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Impossible Expands Into Canada as its Plant-Based Burger Debuts in Restaurants
Impossible Foods announced today that it is taking off to the Great White North. Starting today, the company’s plant-based burger will be available in a number of well-known restaurants across […]
El Pollo Loco Revamps Digital Rewards, Launches GPS-Enables Curbside Pickup
Hopping onboard two major trends in the increasingly digital restaurant biz, chicken chain El Pollo Loco this week announced it is finally launching curbside pickup and a nationwide rewards program […]
Contactless 2.0 is Here for Restaurants and Grocers
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Food E-Commerce Startup Dunzo Raises $28M
Bengaluru, India-based food delivery startup Dunzo has raised $28 million in what is the first tranche of the company’s Series E round. Entracker was first to report the news, noting […]
Saga Robotics Raises €9.5M for its UV Light Ag Robot
Saga Robotics, which makes an autonomous robotic platform for agriculture, announced this week that it has raised €9.5 million Euros (~$11.35 million USD). Hortidaily writes that the investment was led […]
Mastercard Partners with Accel Robotics for Cashierless Checkout Retail
Mastercard. So worldly, so welcome, and now so contact-free. The global payments company today announced its Shop Anywhere and AI Powered Drive Through tools to help retailers create low-touch shopping […]
Pudu Robotics Raises $15M in Series B+ Round
Chinese delivery robot company Pudu Robotics (aka Pudu Tech) announced this week that it has completed a Series B+ round of nearly $15 million in funding. The round was led […]
Survey: Restaurants Should Expect to Serve 4 Types of Customers in the Coming Months
Roughly one in three Americans look forward to dining in restaurants again over the next three months, but different customers have different standards for what the new era of eating […]
Beyond Meat Now Sells Directly to Consumers
Beyond Meat announced today that it has launched a new e-commerce site that allows consumers to buy the company’s plant-based beef and sausage products directly from the company. The store […]
Barn2Door Raises $6M for Platform that Connects Farms and Consumers
Barn2Door, an online platform that lets farms sell directly to consumers, has raised a $6 million Series A round of funding. Geekwire was first to report the news, writing that […]
FTW Ventures Announces $4M Fund for Early-Stage Food Tech Investment
There’s a new investment player in the food tech space, kinda. Though Brian Frank has been angel investing (and a frequent Smart Kitchen Summit guest) in the space since 2016, […]
