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We Used CloudChef’s Cooking Guidance System to Cook Like a Chef
Earlier this month, we visited Google in Chicago, where we got a chance to put the Cloudchef cooking guidance system through its paces. For those not familiar with Cloudchef, the company uses computer vision to monitor a chef working through a recipe. Sensors and cameras monitor everything from the temperature of a protein to the moisture lost while reducing a sauce to the brownness of an onion and put it all into a machine-readable playback file that can be executed in a kitchen powered with Cloudchef’s software.
Is Kirin’s Electric Spoon an Early Signal of a Tech-Powered Eating Trend?
Japanese food giant Kirin announced this week that it is selling an ‘electric salt spoon’ that amplifies food’s saltiness by applying an electric current to the tongue. According to the product’s co-developer, the product works by using the current to draw more sodium into contact with the tongue, which in turn enhances the perceived saltiness of the food.
Speedy Eats Readies First Unattended Drive-Thru Convenience Store Location for Summer Launch
Speedy Eats, a maker of unattended vending and retail technology, will debut its first location with a customer this summer. The company, which has been showcasing its unattended retail concept at its lab in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for the past year, will launch with an unnamed food operator in August, according to CEO Speed Bancroft.
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 early-stage companies making innovative inroads into food and kitchen tech. The Showcase is back this year, and we’re excited to...
The Story of Samsung Food with Nick Holzherr
Nick Holzherr, founder of Whisk and head of Samsung Food, is this week’s guest on the Spoon Podcast. Those in the smart kitchen industry know Nick, in part because his company helped pioneer the early tech behind shoppable recipes, but also because his acquisition by Samsung is the culmination of one of the true success stories in this market.
Spoon Tank: The Spoon Team Watches and Gives Play-by-Play on RoboBurger’s Shark Tank Pitch
Like many, we’ve been long-time fans of Shark Tank, especially when the crew brings food-related products into the tank. This year the sharks have seen quite a few food pitches, and it seems like there’s been a particular emphasis on food robots. Because we have lots of thoughts on these pitches, we thought we’d watch it Mystery Science Theater 3000 style and throw our commentary in from the peanut gallery.
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 to Price, the turning point for his company and the broader grocery store industry was when Amazon acquired Whole Foods.
SKS 2024 Preview: Clayton Wood Talks The Current State of Food Robotics
We’re just one month away from the Smart Kitchen Summit, so we’re going to be checking and hearing from some of our speakers. First up is Clayton Wood, a long-time entrepreneur who has been navigating the food robotics market for the last five years, first as the CEO of Picnic (which debuted its robot at SKS 2019), talking about the challenges and opportunities he sees in this market. You can watch the full interview by clicking play below or read some of the highlights in the transcript below.
‘Amazon for Proteins’: Shiru Launches AI-Powered Marketplace for Proteins
Shiru, a company that utilizes AI to discover plant-based novel proteins, has announced a new marketplace in ProteinDiscovery.ai that lets anyone search, discover, pilot, and buy molecules for food, agriculture, personal care, and advanced material applications. Shiru claims that its protein marketplace is an industry first. It allows researchers and...
Pipedream Raises $13M as It Looks to Build Underground Middle Mile Delivery Network
Underground delivery startup Pipedream Labs announced it has raised $13 million in funding. Company CEO Garrett McCurrach disclosed the funding, led by Starship Ventures, with participation from Cortado Ventures, Myelin Ventures, and others, in a post on LinkedIn. The new capital infusion will primarily be utilized to enhance Pipedream’s “Instant...
The Food Tech News Show: A Look at Our Food Lives in The Year 2055
Welcome to the Food Tech News Show! You can watch the show live here at 1 Pacific/4 Eastern or on Streamyard, YouTube, or LinkedIn. This week Mike and Carlos be joined by Future Market’s Mike Lee to talk over some of the most interesting stories of the week. Mike Lee will also talk about his new book Mise, which paints four different scenarios depicting the potential direction of our future food system.
As Bored & Hungry Shuts Its Doors, It’s Worth Looking at State of Web3 and Food
In March 2022, NFT and crypto investor Andy Nguyen purchased Bored Ape #6184 along with three Mutant Apes and soon decided to establish a Bored Ape-themed restaurant named Bored & Hungry. The restaurant opened its doors on April 9, and by the end of its first day, it had served 1,500 burgers and had lines stretching around the block.
Gaeastar is Now Cranking Out 3D Printed Clay Coffee Cups as It Launches a Pilot With Verve Coffee
Gaeastar, a startup that makes compostable drinking cups out of clay, is officially launching its U.S. pilot with Verve Coffee on April 22nd. Verve, a Santa Cruz-based coffee chain with locations across California, will begin using Gaeastar’s coffee cups in three locations and will expand to other locations over time. The pilot launch comes after the two companies have worked over the past year to refine the prototype and integrate the cups into Verve’s business.
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