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Fresh nugget of cash: Plant-based chicken maker Rebellyous Foods raises $2.4M

Rebellyous Foods, the Seattle-based food technology startup that makes plant-based faux chicken products, including nuggets, patties and tenders, raised $2.4… Read More

Seattle sushi restaurant reopening after viral TikTok video forced review of food safety standards

FOB Sushi Bar is reopening its restaurant locations in Seattle and Bellevue, Wash., on Tuesday morning, two weeks after closing… Read More

Inside Seattle’s new Sweetgreen restaurant, where a large robot helps the humans make your salad

A worker at the new Sweetgreen restaurant location in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood bangs out orders in no time and… Read More

Seattle cooking startup raising more cash to help fuel ‘culinary medicine’ vision

Seattle chef Joel Gamoran is raising more money to fuel his passions in the kitchen, including his dream of creating… Read More

Bezos Earth Fund puts $60M to alternative meat research — and a Seattle founder has suggestions

As Amazon founder Jeff Bezos funnels $60 million into support for alternative meats, Rebellyous Foods founder Christie Lagally has some… Read More

Tech entrepreneur Robbie Cape brings a taste of startup life to Mt. Joy, his new Seattle chicken joint

The joy was on the face of Robbie Cape. And the Mt. Joy was in the mouths and bellies of… Read More

Fusion cuisine: Zap Energy fires up BBQ grill built to look like one of its high-tech, superheated devices

Zap Energy, the Seattle-area startup that’s been cooking up a better way to generate fusion power, fired up a custom-made… Read More

‘Robotics is the future of food’: Artisan pizza restaurant Moto makes automation a key ingredient

When Lee Kindell first started making his Filipino-inspired brand of what he calls “odd pizza,” he was the artisan guy… Read More

Seattle chef gets a taste of startup success by streaming interactive cooking classes

Like many startups, Homemade came to life in a garage. “We put up some phones and some webcams, duct taped… Read More

This supply chain startup is using AI and IoT to predict food spoilage

Transparent Path is on a mission to help reduce food waste and fuel hunger relief efforts with supply chain technology… Read More

Plant-based chicken startup Rebellyous Foods raises $9.5M to launch latest production tech

Seattle-based food technology company Rebellyous Foods has raised $9.5 million in new cash, which the startup plans to use to… Read More

Babbling bananas: This Google Ventures-backed startup uses IoT to ‘listen’ to fruit as it ripens

Katherine Sizov is eavesdropping on kiwis, pears, apples and bananas as they talk to each other, and through their conversations… Read More

Fighting food waste: We taste-tested an app that sells unsold meals and groceries at a big discount

I’ll admit, I definitely have food waste issues. Four nights out of five, I’m eating the last, unwanted bites of… Read More

Martha Stewart and Nathan Myhrvold

Tech titan Nathan Myhrvold and lifestyle guru Martha Stewart dish about pizza

When it comes to pizza, is there really anything new under the sun-dried tomatoes? Well, how about an all-black pizza,… Read More

Washington State U. lands $10M in effort to bolster nutrition and uptake of whole-grain foods

Washington State University has landed $10 million to increase the nutrient quality of whole-grain crops and help bring them to… Read More

Seattle airport helping travelers avoid lines with mobile food ordering and delivery to gate via robot

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is using tech to make it easier to eat on the fly. A mobile food ordering service… Read More

No pie in the sky: Portland pizza is best in U.S., Nathan Myhrvold says in latest epic cookbook

If you think New York is a slam dunk as the best pizza city in the U.S., well, fuggedaboutit! According… Read More

Relish launches subscriber plan Relish+ with access to more online recipes and meal-planning help

Seattle-based recipe and meal-planning service Relish is boosting its food-preparation help with the launch of Relish+, a membership plan designed… Read More

Washington state lifts pandemic mandate that capped delivery fees for third-party services

Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday rescinded a pandemic-related restriction that limited fees charged to restaurants by delivery companies as Washington… Read More

Food automation startup Picnic raises more cash as it partners with a top Seattle chef and other groups

New funding: Picnic, the Seattle-based food automation startup that’s been perfecting a pizza-making robot, has raised $16.3 million in new… Read More

Why this Seattle deli ditched third-party delivery services: ‘I don’t want them anywhere near our food’

Jonny Silverberg, co-owner of Seattle’s Schmaltzy’s Delicatessen, remembers his breaking point. It was on a Wednesday, not long ago. A… Read More

‘We make our customers rich’: Shelf Engine raises $41M to help grocery giants manage their orders

New funding: Shelf Engine raised $41 million to support rapid growth of its tech platform used by grocers such as Kroger… Read More

ChefSteps founder returns to the kitchen with new startup and another high-tech cooking device

Chris Young took the temperature on current kitchen innovation and decided the time was right to get back to the… Read More

No-meat news: Impossible drops retail prices and Rebellyous rolls out new plant-based products

If you’re looking for the right time to introduce more meatless options into your diet, two food technology companies took… Read More

Podcast

Feast or famine: How restaurants and grocery stores will evolve in the years ahead

Cashierless checkout. Ghost kitchens. And robotic pizza makers. Those are just a few of the trends we’ll tackle in this… Read More

New crop of Cosmic Crisp apples begins shipping from Washington state to stores across the U.S.

Just in time for Thanksgiving, the much-hyped Cosmic Crisp apple variety is headed from Washington state to stores around the… Read More

Pizza-making robot startup Picnic raises $3M as pandemic puts spotlight on food automation

Seattle startup Picnic raised an additional $3 million from existing investors as it gears up for a commercial rollout of its… Read More

Barn2Door raises $6M as demand rises for its software used by farmers to sell food online

The pandemic is increasing demand for grocery and food delivery. Seattle startup Barn2Door is riding this trend and just raised… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Awards Preview: How plant-based meat startup Rebellyous Foods pivoted in the pandemic

Before the first-known U.S. coronavirus cases emerged in Rebellyous Foods’ hometown, Seattle, the startup was catering to the food services… Read More

Testing MilkRun: Portland’s farm-to-doorstep grocery delivery service launches in Seattle

The coronavirus pandemic is rapidly changing consumers’ grocery shopping habits and creating a big opportunity for startups like MilkRun. Demand… Read More

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