Electrolux announced today that is has partnered with startup (and fellow Swedes) Karma to create a new smart refrigerator that helps grocery stores fight food waste. As my colleague Catherine Lamb… | Continue reading
Just Add Cooking (JAC), the Boston-based meal kit company specializing in hyperlocal meal kits from the New England area, has ceased operations. The news went out today via an email to customers fr… | Continue reading
You’d think mobile ordering and payments would be the obvious answer to the question, “What’s the future of the drive-thru?” After all, placing a food order via your smartphone is a $38 billi… | Continue reading
As rumored, Amazon today announced its own brand of microwave with Alexa voice control built right in. The AmazonBasics Microwave will cost a measly $60 and shows how the company will use voice to … | Continue reading
Ever since Jeff Bezos teased the idea of drone deliveries on 60 Minutes in 2013, the tech world has been abuzz with the idea. At the time Bezos said that the reality of drone deliveries wasn’… | Continue reading
If you are already a big restaurant, or an entrepreneur with big food ambitions, there are plenty of commercial spaces you can rent to help build your edible business. But if you’re just some… | Continue reading
Whirlpool has been awarded a patent for a new sous vide appliance that utilizes an induction system to both heat and power a cooking vessel with an internal water circulator. The system described i… | Continue reading
About a decade ago, “disruption” was the big buzzword. Though it was (way) overused, there were some examples of startups that truly disrupted the status quo and changed entire industri… | Continue reading
A few months ago, The Spoon discovered how then-stealth startup Markov corporation was looking to use AI to make a better microwave. This past week, we’ve discovered the company has since tak… | Continue reading
Most fresh food made at home (outside of canned and baked goods) is illegal to sell commercially in many states, including California. Because of this, some in California have been working on crea… | Continue reading
You can learn a lot sometimes by reading a company’s job listings. And so when I read about an Electrolux opening for a role called the “Connected Consumer Solutions Head” –… | Continue reading
One of the biggest insider debates in the world of digital entertainment over the last couple of decades has been whether or not big content conglomerates should use what is called “Digital R… | Continue reading
Imagine it’s 2031 and you’ve sat down for dinner with your family. It’s middle of the week so tonight’s meal is nothing too ambitious, mac and cheese or fajitas. As is the u… | Continue reading
Here at The Spoon, we spend most days writing and thinking about those who are transforming what we eat. No matter whether a startup, big company, inventor, or a cook working on new approaches in t… | Continue reading
Kroger announced today that it’s acquiring meal kit company Home Chef for $200 million in a move that illustrates the continued transition of meal kits from a mail-order business to a must-ha… | Continue reading
Facebook was issued a new patent today outlining a system that would allow users to access and control networked devices in the home through their mobile app and enable the social network to serve … | Continue reading