From old timers with mega deals to up-and-comers just entering the space, here are the ghost kitchen startups leading the pack of a growing if somewhat controversial segment of the food industry.
Despite progress, six major fast food brands must do more to reduce water pollution and provide more transparency in their animal protein supply chains.
The US restaurant chain has teamed up with Miso Robotics to pilot kitchen automation solution Chippy.
Beyond Meat’s southern fried chicken analog will be available to diners at 4,000 KFC locations across the US from Monday.
The tech-enabled ‘grab n’ go’ restaurant was valued at $1.5 billion at the time of its last publicly announced funding round in September 2019.
The Seattle startup has inked partnerships with players from across the US foodservice value chain to advance its pizza making robots.
Five major fast food brands have – or will – set “science-based” targets after interventions led by sustainability advocates FAIRR and Ceres.
Designed by Miso Robotics, Flippy is taking over grilling and frying stations at the burger chain so human employees can focus on customer satisfaction.
KFC Plant-Based Chicken Nuggets go on sale today for a limited period, as Cargill and other alternative protein makers jostle for pole position in Asia.
We spoke to Banks Baker ahead of his speaking slot at the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit in San Francisco in March.
In the UK, the practice of Veganuary — being vegan for the month of January — is starting to catch the attention of the fast-food giants.
Using different languages to order your food could soon become a moot point at McDonald’s drive-thrus, with the company’s acquisition of Apprente — a two-year-old startup that’s been making impressive strides in voice recognition software.
The clash over consumers’ demand for fast food chains to improve the animal welfare requirements that they use when sourcing meat hit new heights last week when the third largest public retirement fund in America, New York Pension Fund, penned a letter to McDonald’s warning it about “potential financial and reputational risks associated with McDonald’s chicken welfare practices.”
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