Ever since Kevin Kelly and Gary Wolf coined the term quantified self nearly two decades ago, a whole industry has grown up around personal activity trackers to count our steps, optimize our sleep, ...

For much of the past two decades, recipe blogs have been a burgeoning space for independent culinary creators to share their ideas, build a community, and sometimes even make serious money. The ...

Back in 2023, when Oobli started pushing out its line of sweet teas and chocolates to gain attention for its precision-fermented sweetener, being at the intersection of protein and a healthier ...

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 ...

Last month in Las Vegas, we sat down with one of our favorite restaurateurs, Lee Kindell of MOTO Pizza, to discuss his vision for the future of restaurants. Lee was in town to speak onstage at CES ...