Döhler Buys the Fava Bean Startup Reinventing Chocolate
German ingredient giant Döhler has fully acquired UK startup Nukoko, betting cocoa-free chocolate fava bean technology is ready to scale.
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Category Artificial Intelligence
AI Isn’t Fixing Restaurants. It’s Adding More Dashboards.
Orbis AI's Temo Benidze argues that AI restaurant software pitfalls stem from tools built by people who've never run a shift.
The EU Just Bet $14.4M on Cow-Free Whey Protein
Dutch startup Vivici lands €12.5M from the European Innovation Council, accelerating its precision fermentation whey protein platform beyond Series A momentum.
South Korea’s AI Embrace Has a Food Industry Lesson
South Korea AI adoption is outpacing the West; food operators ignoring that gap may be ceding ground faster than they realize.
Kroger and Wegmans Let AI Fill Your Cart Now
Startup Cooklist powers agentic AI grocery shopping for two major chains, automating cart-building from conversational prompts.
Anthropic Gets Kicked While It’s Down
After Anthropic pulled two AI models to comply with a Trump directive, the White House and Pentagon turned up the heat on the company.
Nestlé’s AI Advisor Targets Women Food Sellers in Africa
Nestlé's Maggi Mami AI advisor pilots across Africa, targeting women micro-entrepreneurs in informal food markets.
Pow.Bio’s AI Fermentation Platform Earns WEF Pioneer Nod
Pow.Bio's AI-enabled continuous fermentation platform wins a WEF Technology Pioneer slot, signaling fermentation's cost problem may finally have a fix.
VCs Should Fund Ingredients, Not Brands
A new Beyond Impact white paper argues food ingredient innovation investment beats consumer brand bets for long-term food system returns.
Ask DoorDash Uses AI to Reshape How Shoppers Find Groceries
Ask DoorDash, a new AI-powered search feature, aims to change how consumers discover and buy groceries online.