Meet the SKS 2024 Startup Showcase Finalists
Ever since we launched the Smart Kitchen Summit {SKS} in 2015, one of the most popular parts of the conference is the Startup Showcase, where attendees get a glimpse at […]
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The Story of Chefee with Assaf Pashut
There’s been no shortage of cooking robot startups in the past few years, but most are focused on commercial kitchens. It’s for good reason: consumers tend to like appliances we’re […]
Halla’s Spencer Price: Grocers Will Create ‘Unique Grocery Store for Every Shopper’ in The Future
Next up in our Smart Kitchen Summit speaker preview series is Spencer Price, the founder of Halla. Halla has built an AI personalization and recommendation platform for grocery store providers. According […]
Fresco Locks Up Deal To Bring Kitchen OS to Middleby Consumer Kitchen Brands
This week, smart kitchen startup Fresco announced it had struck a deal with Middleby to integrate the Fresco Kitchen OS platform across the cooking equipment giant’s residential portfolio, starting with […]
Chris Young: Generative AI Will Provide Big Payoffs in Helping Us Cook Better, But Overhyping It Will Burn Some Folks
Chris Young has never been shy about providing his thoughts about the future of cooking. Whether it was on stage at the Smart Kitchen Summit, on his YouTube channel, or […]
After Last Year’s Thanksgiving Disaster, I Bought a Combustion Thermometer. The Result Was Juicy, Just-Right Turkey
In 2021, I hit a Thanksgiving home run. After deciding to brine a turkey for the first time, the results were much better than expected. Guests were happy, compliments were […]
Amazon’s Roving Robot Gets a Job. Will Restaurants & Retail Bite?
In 2021, Amazon surprised company watchers when it rolled out a house-roving robot named Astro. At launch, Amazon’s cute little robot was primarily intended for domestic duties, helping out as […]
With the Launch of Samsung Food, Samsung Hypes AI & Consolidates Food Features Acquired Over the Years
Over the years, Samsung has acquired and launched several products in an effort to become the king of the tech-powered kitchen. First, there was the launch of the Family Hub […]
Thin Margins & Competitive Moats: Analyzing Instant Brands Journey to Bankruptcy
Instant Brands, the parent company behind the Instant Pot, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today, as first reported by Bloomberg. The company, which also owns the Pyrex glassware brand, […]
Cookware Darling Great Jones Gets Scooped Up by Meyer. Is the DTC Home Goods Wave Over?
This week, Fast Company broke the story that Great Jones, a popular DTC cookware maker for the millennial set, had been acquired by cookware giant Meyer. In Meyer, Great Jones […]
Fresco Introduces Complete Refresh of KitchenOS Platform, With Aim of Delivering True Multi-Brand Device Contol
Today, Fresco announced the launch of its KitchenOS platform, a ground-up refresh of its smart kitchen software suite. As part of the announcement, the company revealed that Instant Brands, the […]
Food Tech Weekly: Restaurant Subscriptions, DeSci + Food, Microreactor-Powered Unagi
Is it me, or does every restaurant have a subscription program nowadays? Some, like Panera, have been at it for years, but last year seemed to be when restaurants caught membership fever. Taco Bell […]
