The Sustainable Restaurant Needs Big Chains Right Now
A worrying point that comes up a lot in conversation these days is that sustainability has taken something of a backseat while food businesses scramble to fight the pandemic. So […]
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In Through the Outdoors? Restaurants Hit the Pavement as They Reopen
This is the web version of our newsletter. Sign up today to get updates on the rapidly changing nature of the food tech industry. Not so long ago, outdoor space at a […]
Pico, the Mini Indoor Garden that Can Grow Herbs and Tomatoes, Busts Through Kickstarter Goal
With quarantine keeping us all at home, people are growing plants both for mental health and as a food source. But even if the enthusiasm is there, there are still […]
Amazon’s Grocery Stores Are Headed for NYC, Will the Pandemic Change Any Building Plans?
If there’s any hope to be found nowadays, it could be that at least Amazon is carrying on like business will get back to normal at some point. Grocery Dive […]
Kroger Is Testing ‘Food as Medicine’ With Food Prescriptions for Customers
Kroger is testing a new concept where doctors can write food prescriptions their patients then fulfill at one of the grocery chain’s stores with the help of a Kroger Health […]
Study: Online Grocery Sales to Hit $143 Billion by 2025
A newly released report from Nielsen and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) saying that online sales of food and beverages will reach $143 billion by 2025 (hat tip to Grocery […]
Soft Robotics Raises $23M Series B for its Gripping Tech
Soft Robotics, which makes grippers for robots so they can handle odd-shaped and delicate items like food, announced today that it has raised a $23 million Series B round of […]
Newsletter: From Plant-based Meat to Ghost Kitchens, the Food Tech Trends that Were and Will Be
Put 2019 in the books! We all made it through another year and are looking forward to the next one. But before we pop open that bottle of bubbly and […]
2019 Was Not the Year We Welcomed Our Robot Overlords
Almost exactly a year ago, I predicted that “2019 Will Be a Breakthrough Year for Food Robots.” Whether I was right or wrong in that prognostication probably depends on how […]
Study: Online Grocery Shopping Could Help Alleviate Food Deserts
A study out from Yale University this week found that online grocery shopping could help people in food deserts get access to more healthy food choices. The study, led by […]
Walmart’s Jet.com Shuttering Fresh Food Delivery in NYC
Jet’s importance to Walmart has waned since its acquisition.
Bossa Nova Unveils New Shelf-Scanning Robot with Fresh Food Inventory Monitoring
Bossa Nova today announced its next-generation of shelf-scanning robot dubbed, appropriately enough, the Bossa Nova 2020, which will make its debut at the National Retail Federation show this coming January. […]
