The joy was on the face of Robbie Cape. And the Mt. Joy was in the mouths and bellies of those who attended the special preview of a food truck… Read More
Zap Energy, the Seattle-area startup that’s been cooking up a better way to generate fusion power, fired up a custom-made grill recently for a summer barbecue that featured an appropriate… Read More
When Lee Kindell first started making his Filipino-inspired brand of what he calls “odd pizza,” he was the artisan guy — a purist who made his dough by hand in… Read More
Like many startups, Homemade came to life in a garage. “We put up some phones and some webcams, duct taped it together and just opened it up,” said founder Joel… Read More
Transparent Path is on a mission to help reduce food waste and fuel hunger relief efforts with supply chain technology that provides visibility for perishable products. The Seattle company uses Intel… Read More
Seattle-based food technology company Rebellyous Foods has raised $9.5 million in new cash, which the startup plans to use to deploy its latest plant-based meat production equipment. Founded in 2017… Read More
Katherine Sizov is eavesdropping on kiwis, pears, apples and bananas as they talk to each other, and through their conversations she can tell you if they’re ripe and if they’re… Read More
I’ll admit, I definitely have food waste issues. Four nights out of five, I’m eating the last, unwanted bites of my kid’s dinner so they’re not composted. The shabby heels… Read More
When it comes to pizza, is there really anything new under the sun-dried tomatoes? Well, how about an all-black pizza, made with squid ink and black mozzarella? Or saffron pizza?… Read More
Washington State University has landed $10 million to increase the nutrient quality of whole-grain crops and help bring them to market. The funding, announced Wednesday, is part of a U.S.… Read More
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is using tech to make it easier to eat on the fly. A mobile food ordering service called Order SEA — that could even include gate delivery… Read More
If you think New York is a slam dunk as the best pizza city in the U.S., well, fuggedaboutit! According to Nathan Myhrvold and Francisco Migoya, co-authors of the upcoming “Modernist… Read More
Seattle-based recipe and meal-planning service Relish is boosting its food-preparation help with the launch of Relish+, a membership plan designed to make it easier to figure out what’s for dinner.… Read More
Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday rescinded a pandemic-related restriction that limited fees charged to restaurants by delivery companies as Washington state prepares for its June 30 reopening. The proclamation, which went… Read More
New funding: Picnic, the Seattle-based food automation startup that’s been perfecting a pizza-making robot, has raised $16.3 million in new financing, the company announced Tuesday. The Series A round includes… Read More
Jonny Silverberg, co-owner of Seattle’s Schmaltzy’s Delicatessen, remembers his breaking point. It was on a Wednesday, not long ago. A customer called saying that the items she ordered were not… Read More
New funding: Shelf Engine raised $41 million to support rapid growth of its tech platform used by grocers such as Kroger and Walmart to manage food orders for deli, bakery, cut… Read More
Chris Young took the temperature on current kitchen innovation and decided the time was right to get back to the business of inventing devices to make home cooks smarter and… Read More
If you’re looking for the right time to introduce more meatless options into your diet, two food technology companies took different steps this week to make their products more appetizing.… Read More
Cashierless checkout. Ghost kitchens. And robotic pizza makers. Those are just a few of the trends we’ll tackle in this episode of 2025: Tomorrow, Today, a new podcast created by GeekWire… Read More
Just in time for Thanksgiving, the much-hyped Cosmic Crisp apple variety is headed from Washington state to stores around the country. First developed at Washington State University 20 years ago,… Read More
Seattle startup Picnic raised an additional $3 million from existing investors as it gears up for a commercial rollout of its pizza-making robot. Vulcan Capital, Flying Fish Partners, Creative Ventures, Arnold… Read More
The pandemic is increasing demand for grocery and food delivery. Seattle startup Barn2Door is riding this trend and just raised $6 million to support its growth. Barn2Door serves thousands of… Read More
Before the first-known U.S. coronavirus cases emerged in Rebellyous Foods’ hometown, Seattle, the startup was catering to the food services industry, targeting its its line of plant-based chicken products to… Read More
The coronavirus pandemic is rapidly changing consumers’ grocery shopping habits and creating a big opportunity for startups like MilkRun. Demand for the Portland-based company’s farm-to-doorstep groceries has been surging since… Read More
For George Lobisser, it all comes down to berries. A longtime vet of the food industry, he’s seen first-hand how confounding blueberries, raspberries, and cherries can be. Despite year-round demand… Read More
With its $2.65 billion deal to buy Postmates, announced Monday morning, Uber is making it clear that it’s hungry for a bigger slice of the delivery pie than just ferrying… Read More
The vulnerabilities of a long food supply chain have been laid bare by the coronavirus pandemic as people across the world go hungry while farmers are forced to toss out… Read More
As businesses across the nation have been left reeling from the effects of the coronavirus outbreak, the Seattle-based startup Crowd Cow seems to have been checking all the necessary boxes… Read More
Alex Johnstone and David Rothstein dreamed of changing the world through food. They started with pastries. Then the coronavirus hit. The roommates and bakers behind Salmonberry Goods were crushed when… Read More
