Food companies trying to understand how consumers feel about a new product have relied on surveys, focus groups, and sensory panels for decades. But according to Mario Ubiali, founder and CEO of ...

No matter who you talk to in the world of food or ag innovation, if you ask whether they know Rob Trice, chances are the answer will be yes. That’s only partly due to Rob’s seeming omnipresence at ...

If you’ve ever stopped for food in a one-exit town along the freeway, there’s a good chance your choices primarily consisted of chips, beef jerky, and days-old sandwiches. But what if convenience ...

For most people, the smart home is about convenience: lights that turn on automatically, thermostats that learn schedules, and voice assistants that respond to simple commands. But over the last ...

When The Spoon first wrote about Nuritas in 2021, the Dublin-born startup had just raised $45 million to scale its peptide discovery platform. At the time, the company was positioned as early entrant ...

This week at CES, a new ultrasonic chef’s knife picked up write-ups in The Verge, Mashable, and a handful of other outlets after debuting at Unveiled, the opening press event for the big show in Las ...

Earlier this month at IFA, Midea showed off a range of new smart kitchen gear, including a new refrigerator lineup that features a smart clip system to keep track of food expiration dates. The smart ...

Samsung confirmed this week that they have rolled out an over-the-network software update to Family Hub refrigerators in the US that will enable advertising on the fridge’s video display. The ads, ...

Amy Wu is the Founder & Chief Content Director of From Farms to Incubators. Amy is an award-winning writer for the women’s ag and agtech movement. She is an entrepreneur and storyteller bridging the ...

Zach Rash wanted to be a professional surfer. So much so, that in high school, there was more surfing than academics. That all changed when Rash reached UCLA and met Brad Squicciarini. It wasn’t long ...

While most companies across the food value chain are embracing AI in some form, one major player that’s been notably quiet is Starbucks. That wait is over. This week, at a 14,000-employee conference ...

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 ...