Daily news and analysis about the food tech revolution
Researchers at Boston University (BU) have developed a new type of versatile robotic gripper inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, or paper cutting. In a paper released earlier this […]
One question looming over U.S. grocery retailers is how many of their customers who were pushed into online shopping last year will continue to do so after the pandemic recedes. […]
Some of the stats we’re watching closely as our nation slowly comes out of the pandemic are those for online grocery sales. Namely, will the e-commerce curbside pickup and delivery […]
Walmart announced today that it has invested an undisclosed sum in autonomous driving company Cruise. Walmart’s investment is part of a larger $2.75 billion round of funding being raised by […]
The Spoon team got together on Clubhouse on Friday to talk about the biggest stories of the week. Our special guest was Veronica Fil, the CEO of Grounded Foods. The […]
Google and Albertsons announced a wide-ranging, multi-year partnership today that will see a range of high-tech features added to consumer grocery shopping across more than 2,200 Albertsons stores. According to […]
Stor.ai (formerly Self Point), announced today that it has raised $21 million in an extended Series A round of funding. The round was led by Meitav Dash and Mizrahi Tefahot, […]
Walmart announced today that it is dropping the $35 minimum order requirement for its Express delivery service. The move comes during a time of record-breaking online grocery shopping and increased […]
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, […]
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 […]
Walmart announced today that it will start testing grocery delivery to smart lockers that sit outside a person’s home. The pilot program will begin this Spring in Bentonville, Arkansas. The […]
German grocery delivery startup Gorillas has raised a $44 million Series A round of funding led by hedge fund Coatue, TechCrunch reports. Gorillas promises super-speedy grocery delivery, with the company […]
