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Speak, Swipe, Smile: Virtual Assistants Quickly Moving Beyond Voice

January 19, 2018 Chris Albrecht

Amazon’s Alexa plays a central role in my family’s morning routine: she tells us the weather, plays the radio, and sets timers so we can catch the bus. Alexa is […]

Bite Says Face-Recognizing Kiosks Improve Customer Experience

January 11, 2018 Chris Albrecht

Jack in the Box CEO, Leonard Comma, made news this week when he said “it just made sense” for his fast-food chain to consider switching from human cashiers to machines. […]

Whirlpool Smart Kitchen Announcements Include Cooking Automation And Yummly 2.0

January 8, 2018 Lauren Knope

Whirlpool is kicking off CES with a slew of smart kitchen announcements, including an update to the Yummly personalized recipe app, voice integration with Google Assistant and scan-to-cook guided cooking […]

Gebni Adds Price Alerts to App, Raises Additional Angel Money

December 28, 2017 Chris Albrecht

Gebni, the food delivery app that lets restaurants dynamically shift menu prices based on demand, is rolling out new features including name your price, price alerts as well as easier […]

Podcast: Using AI To Predict Food Product Success

December 18, 2017 Michael Wolf

It’s a well known fact within the packaged food business that billions of dollars are wasted every year on bringing food products to market that don’t succeed. So what if […]

Smart Kitchen Summit Heads To Europe

December 14, 2017 Michael Wolf

Big news: Smart Kitchen Summit is headed to Europe. That’s right, our event focused on the future of food and cooking will take place in Dublin on June 12th, 2018 […]

Google Assistant Is Becoming A Guided Cooking Platform. We Talk To The Person Leading The Charge

November 11, 2017 Michael Wolf

Back in April, Google’s Emma Persky wrote a post telling the world that Google has been working on a recipe guidance capability for Google Assistant. At last month’s Smart Kitchen […]

Will Artificial Intelligence Brew a Better Beer?

November 11, 2017 Jennifer Marston

The Copenhagen-based brewery promises “novel” flavors and faster production times with its new project.

ImpactVision Raises $1.3M to Combat Food Waste with Hyperspectral Imaging

November 4, 2017 Chris Albrecht

ImpactVision, which uses hyperspectral imaging to determine food quality, raised $1.3 million to further develop its technology. Agfunder News reports that the seed round was led by Acre Venture Partners […]