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Barilla Acquires Pasta Evangelists, a UK-Based Fresh Pasta Delivery Startup

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 17:22:56 GMT

The world’s largest pasta maker is getting into home delivery via acquisition. According to a report in Reuters, Barilla has acquired Pasta Evangelists, a London based startup that delivers fresh [...]

Food Tech News: Muniq Raises $8.2M for Protein Powder, Danone Launches Plant-Based Cheese

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 14:00:21 GMT

Welcome to this week’s Food Tech News round-up! This week, news that caught our attention included Muniq’s recent funding round, Danone’s new plant-based cheese, Torchy Taco’s new contactless services, and [...]

Podcast: The CES & Food Tech Live 2021 Review

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 23:00:57 GMT

On this week’s episode of Food Tech Show, the Spoon editorial team talks about what they found walking the virtual exhibit halls of CES 2021 (answer: not much). The good [...]

Just Salad Debuts Meal Kit Brand to Fight Food Waste, Plastic Packaging

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 21:00:29 GMT

Fast-casual chain Just Salad has launched a meal kit brand it is calling the “next generation of meal kits.” Dubbed Housemade, the line is available now exclusively via Grubhub, according [...]

Report: Uber Looking to Spin Off Postmates X Delivery Robot Biz

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:06:44 GMT

As part of its acquisition of Postmates last year, Uber got into the delivery robot business. Now, according to a report in TechCrunch, Uber is planning to get out of [...]

What Does Weber Acquiring June Say About the Smart Oven Market?

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:11:01 GMT

When Weber announced this week that it was acquiring smart oven maker, June, my first thought was — phew. There was relief in knowing that June, the company, wasn’t going [...]

RoboEatz Shows Off Ark 03 Autonomous Robotic Meal Making Kiosk

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:00:00 GMT

It’s pretty remarkable to think of how much food robots have evolved over the three years I’ve been covering them. At the start of that time period, we had Flippy [...]

Impact Investor Norrsken Is Taking Applications for Its Food-Tech-Focused Accelerator Program

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:00:46 GMT

Stockholm, Sweden-based Norrsken Foundation announced this week it will launch an eight-week accelerator program this summer for startups, including those working in the food tech realm. The Norrsken Impact Accelerator [...]

Kitchen United Plans a Massive Expansion for Its Ghost Kitchen Network

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 20:00:16 GMT

Kitchen United will expand its ghost kitchen network significantly in 2021, the company said during a talk at this week’s ICR conference (h/t Restaurant Dive). Michael Montagano, KU’s CEO, said [...]

Google Cloud Team Uses AI to Develop Hyrbid "Cakie” and "Breakie” Recipes

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:00:30 GMT

I remember at some point last year after the pandemic had started, I called three different grocery stores to check if they had yeast in stock. Of course, I had [...]

Imagr Pushes its Smart Cart Cashierless Checkout to the APAC Region

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:00:10 GMT

Let’s just get this out of the way. Imagr is not Imagur. Imagr is a New Zealand-based startup angling to bring its smart cart, cashierless shopping solution to grocery, convenience [...]

Ÿnsect Plans to Make Its Edible Mealworms Available for Human Consumption in Europe, the U.S.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:00:00 GMT

From the locust to the Goliath Beetle, insects of many kinds are a regular part of people’s diets in many parts of the world, including Mexico, South Korea, Australia, and [...]

Weezy Raises $20M Series A for Fast Grocery Delivery

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 23:19:52 GMT

UK-based speedy grocery delivery service Weezy has raised a $20 million Series A round of funding. TechCrunch was first to report the news, writing that the round was led by [...]

Yelp Now Displays Feedback on Restaurants’ COVID-19 Safety Measures

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 22:00:36 GMT

Yelp users will now be able to provide feedback on restaurants’ COVID-19-related health and safety practices, according to a company blog post from this week. Effective now, Yelp will display [...]

KFC Launches Plant-Based Zero Chicken Burger in Locations Across Singapore

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 20:00:57 GMT

KFC announced today the launch of its new plant-based burger, called the Zero Chicken Burger, in restaurants throughout Singapore (h/t VegNews). The new menu item is now available in 80 [...]

CookUnity Raises $15.5M to Expand ‘Chef-to-Consumer’ Meal Service

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:00:03 GMT

Meal subscription service CookUnity announced today it has raised $15.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Fuel Venture Capital with participation from new and existing investors, [...]

Swedish Brand Nick’s Raises $30 Million for Its Sugar-Free Ice Cream and Snacks

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:21:01 GMT

Nick’s, a Swedish brand of sugar-free ice cream and snacks, announced today that it has raised a $30 million round of funding. The new round was led by Stockholm-based investment [...]

Delivers AI Robots Making Deliveries in Turkey

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:00:00 GMT

You know those RVs that have a map of the U.S. on their spare tire cover? The maps illustrating where those driving nomads have been? I should get a map [...]

Grubhub to Offer In-Car Ordering Through Fiat Vehicles

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 22:00:21 GMT

In-vehicle tech company Lear Corporation announced today that its Xevo software businesses has partnered with Grubhub to bring food ordering capabilities to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA). Drivers will be able [...]

Weber Acquires Smart Oven Maker June

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 20:37:02 GMT

Grill giant Weber announced today that it has acquired smart oven maker June. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. June had raised a total of $29.5 million in funding. [...]