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Displaying all articles tagged:
Startups
bean counters
Aug. 11, 2021
Is This the Future of New York’s Coffee Carts?
High quality, low prices, lots of teal.
By
Elizabeth G. Dunn
online groceries
Mar. 27, 2018
A New Online Grocer Helps Feed Hungry Families
Thrive Market says it now helps feed over 1,000 families each month.
By
Clint Rainey
murky waters
Feb. 8, 2018
Tech Companies Continue to ‘Innovate’ With New Tap-Water Subscription Service
Reefill charges a monthly fee for access to glorified water fountains.
By
Clint Rainey
start-ups
Jan. 11, 2018
Latest Attempt to ‘Disrupt’ Bodegas Is a Self-Driving Corner Store on Wheels
Robomart is trying to offer users a vast curbside array of produce and baked goods.
By
Clint Rainey
ruff deal
Oct. 27, 2017
‘Rooffee,’ the First Coffee for Dogs, Raises Plenty of Questions
That head-scratching name is just the first of many.
By
Clint Rainey
meal kits
July 12, 2017
Trendy New Meal-Kit Service Requires Buying a $400 ‘Smart Oven’
Tovala thinks the future is baking everything in a Wi-Fi-enabled combi oven.
By
Clint Rainey
Feb. 17, 2017
Pet Owners Can Rejoice at Cat Wine Tastings
Fluffy can now decide if she wants the Mëow & Chandon or a Catbernet.
By
Clint Rainey
money troubles
Jan. 12, 2017
Munchery Is the Latest Food-Delivery Start-up to Admit to Struggling
It’s not the only one having a hard time.
By
Chris Crowley
money troubles
Dec. 23, 2016
A New Report Shows Just How Hard the Food-Delivery Business Really Is
A leaked document from Maple paints a revealing, and thought-provoking, portrait.
By
Chris Crowley
Dec. 14, 2016
This Organic Edible Coating Can Quintuple the Shelf Life of Fruit
Apeel creates an “imperceptible” barrier from plant by-products that slows down decay.
By
Clint Rainey
start-ups
Nov. 3, 2016
The ‘CHiP’ Promises to Be the Keurig of Cookies
It offers 27 types of ten-minute pod cookies.
By
Clint Rainey
meal kits
Nov. 3, 2016
Blue Apron Shipped Food for 3 Years Without Proper Government Approval
It registered last month, three days after a damning report came out.
By
Clint Rainey
workers’ rights
Oct. 12, 2016
Second Blue Apron Warehouse Supposedly Plagued by Ongoing Violence
A New York
Post
report claims Jersey’s distribution center is “a real fight club.”
By
Clint Rainey
Oct. 3, 2016
Did Blue Apron’s Fast Growth Create Sweatshoplike Conditions in Its Warehouse?
A report says violence, safety violations, and low pay plague the meal-kit service’s Bay Area fulfillment center.
By
Clint Rainey
magic mushrooms
July 18, 2016
A Start-Up Invented a Way to Make Foods Less Sugary Using Mushrooms
MycoTechnology says fungi mask the bitter taste found in most sweet foods.
By
Clint Rainey
Innovation
Apr. 6, 2016
Former White House Chef Sam Kass Has Joined a Silicon Valley Start-up
He’s now the “chief consumer experience officer” for Innit, a company that aims to make every American a better cook.
By
Chris Crowley
Bursting Bubbles
Feb. 22, 2016
There’s Now an Ecofriendly Way to Carbonate Soda
A Swiss start-up says it’s in the middle of finalizing deals with Big Soda.
By
Clint Rainey
Crowd-Funding
June 25, 2015
This Start-up Wants to Be the Uber of Grilled Cheese
“We’re thinking drones.”
By
Sierra Tishgart
Startups
Jan. 22, 2015
Roy Choi and Daniel Patterson Are Crowd-Funding the Final $150K for Their
René Redzepi thinks it’s a great idea.
By
Clint Rainey
Startups
Dec. 9, 2014
In-Home Chef Service Kitchit Raised $7.5 Million to Put Prix Fixe on More Tables
It will use funds to expand to more cities and beef up its same-day dinner service.
By
Clint Rainey
Startups
Nov. 5, 2014
David Chang Will Launch His Own Food-Delivery Start-up
The goal: Get food to your door in 15 minutes flat.
By
Hugh Merwin
Jiminy Cricket!
Sept. 23, 2014
Cricket Protein Bars Just Secured $1 Million in Funding
Is it time to eat bugs now?
By
Hugh Merwin
Startups
Aug. 7, 2014
Anthony Weiner’s Next Job: Restaurant Owner
The project is called Rockaway Restoration Kitchen.
By
Hugh Merwin
Grub Guides
Apr. 17, 2013
14 New York Tech Start-Ups With Pretty Great Food and Drink Perks
Free drip coffee, Parm sandwiches, and Kegerators: all in a day’s work.
By
Sierra Tishgart
Startups
Oct. 2, 2012
New Venture TableHost Says It Can Get You In. Can It?
New reservation service.
By
Michael Gebert
Start-ups
Dec. 22, 2011
New Start-up Treatful Aims to Be the Kinder, Gentler Groupon
The Bay Area-based start-up sells virtual gift cards on behalf of restaurants, but isn’t a deal site.
By
Jay Barmann