Indoor Farming Got Big in 2020. Literally
One thing we can say about indoor farming in 2020: it grew, both in market size and investment. At the start of the year, a big part of our attention […]
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Nuro Gets Regulatory Approval for Self-Driving Delivery in California
Autonomous food delivery revved a few miles forward today. Nuro, a company that makes self-driving vehicles for delivery, announced it is receiving the first-ever Autonomous Vehicle Deployment Permit from the […]
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, […]
Restaurants Are Critical to Cultured Meat’s Evolution
This is the Spoon’s weekly restaurant tech wrapup. Sign up today to get the Spoon delivered to your inbox. This being a newsletter about restaurant tech, I normally spend more time on […]
Pea, Soy, Fungi. We Break Down the Main Ingredients Used by Alt Protein Companies
Despite being bad in so many other ways, 2020 has been a huge year for alternative protein. According to the Good Food Institute, $1.5 billion has been invested in alternative […]
The Autonomous Middle Mile is Far From Middle of the Road
This is the web version of our weekly newsletter. Subscribe today to get all the best food tech news delivered directly to your inbox! When it comes to self-driving vehicles, […]
‘Great Challenge Can Expose Great Opportunity’: AppHarvest’s Jonathan Webb on the Role of Indoor Ag
For AppHarvest founder and CEO Jonathan Webb, the role of the high-tech greenhouse goes far beyond providing produce to surrounding locales. Over the phone recently, he went into great detail […]
Connecting Demand to Supply: 2021 Food Supply Chain Tech Outlook
This is a guest post written by Seana Day and Brita Rosenheim, Partners at Culterra Capital, an advisory firm focused exclusively on tech-driven innovation across the food system. You can […]
India: Potful Fights Plastic Waste By Delivering Biryanis in Handmade Clay Pots
We’re always on the lookout for companies that combat plastic waste in unique ways. Zero Grocer offers plastic-free grocery shopping. Dishcraft is working on reusable takeout containers. Planeteer makes cutlery […]
Farmers in France Set Up Vending Machines to Sell Food
Typically when we write about vending machines, it’s in the context of quickly feeding lots of people in high-traffic areas: airports, office buildings, hospitals, etc. We don’t generally think of […]
DoorDash Stock Pops Upon IPO
DoorDash’s stock got the much sought after pop after the startup IPOd on the New York Stock Exchange today. DoorDash shares were priced at $102, and started trading at $182 […]
Pink Dot Using Postmates’ Serve Robot to Delivery Food in West Hollywood
Residents of the Los Angeles neighborhood of West Hollywood shouldn’t be surprised if they see bright pink robots zipping along its sidewalks soon. Local market Pink Dot is now using […]
