Category: foodanddrink

KFC is testing Beyond Meat ‘chicken’ in an Atlanta restaurant

Post author By Randall
Post date August 26, 2019
Categories In atlanta, beyond meat, Chicken, Food, food and drink, food-and-drink, foodanddrink, gear, kentucky fried chicken, kfc, restaurant, Tech, vegan, vegetarian

[ad_1] KFC had acknowledged talking to suppliers months ago to investigate meatless chicken, but didn’t have any definitive plans until now. This could mark a triumphant return for Beyond Meat’s chicken efforts. It pulled its meatless chicken from grocery stores earlier in 2019 after deciding it didn’t meet the company’s standards. Clearly, it’s ready to […]

DoorDash finally makes sure delivery drivers get your tips

Post author By Randall
Post date August 22, 2019
Categories In business, Delivery, doordash, food and drink, food-and-drink, foodanddrink, gig economy, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] Under the new policy, DoorDash drivers will receive a base pay that ranges between $2 to $10, and is estimated based on factors like distance, duration and the desirability of the job itself. “Deliveries that are expected to take more time, that require Dashers to travel a longer distance, and that are less popular […]

AmazonFresh grocery delivery expands to Houston, Minneapolis and Phoenix

Post author By Randall
Post date August 22, 2019
Categories In Amazon, amazonfresh, business, food and drink, food-and-drink, foodanddrink, gear, primenow, services, Tech

[ad_1] Besides produce, meat and other groceries, Prime subscribers can use AmazonFresh to order electronics, health and beauty products in addition to home and kitchen items. In Houston, Amazon will also deliver beer and wine to select customers. If you have an Alexa-enabled smart speaker in your home, you can use the digital assistant to […]

June promises to fix smart ovens that are preheating accidentally

Post author By Randall
Post date August 14, 2019
Categories In cooking, Food, food and drink, food-and-drink, foodanddrink, gear, Home, june, Kitchen, oven, Tech

[ad_1] Van Horn told the June Owners Facebook community that the first fix, coming “soon,” would let you disable remote preheating. If you switch it off, you’ll be told if a recipe requires it before you can start. The long-term fix is decidedly more sophisticated. It’ll use the door and internal camera sensors to determine […]

Misuse of land and agriculture is driving climate change

Post author By Randall
Post date August 8, 2019
Categories In agriculture, Climate Change, drought, food and drink, food-and-drink, foodanddrink, Politics, Tech, tomorrow, united nations

[ad_1] The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which issued the report, relied on the expertise of 107 scientists from 50 nations all over the world — more than half from developing nations. The report outlines the ways that increased demand for food is not only warming the planet, but making it harder to […]

Beyond Meat comes to Subway in the form of a meatball

Post author By Randall
Post date August 7, 2019
Categories In beyond meat, beyond meatball marinara, Food, food and drink, food-and-drink, foodanddrink, gear, meatball, sandwich, subway, Tech, vegetarian

[ad_1] There’s no mention of whether or not the Beyond Meat-based sub will carry a premium over its regular counterparts. In many ways, this is just the latest phase of a rapidly growing market for plant-based meat substitutes. Now that Beyond and Impossible burgers are increasingly commonplace, the companies are expanding into other categories where […]

What cooking gadgets can I bring to college?

Post author By Randall
Post date August 3, 2019
Categories In ask engadget, askengadget, bts2019, food and drink, food-and-drink, foodanddrink, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, Home, Tech, thebuyersguide

[ad_1] Nicole LeeSenior Editor From looking around online, it looks like the list of permissible gadgets differs pretty widely from institution to institution. Some prohibit any cooking gadgets, while some forbid items with exposed heating elements (meaning, a hotplate would be a no-go). At a glance, it looks like UC Berkeley doesn’t allow any electric […]

DoorDash buys food delivery app Caviar from Square

Post author By Randall
Post date August 1, 2019
Categories In caviar, doordash, Entertainment, food and drink, food delivery app, food-and-drink, foodanddrink, grubhub, Tech

[ad_1] “We have seen a lot of opportunities to strengthen both these ecosystems but those opportunities require more focus and more investment,” said Dorsey during the earnings call. “To increase our focus, we decided to sell our Caviar business to DoorDash.” Caviar, which first launched in San Francisco in 2013, aimed to offer a more […]

‘AI Bar’ system makes sure patrons are served in the right order

Post author By Randall
Post date August 1, 2019
Categories In Ai, bar, business, Cameras, drinks, facial recognition, food and drink, food-and-drink, foodanddrink, gear, line, order, pub, queue jumper, Security, services, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] British data science company DataSparQ has developed a bit of kit that uses facial recognition technology to put customers in an “intelligently virtual” queue, letting bar staff know who really was next, and who’s just being rude. The technology has been on trial at 5cc Harrild & Sons bar in London, where bartender Luka […]

Impossible Foods gets FDA approval to sell fake meat in grocery stores

Post author By Randall
Post date July 31, 2019
Categories In beyond burger, beyond meat, fake meat, food and drink, food-and-drink, foodanddrink, impossible burger, impossible foods, meat alternatives, Tech

[ad_1] Currently, consumers can only purchase Impossible Foods’ fake meat at the many restaurants it has partnerships with — including Burger King, Qdoba and Claim Jumper. Bringing Impossible Burgers to supermarket aisles will be sure to increase its mainstream relevance and expose it to a wide market. It also ensures that Impossible Foods keeps up […]