My Other Phone Is a Restaurant
The surprise hit story on The Spoon this week has been our recent post on Mexico City-based remotekitchen, a startup that’s building a mobile-first restaurant-tech platform that, theoretically at least, […]
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Why I’m All-in on Smart Vending Machines
This is the web version of our weekly newsletter. Subscribe to get all the best food tech news delivered directly to your inbox! Vending machines are cool. No, really! Between […]
Impossible Sausage Sandwiches Now Available at Starbucks and Burger King
Starbucks announced today that it has added the Impossible Breakfast Sandwich to its menu. The sandwich, which Starbucks says is now available at “the majority of Starbucks locations across the US,” […]
The Premium-ization of Coffee and Taking Roasting to the Edge
Bellwether Coffee makes ventless, electric coffee roasters the size of a fridge that automate the roasting process. It’s an interesting play to take coffee roasting away from centralized producers and […]
Six Flags Adds Mobile Food Ordering to Its Theme Parks
There is no way you could get me to go to a theme park right now. Too many people in one place, too much complacency and too many unknowns about […]
ResQ Launches Checklists to Help Restaurants Manage COVID-19 Cleaning Guidelines
ResQ, a software platform that lets restaurants manage repair and maintenance tasks, announced today the launch of its Checklists feature. With it, the company aims to help restaurants better handle […]
Investing into the Future of Restaurant Tech: Navigating the “New Normal”
This is a guest post written by Brita Rosenheim, Partner at Better Food Ventures. “Normal” noun: the usual, …typical state or condition. As we have all experienced during this pandemic, […]
New AI from Fujitsu Monitors How Well You Wash Your Hands
Hopefully we are all remaining vigilant about washing our hands properly: 20 seconds of scrubbing, lots of lather, getting in between fingers and under nails. Perhaps you have a favorite […]
Does this Robot-Powered KFC Point to the Future of Fast Food?
Earlier this year, KFC pulled its “finger lickin good” ad campaign because during a global coronavirus pandemic, touching your face, let alone putting your fingers in your mouth, is not […]
The Great Vending Reinvention: The Spoon’s Smart Vending Machine Market Report
Thanks to advances in hardware, the internet of things, and food preparation, vending machines today are basically restaurants in a box. They offer high-end cuisine in minutes, require minimal setup […]
Report: DoorDash Raised $400 Million Amid Surge in Demand and Costs
DoorDash has raised $400 million in new funding, giving the third-party delivery service a $16 billion post-money valuation, according to a report in Axios’ Pro Rata newsletter. This latest round […]
Chipotle Forges New Ways to Reach Digital Customers With Its Concierge Bot
The pandemic hasn’t done much to slow Chipotle’s digital business, which just had its best quarter ever in terms of sales. In the wake of that, the chain has steadily […]
