Daily news and analysis about the food tech revolution
FutureProof Retail, which provides mobile checkout technology for grocers, announced today that it will incorporate Halla’s AI-based product recommendations into its service. FutureProof Retail uses mobile phones to create a […]
In an effort to get each of its cashierless checkout Amazon Go stores to hit a goal of $2 million in annual sales, Amazon has been examining various ways to […]
I’ve been eating my way through Tokyo all week, but it wasn’t until the very end of my trip that I realized that in all my wanderings, all my bowls […]
Aryballe, the French “digital olfaction” startup that builds a device that essentially mimics the smelling power of the human nose, announced today that it has raised a €6.2 Million ($7M […]
Both Walmart and Ahold Delhaize expanded their use of robots this year. However, according to two big news stories in less than a week, their entry into the workforce is […]
San Francisco is the latest local government to put the kibosh on cashless retail operations. As the San Francisco Examiner wrote, yesterday the city’s Board of Supervisors unanimously approved legislation […]
Next time you visit the grocery store you may want to smile. That’s because cameras may not just be watching you to deter theft, they may be checking to see […]
There are so many companies doing cashierless checkout now, to stand out any more, you almost need a hook, something that sets your particular solution apart from the rest. Grabango […]
There was a time when all you needed to make your grocery store stand out was a better selection of food. Those quaint days are gone as any food retailer […]
The whole point of the Amazon Go store was to create a frictionless retail experience where you could walk in, grab what you want, and walk out, paying automatically with […]
The humble convenience store seems next on the list for food disruption, if by disruption you mean organic smoothies and an onsite wine cellar. Those things and much more are […]
