Smart Kitchen Summit 2025 officially kicks off today! Over the next two weeks, we’re bringing together some of the brightest minds at the intersection of food, cooking, and technology for […] Research ...

If there’s a category of superfoods that has the potential to surpass super, Mikuna’s line of chocho protein products aspires to claim that title. The competition is intense, but the uses for a clean, ...

AI-powered restaurant forecasting startup ClearCOGS has raised $3.8 million in an oversubscribed seed round led by Closed Loop Partners, with participation from Myriad Venture Partners and Hearst’s… ...

As a former industry analyst, I appreciate the difficulty of forecast modeling future industries, especially ones that, like the alternative protein market, are still early stages. Each of the three ...

In this episode of The Spoon, we are joined by long-time restaurant and restaurant tech journalist Nancy Luna of Insider to compare notes about what’s been a challenging few months for restaurant tech ...

A few large investments dominated investment in alternative seafood startups, including a $60 million convertible note for Blue Nalu, which the company used to invest in their commercial production ...

Finally, are diners ready to tip their robot server? The majority are not on board. According to the survey, 56% said they would not tip an AI system, while 22% said they might consider it, especially ...

The latest example of this is Impulse’s recent certification of its battery-integrated cooktop by Underwriters Laboratory (UL). The company announced that its range had met the UL 858 certification ...

Cana Shuts Down Cana, the company which was building an appliance that they claimed could create and customize virtually any beverage, shut down last week, The Spoon has learned. According to numer… ...

It was a compelling peek into what could be. While induction cooktop hob technology was and is a somewhat mature technology, the idea of using an induction transmitter to provide both wireless power ...

Simbe Robotics today announced the Tally 3.0, the company's latest generation of inventory management robot that now features better optical capabilities and more computing power on the edge. Simbe's ...

For the past five or so years, the emails have landed in my inbox on a steady basis, nearly every month. They’ve included updates on a small startup building a countertop cooking robot named Posha.