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.
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Category Food Policy
RFK Jr. Says FDA’s Ultra-Processed Definition Is Almost Here
The FDA ultra-processed food definition is nearly finalized, and it could fundamentally redraw front-of-pack labeling rules for manufacturers.
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.
FDA Puts Seafood Firms on Notice Over Botulism Gaps
Recent FDA warning letters flag botulism control failures and import violations at seafood firms, giving operators 15 working days to respond.
Yuka and Consumer Reports Want the FDA’s GRAS Loophole Gone
Yuka and Consumer Reports have formally petitioned the FDA to eliminate self-affirmed GRAS status, a pathway critics say lets companies quietly greenlight their own ingredients.
ReposiTrak Beats EPS as Food Traceability Demand Surges
ReposiTrak posted a Q1 2026 EPS beat even as its stock pulled back; food traceability demand is driving real revenue momentum.
Google DeepMind’s AI Agent Warning Has a Food Supply Chain Problem
Google DeepMind is funding safety research into millions of autonomous AI agents interacting unsupervised, a scenario already unfolding in food procurement and logistics.
SpaceX Land Swap Threatens a Texas Wildlife Refuge
Environmental groups sued Wednesday to block the SpaceX Texas land swap, citing worsening ecological risks to a critical Gulf coast refuge.
AI Food Waste Startup KITRO Bets Big on New Rules
KITRO's AI food waste reduction platform is expanding internationally, timing its growth push to align with tightening regulatory pressure on hospitality operators.
Subway Goes Plant-Based Pork, India Mandates Vegan Labels
Subway's plant-based pork rollout, Slutty Vegan's franchise expansion, and India's new vegan labelling mandate signal a busy week for plant-based food labelling.
Paris Hilton’s AI Deepfake Warning Has a Food Industry Echo
Paris Hilton's new TikTok docuseries on AI deepfake exploitation spotlights synthetic-media risks that food brands and their spokespeople cannot ignore.
Will AI Kill Restaurant Jobs? Chipotle and Starbucks Show Us
An opinion piece uses Starbucks and Chipotle as case studies to examine whether AI restaurant jobs will shrink, shift, or survive.