ArticulATE, Our Food Robotics and Automation Summit, Returns May 18
We here at The Spoon are pleased as punch to announce the return of ArticulATE, our food robotics and automation summit. The virtual event will be held via Hopin on […]
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Amazon Expanding it Palm Pay System to More Amazon Stores in the Seattle Area
Amazon said today via an email to The Spoon that it is bringing its Amazon One pay-with-your-palm biometric identification and payment system to an additional three physical retail locations in […]
Foxtrot Market Raises $42 Million for Its Corner Store and One-Hour Delivery
Corner store and café chain Foxtrot Market announced today that it has raised a $42 million Series B round of funding. Alamanac Insights and Monogram Capital Partners led the round […]
Which Smart Vending Startup Will Be Acquired Next?
This is the web version of our email newsletter. Subscribe today to get all of the best food tech news delivered directly to your inbox. There are typically two consecutive […]
Kroger Using Smart Shopping Carts Powered by Caper
With the news last week that grocery giant, Kroger is using Caper’s technology, smart shopping carts are now officially a thing to watch out for. Winsight Grocery Business broke the […]
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 […]
My 2020 Prediction Scorecard: Equity Crowdfunding (✅) and Pop-Up Retail (❌)
Before unceremoniously kicking 2020 to the curb, as an industry watcher, I have to make the yearly mental trek backwards to revisit the predictions I made for this year. This, […]
A Chat with Brick Meets Click About the Future of Online Grocery
This is the web version of our weekly newsletter. Subscribe to get all the best food tech news delivered direct to your inbox! A reoccurring question coming out of the […]
Walmart to Stop Using Bossa Nova’s Shelf-Scanning Robots
After touting their efficiency and effectiveness for years, Walmart has decided to stop using Bossa Nova’a autonomous shelf-scanning robots to monitor inventory, according to a scoop in today’s Wall Street […]
Qualcomm Ventures Invests in AiFi for Autonomous Retail
AiFi, a startup that makes cashierless, autonomous retail environments, announced today that it has raised a new round of funding from new investors Qualcomm Ventures and Plum Alley as well […]
SKS 2020: Grabango Says its Computer Vision Avoids Biases Because it Doesn’t Use Facial Recognition
Grabango CEO Will Glaser said this week that because his company’s technology doesn’t use facial recognition, it can avoid some of the same types of racial biases found in other […]
How Tech is Putting the Convenience Back in Convenience Stores
It’s hard to believe now, but back when I was a kid, going to 7-Eleven was a treat. It was like destination shopping. Where else could you get a Slurpee […]
