Why Are CPG Brands Freaking Out About Ozempic?
[ad_1] On this week’s Spoon Podcast, SuperGut CEO Marc Washington joins me to talk about why new GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy keep CPG brand CEOs up at night.…
Amazon’s Roving Robot Gets a Job. Will Restaurants & Retail Bite?
[ad_1] 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…
Restaurants Offering Subscriptions Up 54% Over Past Year According to Square
[ad_1] According to a new report from payment processing company Square, the number of restaurants offering some form of active subscription plan to its customers has grown by 54% over…
Sold! Mystery Company Acquires Assets of Beverage Printing Startup Cana
[ad_1] Perusing the website of the Production Board earlier this week, I noticed the company that gave birth to the Cana beverage printer listed the business as “sold.” Interesting, but…
Cafe X’s Robot Barista is Now Slinging Coffee in Tesla’s Berlin Giga Factory
[ad_1] This week, Cafe X CEO Henry Hu retweeted Elon Musk, who had tweeted out a video showcasing a flythrough video of Giga Berlin. The reason? Tesla’s newest Giga Factory…
Remy Launches in U.S. With Robot-Powered Virtual Restaurant in NYC Called Better Days
[ad_1] This week, Remy Robotics opened in the U.S. with a robot-powered virtual restaurant brand in New York City called Better Days, according to an announcement sent to The Spoon.…
Bear Brings Its Robots To Hospitals Through Partnership With Sodexo
[ad_1] When John Ha started Bear Robotics, he was a computer scientist with a restaurant side hustle who thought he might make the lives of his servers easier through automation…
Food+Tech Connect Unhealthy Food, Farm Emissions Cost $10T a Year, Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’ + More
[ad_1] Image Credit: The Guardian Every week we track the business, tech and investment trends in CPG, retail, restaurants, agriculture, cooking and health, so you don’t have to. Here are…
Drone Delivery Operator Flytrex Receives FAA Go Ahead to Fly Without Visual Observers
[ad_1] Drone delivery startup Flytrex and its partner Causey Aviation Unmanned (CAU) announced today they have been granted an exemption by the FAA to operate drones ‘Beyond Visual Line of…
Key Takeaways From The First-Ever Food AI Summit
[ad_1] Last week, we convened some of the leading voices in AI and food at the inaugural Food AI Summit in Alameda, California, to discuss how this technology is transforming…