thoughts of food
People keep finding ‘entirely empty’ shelves at Whole Foods.
This caught my eye because I’ve fallen victim to the WF stockouts for the past few months. | learn more
Tag: food
thoughts of food
What it actually costs to open a restaurant in San Francisco.
Eater followed chef Adam Tortosa throughout his journey to open up the new restaurant Robin. The result is a dollar-for-dollar accounting of the process. And amazing food photos. I’m definitely going to try and eat here next time I’m in town. | learn […]
thoughts of food
Nick Devane wants to democratize food and beverage startups.
The founder of Brooklyn-based Foodworks wants to offer a platform for F&B startups that provides all the infrastructure they need from kitchen to logistics. Though when I tried to look up the company, I had a hard time. Anyone know […]
thoughts of food
Robot picks 50-item grocery order in 5 minutes.
“The breakthrough and ones like it could help propel the grocery business into the modern era. The industry wants to make buying food online as simple and commonplace as purchasing clothes or consumer electronics. But fulfilling fresh food orders quickly, […]
thoughts of food
How dark chocolate became a health food.
Did you notice this trend over the years? As this article points out, even people on a hardcore Paleo diet are feeling good about their chocolate consumption. | learn more
fun facts
Is there a single food that you can live on forever?
Popular Science tackles the big question. | learn more
oh, chicago
Is Chicago food-tech start up Tovola different enough from Juicero?
Juicero is a now-defunct Silicon Valley startup that sold an expensive machine that squeezed juice packets into a glass. Then people realized that you could squeeze them just as well by hand. Things didn’t end well. Tovola’s smart oven hopes […]
under the microscope
Startup ClostraBio aims to cure food allergies.
“ClostraBio … is developing therapeutics which boost this protective microbial barrier function in individuals where it has been compromised. The startup is working to develop a pill in order to administer its treatment, and currently testing for peanut allergies, with potential […]
retail therapy
Wal-Mart delivers food – right into your fridge.
“The world’s largest retailer … is testing a delivery program in Silicon Valley that would allow customers to use smart-home technology to remotely open the door for delivery workers and watch a livestream of the delivery by linking their phones […]
retail therapy
Whole Foods price cuts brought 25% jump in shoppers.
Right after Amazon closed on its acquisition of Whole Foods, they made big news by slashing some prices. I think it was more a PR move than a retail strategy, and it apparently worked. Data from Foursquare Labs Inc shows […]