Creator Is Making a Comeback, Only This Time as a Platform Player and Not ‘Robot Theater’
Creator, the San Francisco‑based robotic burger startup that raised about $60 million and shuttered its flagship store during the pandemic, is re‑emerging as a technology platform rather than a consumer‑facing restaurant. The company now offers its redesigned robot to existing restaurant brands, allowing operators to embed automated burger assembly under their own labels. Led by CEO Michael Balsamo, a former Tesla hardware engineer, Creator has assembled an advisory team with veterans from Uber Eats, Wendy’s and Kitchen United. It will debut the new platform at the Restaurant Leadership Conference in Phoenix.
Is The Next Wave of Wellness a Fitbit for Your Brain?
The quantified‑self movement is expanding from steps and sleep to brain health, and U The Mind is positioning itself at the forefront with a non‑invasive neuromodulation platform. CEO Mo Abouelsoud describes a device that both records neural activity and delivers...
AI Is Breaking the Recipe Blog Model. AllSpice Thinks It Can Also Save It
Recipe blogs, once thriving on SEO-driven traffic and ad revenue, are being upended by AI chatbots that now serve as the primary discovery tool for home cooks. Google’s shift to AI-generated snippets and the rise of ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude...
Afresh Expands Platform Across Full Store as Grocery Tech Matures Into the AI Era
Afresh, a grocery‑AI startup, announced it is extending its platform beyond fresh produce to manage inventory, ordering, and replenishment across an entire supermarket. The expanded solution now handles demand forecasting, inventory control, and distribution‑center operations for produce, meat, center‑store items,...
Join Us Today For a Food AI Co-Lab With FAO’s David Laborde
The Food AI Co‑Lab, hosted by the Future Food Institute and The Spoon, featured a live discussion with David Laborde, director of the FAO’s Agrifood Economics Division, on March 23, 2026. The conversation examined how artificial intelligence can address the world’s hunger...
Humanoid Robots Are Coming, Just Not to Cook Your Dinner (At Least Not Yet)
Humanoid robots are generating buzz at IFA and CES, but the near‑term kitchen solution appears to be countertop cooking devices rather than bipedal machines. Startups such as Posha and Nosh are building appliances that combine multi‑step cooking intelligence with automated...
Remembering Food Tech Pioneer and Friend Rob Trice
Rob Trice, a seminal figure in food‑tech, passed away last month after a brief illness while traveling in Europe. Over the past decade he became known for hosting the Mixing Bowl gatherings and for his ubiquitous presence at global food...
Why the Future of Highway Food Might Look More Like a Food Court
Danish entrepreneur Daniel Baven’s Noahs platform turns convenience stores and service stations into on‑site food hubs using modular kitchens and a digital ordering stack. The system lets retailers host rotating food brands—pizza, tacos, sandwiches—without major capital outlay, essentially acting as...