Brief: ‘New retail’ salad chain Sweetgreen files for IPO
June 22, 2021
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.
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Picnic raises $16m Series A funding despite ‘growing graveyard’ of food robotics startups
May 21, 2021
The Seattle startup has inked partnerships with players from across the US foodservice value chain to advance its pizza making robots.
Fast food brands are getting better on sustainability, but still falling short: FAIRR report
May 19, 2021
Five major fast food brands have – or will – set “science-based” targets after interventions led by sustainability advocates FAIRR and Ceres.
How White Castle is embracing automation with robot employee Flippy
December 3, 2020
Designed by Miso Robotics, Flippy is taking over grilling and frying stations at the burger chain so human employees can focus on customer satisfaction.
Cargill trials plant-based protein in KFC China as battle for Asian domination heats up
April 28, 2020
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.
What’s the role of technology in animal welfare? We ask McDonald’s Banks Baker
February 4, 2020
We spoke to Banks Baker ahead of his speaking slot at the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit in San Francisco in March.
Happy McVeganuary: McDonald’s to offer first fully vegan meal in UK in Q1 2020
December 11, 2019
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.
As Minneapolis tries to ban drive-thrus, McDonald’s tries to automate them
September 12, 2019
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.
New York pension fund asks McDonald’s to explain why its chicken welfare standards fall short
September 26, 2018
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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