Food Tech Live 2021: Meet The Companies
Usually this time of year we’re in Vegas for CES, weaving through crowded casino floors, hailing cabs and throwing a party for a thousand of our favorite kitchen and food […]
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Fresh Idea: Milk Vending Machines on Dairy Farms in the U.K.
With modern day vending machines dispensing everything from pizza and hot ramen to smoothies and boba tea, it was only a matter of time until some enterprising dairy farmers started […]
Will 2021 Be a Big Year for Food Robots? (Yes!)
Two years ago, I predicted that 2019 would be a breakout year for food robots. Let’s just say that I was a little premature with that particular prognostication. In my […]
2021 Food Tech Predictions: Screens Invade Stores and Commerce Goes Mobile
I believe it was famed Jedi Master Yoda, who once said it’s difficult to prognosticate because, “Always in motion, is the future.” For what it’s worth, a little motion in […]
Cheetah Mobile’s FANBOT is a Vending Machine on Wheels
This week, Chinese tech company Cheetah Mobile announced the international availability of its FANBOT mobile vending machine robot. The FANBOT is a squat, self-driving robot that can carry up to […]
Farmers in France Set Up Vending Machines to Sell Food
Typically when we write about vending machines, it’s in the context of quickly feeding lots of people in high-traffic areas: airports, office buildings, hospitals, etc. We don’t generally think of […]
Merlot-M-G! The WineCab Wine Wall is a Robot+AI Sommelier
What do you get for the person who has everything? How about an artificially intelligent robot sommelier that can securely store, manage and suggest wines from your collection? The Winecab […]
From Food Robots to Fermentation, Innovation and Inspiration Was Everywhere at Smart Kitchen Summit 2020
The sixth annual Smart Kitchen Summit concluded last week. And while the pandemic pushed the show online, it was still as exciting and informative as ever. There was far too […]
Should We Ditch the Term “Vending Machine?”
When I say the words “vending machine,” what comes to mind? It’s probably a cold, metal box with bags of chips and candy bars lined up in coils behind glass. […]
Nutrimeals Launched an App for Contactless Ordering at its Vending Machine
Nutrimeals launched its first vending machine roughly eight months ago in Calgary, Canada. Eight months ago is also around the same time the coronavirus began hitting North America. That the […]
Rise of the Pod People
This is the web version of our weekly newsletter. Subscribe to get all the best food tech news delivered directly to your inbox! In sci-fi movies, pods are typically something […]
Why I’m All-in on Smart Vending Machines
This is the web version of our weekly newsletter. Subscribe to get all the best food tech news delivered directly to your inbox! Vending machines are cool. No, really! Between […]
