California’s cannabis consumers spent $180 million on THC-infused food and drinks last year, 10% of the state’s cannabis sales. Drinkables have been on the rise for some time now, and more companies are releasing their version of THC beverages to get in on the growing trend. Cannabis beverage company California Dreamin’ created four different...
Blue Apron has hatched a Hail Mary strategy to sell more meal kits. The company is reportedly “in active conversations” with supermarkets to introduce a version of the kits on store shelves by year’s end. Sales at the company were sagging long before last summer’s disastrous IPO, and ever since, Blue Apron has seen plunging stock prices and...
Picking up your piping hot Starbucks Cherry Blossom Latte or Crystal Ball Frappuccino will soon only be possible via credit card or mobile payment, at least at three South Korean locations where the coffee giant has announced it will begin testing cashless stores. Starbucks locations in some of the country’s busiest office districts, including...
Consumers that want to know everything about the chicken they eat will rejoice at Carrefour’s latest addition, because it will detail everything about the origin of its private label chicken thanks to blockchain technology. Whoever is concerned about the Auvergne-based chicken’s cycle before it arrives in the supermarket, can easily track that...
Forget about the McRib. McDonald‘s just rolled out limited quantities of a 100 percent Wagyu beef burger at Australian locations. In Japan, Wagyu refers to a mix of any four different breeds of Japanese cow. McDonald’s claims it used Australian-bred Wagyu as part of its commitment to using local suppliers. The sandwich itself is made from a new...
Robots are now assisting customers at Pizza Hut locations in Singapore, alongside other staff members currently working at the outlet. To place an order, customers first have to greet the robot and pair their Mastercard Masterpass account embedded in the Pizza Hut Singapore mobile app. They can then verbally tell the robot their orders and show...
The old adage that the UK is a nation of shopkeepers could soon ring true as the Co-op today, Wednesday, 7 March, unveils a convenient future where customers can check-out their own purchases on their phone, without visiting a till. Time-pressed shoppers will soon be able to pay in the aisle and avoid visiting a till all together as they use...
Flippy, the world’s first autonomous robotic kitchen assistant is working alongside kitchen staff at Los Angeles' CaliBurger by flipping burger patties and removing them from the grill when cooked to order. Aiming to augment commercial kitchen operations with advanced technology, Miso Robotics developed Miso AI, a cloud-connected learning...
Desert truffles (Terfezia boudieri) have been highly revered and incorporated into the culinary and medicinal traditions of North Africa and the Mediterranean basin for millennia. There are even claims that these truffles could be the biblical manna that sustained the Israelites as they wandered through the barren desert from Egypt to the...
Automation is redefining the future of work. Silicon Valley-based startup Bear Robotics has introduced robots that can deliver food to tables in restaurants. The robotic system, dubbed Penny, uses AI self-driving technology to navigate its way through the restaurant, avoiding people and obstacles. Penny is currently working seven days a week in...