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The CES 2023 Food Tech Review
Food tech was bigger than ever at CES 2023, and The Spoon was in the middle of all of it as we both produced the CES food tech conference and helped curate the dedicated food tech exhibition on the show floor. Despite all that hard work, we still made time...
Flytrex & CAU Plot Nationwide Roll Out of Drone Food Delivery After Getting FAA Approval
Flytrex, a startup specializing in on-demand delivery of food and retail items, and partner Causey Aviation Unmanned (CAU), announced today they had received Standard Part 135 Air Carrier Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) according to an announcement sent to The Spoon. According to the FAA, Part 135 “certification is the only path for small drones to carry the property of another for compensation beyond visual line of sight.”
The Spoon Food Tech Weekly: About That Bloomberg Article
This is the online version of The Spoon’s Food Tech Weekly newsletter. To get it in your inbox, just sign up here. If you’re in the alternative protein industry, you’ve probably seen an article from Bloomberg titled, “Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods wanted to upend the world’s $1 trillion meat industry. But plant-based meat is turning out to be a flop.”
Podcast: The Bloomberg Alt-Meat Hullabaloo With Rachel Konrad
In this week’s episode, we catch up with Rachel Konrad, a former journalist who spent the last decade-plus working for Tesla, Impossible Foods, and now the Production Board. Rachel joins Mike and Carlos Rodela to talk about her background, the recent controversy surrounding Bloomberg’s article declaring plant-based meat a fad, and how she helped Impossible bring food tech to CES in 2019 with the launch of the Impossible 2.0 burger.
New Alt Protein and Bioinnovation Hubs Are Popping Up From NYC to Israel
This week was a big one when it came to incubating the next generation of future food. Not only did GFI Israel and Technion announce a new Sustainable Protein Research Center (SPRC), but the city of New York also announced it would build a “bioinnovation hub” with $20 million in new funding earmarked from NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ administration.
Meati Opens Up ‘Mega Ranch’ Production Facility, Plans to Produce “Tens of Millions of Pounds” of Fungi-Based Meat
Meati Foods, a producer of plant-based whole-food protein made from mycelium, announced the opening of its largest-yet production facility in Thornton, Colorado. The 100 thousand foot facility, dubbed the “Mega Ranch,” is expected to hit a production rate that could produce tens of millions of pounds of the startup’s fungi-derived meat product by late 2023.
SJW Robotics Raises $2M as It Eyes Launch of Autonomous Robotic Restaurants This Spring
SJW Robotics, a maker of autonomous robotic restaurants, has raised a $2 million seed funding round, according to an announcement sent to The Spoon. The Canadian startup’s newest round includes investments from Alley Robotic Ventures and celebrity chef Tom Colicchio. Company CEO and cofounder Nipun Sharma told The Spoon...
GreenSwapp Wants to Make Figuring Out the Climate Impact of a Bag of Chips as Easy as Snapping a Pic
While the climate impact of our food has finally made the main stage as a topic at the world’s most high-profile summit, the average joe has no idea how good or bad that bag of chips or can of soda is for the environment. A Dutch startup called GreenSwapp...
What’s Next For Cellular Agriculture: 5 Takeaways From Tufts Cellular Agriculture Innovation Day
Pioneers in cellular agriculture came together in Boston last week to discuss the state of the industry – and what it will take to take cell-cultivated products to the next level. Tufts University’s inaugural Cellular Agriculture Innovation Day featured panel discussions with industry leaders, researchers, and other experts. The...
The Spoon’s Food Tech Weekly: ChatGPT and a Nest Exec’s Entry Into Smart Kitchen
This is The Spoon’s online version of their weekly newsletter. To get it delivered to your inbox, subscribe here. You’ve probably seen folks on Linkedin or Twitter posting poems or other examples of content created by the buzzy AI chatbot ChatGPT. Bad poetry is fun and all, but...
Evigence Raises $18M for Its Food Freshness Sensors Small Enough to Fit on a Packaging Sticker
Food technology company Evigence announced the close of an $18m series B funding round this week. The company, which makes real-time food freshness detecting sensors, plans to use the money to further develop its system’s data collection and analytics capabilities and launch additional commercial partnerships in the US and Europe.
GOOD Meat Receives Approval in Singapore to Use Serum-Free Media for Cultivated Meat Production
GOOD Meat, the cultivated meat division of Eat Just, announced today that it has received regulatory approval from the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) for the use of serum-free media for the production of cultivated meat. Many in the industry believe that using animal-free growth media will not only help the...
Mill Wants You to Create Chicken Feed Out of Food Scraps
A new device and service from a company called Mill will help you do just that while also letting you feed a chicken or two while you’re at it. Debuting today, the Mill kitchen bin, a new eponymous device from a company founded by a couple of ex-Nest execs, will take your food waste and shrink & “de-stink” it as it turns into what it calls Food Grounds, something the company says is a “safe and nutritious chicken feed ingredient.”
These New Scanners Will Help Us All From Squeezing (and Damaging) The Avocadoes
Every year, tens of thousands of tons of avocadoes are thrown into the trash or compost. Whether on the farm or in our fridges, the delicious fruit is one of the most difficult to get right when it comes to determining ripeness, resulting in a whole lot of wasted food.
ClearCOGS ChatGPT Beta Will Help Restaurant Managers Predict If They’ll Run Out of Chicken
Last week, restaurant software technology company ClearCOGS announced a new ChatGPT-3-powered beta of their restaurant management software. According to the company, the new beta will enable restaurant owners to “understand and respond to even the most complex questions about your restaurant’s inventory, sales, and operations.”. According to a...
Multus Biotechnology Raises $9.5m Series A To Build Growth Media Production Plant
Multus Biotechnology, a UK-based startup, has announced the close of a $9.5 million Series A investment round to build a growth media production facility. The funding includes an equity-free grant of $2.5 million from Innovate UK through the EIC Accelerator. The round was led by Mandi Ventures, with key investors including SOSV, Big Idea Ventures, SynBioVen, and Asahi Kasei Corp.
Watch LG’s Server Robot Bring Dishes to Customers at Popular Korean Restaurant in Georgia
One year ago, LG announced the debut of its new hospitality server robot, and now the Korean tech giant’s CLOi Servebot is showing up at restaurants like the Airang K in Johns Creek, Georgia. Since June 2022, four “LG CLOi ServeBot” robotic assistants from LG have been assisting wait staff by accompanying them to guests’ tables while carrying multiple dishes at once.
Google’s Farm Tech Moonshot Mineral Becomes Alphabet Company
Google parent company Alphabet has added a new company to its portfolio this week in Mineral, a farm tech startup that spent the last five years incubating within Google’s X. The news of Mineral’s graduation to full-fledged Alphabet company came in the form a blog post by Mineral CEO...
Aqua Cultured Foods Building Manufacturing Plant to Commercialize Fermentation-Derived Seafood
Chicago-based food tech start-up Aqua Cultured Foods has begun building a new manufacturing facility for its plant-based seafood products in the West Loop area of the city. The facility, nearly three times the size of Aqua’s current base, is already food-grade and requires minimal upgrades to enable the company to scale production of its fermentation-derived protein.
Drive-Thru Grocer JackBe Opens First Location in Oklahoma City
JackBe, which claims to be the country’s first curbside drive-thru grocer, opened its first location this week in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, according to a release sent to The Spoon. The store will allow customers to place orders via the JackBe app and pick up their groceries at a drive-thru bay, where a JackBe employee will deliver the groceries right to their car.
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