Daily news and analysis about the food tech revolution
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 […]
And now, a tale of two takeouts. For the first time in months, I left the house to actually set foot in a restaurant over the weekend. Both trips were […]
Foodservice giant Compass Group acquired the U.K. based office catering startup Feedr in March, according to TechCrunch, which reported the sale price at around $24 million. Feedr had previously raised […]
Yo-Kai Express, makers of the automated ramen vending machines, launched a new ramen meal kit delivery service today. Sadly, the new service is only available in San Francisco, Alameda, San […]
Sweetgreen today announced the launch of its Sweetgreen Impact Outpost Fund, a partnership with José Andrés’ World Kitchen Center (WCK) that aims to get more food to front-line medical workers […]
Remember when the President of the United States got into the plastic straw business last summer, introducing “Trump Straws” because “liberal straws don’t work”? Well, two Chicago entrepreneurs are now […]
With its hot take-y headline, the TechCrunch blog post “Cloud kitchens is an oxymoron,” buzzed around my Twitter timeline yesterday. In the article, author Danny Crichton sets out to burst […]
This is a guest post written by Brita Rosenheim, Partner at Better Food Ventures. This Food Tech Industry Landscape and state-of-the-industry analysis are intended to help operators, entrepreneurs and investors […]
Today, India-based delivery service Swiggy took a few steps beyond the food world by launching Swiggy Go, an instant pickup and drop-off service that will deliver everything from laundry to […]
If you’ve eaten out in Europe, Russia, or Asia, chances are at some point you’ve patronized a café, hotel, or kiosk that purchase food from mega-retailer METRO AG. As the […]
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Yesterday, the European Parliament voted to ban single-use plastics — like straws, plates, coffee stirrers and lids, to-go containers, and cutlery — by 2021 (h/t The Guardian). The ban will […]
