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Michael Wolf

Michael Wolf

CEO, Founder, Publisher & Editor-inI-Chief at The Spoon

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  • English
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  • Food

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Impulse Opens Up Battery-Integrated Appliance Technology as It Attempts to Become Platform Player

Impulse Labs announced an interesting move this week just ahead of the big KBIS trade show next week, unveiling a modular power electronics platform designed to bring battery technology to a variet…
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Fast-Growing Restaurant Chain MOTO Pizza Is Building an End-to-End ...

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 …
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Kiwibot Takes Cracker Barrel to the SuperBowl as Sidewalk Robot Sta...

Last fall, sidewalk delivery robot pioneer Kiwibot acquired mobile vehicle advertising firm Nickelytics, for $25 million. At the time, the move seemed a bit out of left field, but in reality, it ma…
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While Amazon Struggles With Futuristic Retail, Sam’s Club is Doubli...

An interesting set of stories came out over the past week, which showed how two retail giants are leveraging technology to help consumers get out of the store faster. One one hand, you have Amazon …
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A New Report Details Promise (and Challenges) of Canada’s Food & Ag...

The Canadian food and agtech ecosystem is experiencing significant growth, according to a new report published today by the Canadian Food Innovation Network. The report, which dives deep into speci…
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After More Than a Decade, Wireless Power For The Kitchen Is Set to ...

It has been almost a decade since we at The Spoon began covering efforts to establish a wireless power standard for the kitchen. Our coverage started when the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) releas…
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Is LG’s Majority Stake in Bear Robotics a Sign That Food Robotics I...

Late last week, LG Electronics announced it had acquired a majority stake in Bear Robotics, increasing its ownership of the San Francisco-based startup from 21% to 51%. According to South Korean ne…
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CES 2025 Food Tech Preview

Welcome to The Spoon’s CES 2025 Food Tech Exhibitor Preview! We’ve scoured through the exhibitor guide and press releases to find some of the products that will be on display at CES 202…
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Live Event: Using Generative AI to Build Next-Generation Flavors & ...

Join us today for a live event at 8:30 AM PT, featuring the project leads for NotCo’s new AI to develop flavors and fragrances. Register and watch below or head to Streamyard. Can AI be used …
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Cashierless Checkout Pioneer Grabango Shuts Down After Failing to S...

Grabango, a grocery-tech startup that raised over $93 million for its cashierless checkout technology, is shutting down, The Spoon has learned. The closure follows the company’s inability to …
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Tech-Forward Convenience Store Chain Choice Market Closes its Doors

Choice Market, the Denver-based convenience store chain known for blending a focus on fresh and high-quality food with a tech-forward approach to retail, has closed permanently. CEO Mike Fogarty an…
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Loch Launches Second-Gen Tiny Dishwasher With the $299 Capsule Solo

Ever since Tetra unexpectedly got people excited about the idea of tiny dishwashers in 2018, the category has had mixed success. Some, like the Bob, have shipped but, unfortunately, haven’t m…
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Food Tech News Show: Blackbird Launches Pay, DoorDash Delivers Big ...

This week on the Food Tech News Show, we are joined by Kristen Hawley, long-time restaurant tech journalist who writes for Fast Company, Eater and her own site, Expedite. Blackbird Launches Blackbi…
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How a Non-Scientist & Former Lobbyist Started a Future Food Company...

Paul Shapiro had spent most of his career as a lobbyist, working for organizations like The Humane Society. While he found his work advocating for animal welfare extremely gratifying, around 2016, …
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Blackbird Launches Blackbird Pay, a Blockchain-Powered Payment Network

Today Blackbird, a restaurant loyalty startup founded by former Resy and Eater founder Ben Leventhal, announced the launch of Blackbird Pay, a new restaurant payment network. Powered by the company…
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VDC Rolls Out Linked Eats, a ‘Value Layer’ Software That Optimizes ...

It’s no secret that the virtual restaurant space has struggled over the past few years. Longtime operators like Reef, Kitchen United, and NextBite have laid off employees, shut down locations…
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Food AI Weekly Bulletin: Is AI-Washing a Problem For Food Tech?

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Food AI Weekly Bulletin, our weekly wrapup that highlights important happenings at the intersection of AI and food. If you’d like to sign up to get this …
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The Food AI Weekly Bulletin: Will AI Fakery Make Restaurant Reviews...

Welcome to the Food AI Weekly Bulletin, our new weekly wrapup that highlights important happenings at the intersection of AI and food. Nowadays, there’s a lot of noise around how AI is changi…
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'All The Rules Are Changing': Why AI is Accelerating Change to Ever...

This week, I attended the Fancy Food Show in New York City. It’s long been one of my favorite food conferences, mostly because I just love walking around and sampling all the great food. I me…
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'It's Algorithmic': Surreal Brewing's Founder Says Process for Non-...

Nearly a decade ago, Tammer Zein-El-Abedein and his wife, Donna Hockey, had reason to celebrate. Donna had just successfully overcome a breast cancer diagnosis, and so the couple hoped to commemora…
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Podcast: The Smart Kitchen Summit Recap - The Spoon

Last week, The Spoon and almost three hundred of our closest friends spent an eventful couple of days in Seattle, talking about how technology is transforming the consumer meal journey. After the d…