Amazon Prime Day is Tomorrow! Will You Find a Kitchen Tech Deal?
You know the old saw about working hard and working smart? Well, here at The Spoon we are working particularly hard right now because our Smart Kitchen Summit virtual event […]
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Shipt Adding 100,000 Shoppers in Time for the Holidays
Shipt, an independent unit of retail giant Target, announced this week that plans to add 100,000 Shoppers to its delivery force, bringing the total number of Shipt Shoppers to 300,000 […]
Are Shoppable Recipes About to Have Their Moment?
This is the web version of our weekly newsletter. Sign up to get all the best food tech news delivered directly to your inbox! On paper, shoppable recipes are everything […]
Instacart Raises Another $200M as Online Grocery Shopping Trends Upwards
Online grocery shopping service Instacart announced today that it has raised another $200 million as part of a new financing round led by existing investors Valiant Peregrine Fund and D1 […]
Virtual Farmer’s Market Grubmarket Raises $60M
Grubmarket, a kind of virtual farmer’s market, announced today it has raised a $60 million Series D round, according to TechCrunch. The round included participation from BlackRock, Reimagined Ventures, Trinity […]
Tennant Debuts New, Smaller Brain OS-based Floor-Scrubbing Bot
Tennant, a company that designs and manufacturers cleaning systems, announced today the debut of its new T380AMR Robotic Floor Scrubber, which is powered by Brain Corp.’s Brain OS. The new […]
Schnuck Markets Expands Use of Tally, Simbe Robotics’ Shelf-Scanning Robot
Missouri-based regional grocer Schnuck Markets announced today that it is expanding its use of Simbe Robotics‘ shelf-scanning Tally robot. Tally will be rolled out to an additional 46 stores, bringing […]
Sept. 29 is International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction
By United Nations resolution, tomorrow, Sept. 29, is officially recognized as an International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction. The theme for this year’s observance is “Stop […]
Kroger to Build Out Ocado-Powered Automated Fulfillment Center in Romulus, MI
Grocery giant Kroger announced today that it will be building out its next Ocado-powered robotic fulfillment center in Romulus, MI. Kroger is an investor in Ocado and uses the U.K.-based […]
Food Tech News: Cryogenic Avocado Trees, Vegans Take Over Television
This Friday, I bring you news on freezing avocado trees for future generations, vegan food brands advertising on television, and plant-based seafood hitting the frozen food aisle of Walmart. Between […]
Agtech Platform Silo Raises $9M to Fight Food Waste in the Supply Chain
San Francisco-based Silo Technologies announced today it has raised $9 million for its cloud-based platform aimed at cutting down on food waste in the U.S. food supply chain. The round […]
Produce Grower Houweling’s Group Partners With Apeel to Ditch Plastic-Wrapped Cucumbers
Greenhouse vegetable grower Houweling’s Group announced this week it has partnered with Apeel to launch its plastic-free cucumbers at select Walmart locations, according to a press release sent to The […]
