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Twelve states have stopped their former plans to re-open businesses amid continued growth and record setting numbers for coronavirus infections. Florida and Texas have shut down bars, and Texas also […]
Washington state Governor Jay Inslee yesterday released the rules restaurants must follow if they want to re-open for dine-in service. Among the new requirements, restaurants must keep a daily log […]
As you’ve already heard by now, some U.S. states — notably Georgia and South Carolina — are set to relax their quarantine rules and allow certain non-essential businesses to reopen […]
Bartesian, which makes a pod-based countertop cocktail appliance, announced today that it has raised a $20 million Series A round of funding. The round was led by Cleveland Avenue, LLC, […]
There is no shortage of robot baristas coming to market. Cafe X, Costa Coffee (née Briggo), Truebird, Crown Coffee, OrionStar, Cafe Rozum, FIBBEE and MontyCafe to name just some of […]
Google and Albertsons announced a wide-ranging, multi-year partnership today that will see a range of high-tech features added to consumer grocery shopping across more than 2,200 Albertsons stores. According to […]
Rosie, which provides an online marketplace for local grocery stores, announced today that it has raised a $10 million Series A round of funding. The round was led by Avenue […]
It was by no means high on the list of disappointments in 2020, but I was still bummed that I couldn’t visit Amazon’s first Fresh grocery store in Woodland Hills, […]
Investment firm Peakbridge is opening up the funding tap for Swiss hydration company BE WTR. In a LinkedIn post this week, Peakbridge Founder and Managing Director, Nadav Berger, announced that […]
Crave Hospitality Group, which runs the Crave Collective ghost kitchen/virtual restaurant facility in Boise, Idaho, announced today it has raised $7.3 million in seed funding. The round was led by […]
Walmart announced today that starting Dec. 4, it will remove the $35 shipping minimum on Walmart.com orders for its Walmart+ members. An answer to Amazon’s Prime Membership, Walmart+ launched in […]
Dutch grocer Ahold Delhaize announced yesterday that it has bought an 80 percent stake in New York-based online grocer FreshDirect. Private equity firm Centerbridge Partners bought the remaining 20 percent. […]
