatik Debuts Electric Version of its Autonomous Middle-Mile Delivery Truck
Gatik, which focuses on self-driving vehicles for middle-mile delivery, today announced its electrification strategy and introduced its new Electric Autonomous Box Truck. The first of Gatik’s electric trucks will be […]
Ahold Delhaize Launching Automated Fulfillment Center in Philadelphia
Ahold Delhaize announced today that it is building out an automated fulfillment center in Philadelphia (hat tip to Winsight Grocery Business). When completed, this facility will be able to fulfill […]
Bowery’s Founder, Irving Fain, on the Future of Vertical Farming
At one point in the not-so-distant past, vertical farming’s role in our future agricultural system was far from certain. Growing leafy greens in warehouse-like environments controlled by tech seemed like […]
