Food Tech

BuzzFeed’s Tasty Introduces “Botatouille” The First-of-Its-Kind AI-powered Culinary Companion

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

In the Tasty app, users can have a real-time conversation with “Botatouille,” a chatbot, by asking cooking questions like: what recipes can I make with the ingredients in my fridge?

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  • In the Tasty app, users can have a real-time conversation with “Botatouille,” a chatbot, by asking cooking questions like: what recipes can I make with the ingredients in my fridge?
  • The Tasty chef bot will launch in the Tasty app for the brand’s most loyal users, allowing them to have a personalized culinary assistant on their phone — whether in the kitchen, at the store, or on the go.
  • The integration of AI and proprietary data enables Tasty to deliver a unique product, leveraging the capabilities of large language models (LLMs) to give loyal Tasty users content that resonates.
  • Botatouille is currently exclusive to the iOS version of the Tasty app, and will be available to Android devices next.

Pairwise’s Fulcrum™ Platform Creates Pivot Point for Enterprise-Scale Gene Editing

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

The platform, built on proprietary CRISPR technology along with other custom gene editing tools, further positions Pairwise at the vanguard of being able to make complex changes to plant genetics quickly and successfully, leading to innovative enterprise-scale applications.

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  • The platform, built on proprietary CRISPR technology along with other custom gene editing tools, further positions Pairwise at the vanguard of being able to make complex changes to plant genetics quickly and successfully, leading to innovative enterprise-scale applications.
  • Pairwise is applying this game-changing platform approach to both its own Conscious™ Foods branded products, and to the specialty and commodity crop products of its business partners.
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    “With the Fulcrum platform, we can make small genetic changes that deliver big product impacts.
  • Another tool is SHARC™, a proprietary enzyme that works well for cutting, base editing, and REDRAW editing, a combination that’s created a foundational, game-changing genome editing toolkit.

GE Appliances Celebrates 70 Years of Innovation for American Homes from its Headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky

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Monday, May 22, 2023

In 1953, GE Appliances shipped its first appliance – a dryer – from its Appliance Park campus in Louisville, Kentucky.

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  • In 1953, GE Appliances shipped its first appliance – a dryer – from its Appliance Park campus in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • Over the past 70 years, Louisville has been the largest manufacturing site, research and development center and the hub for innovations that shape how American families live.
  • “Here in Louisville, GE Appliances invents and builds products that help improve life in the home for families across the country.
  • They make the best appliances in the world.”
    From inventing the self-clean oven to the recently launched award-winning, all-in-one GE Profile™ Combination washer/dryer, finding a better way remains the focus for GE Appliances in Louisville.

ADM to Present at Bernstein’s 39th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference

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Friday, May 19, 2023

ADM (NYSE: ADM) will present at Bernstein’s 39th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference in New York City, on Wednesday, May 31.

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  • ADM (NYSE: ADM) will present at Bernstein’s 39th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference in New York City, on Wednesday, May 31.
  • Chairman and CEO Juan Luciano will participate in a fireside chat at 3:30 p.m. EDT.
  • The event will be broadcast live at www.adm.com/webcast , and a replay will also be available for a limited time on www.adm.com/webcast .

Applova Proudly Announces Samsung Partnership for the All-in-one Self-serve Kiosk

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Friday, May 19, 2023

Applova Inc., the emerging leader in restaurant digital ordering technology, announces a collaborative partnership with Samsung Electronics America Inc. to launch the all-inclusive kiosk to provide state-of-the-art contactless ordering and payment solutions.

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  • Applova Inc., the emerging leader in restaurant digital ordering technology, announces a collaborative partnership with Samsung Electronics America Inc. to launch the all-inclusive kiosk to provide state-of-the-art contactless ordering and payment solutions.
  • With the integrated Applova software, Samsung kiosks have immense potential to transform restaurants and help businesses soar to new heights by delivering end-to-end automation to manage every aspect of transactional ordering.
  • Samsung touch-screen display enhances customers’ purchasing experience with clear and crisp visuals to attract customers.
  • “Applova kiosk solution allows restaurants to engage with their customers in a way that elevates the experience for everyone involved — including their customers and staff,” said Dinesh Saparamadu, CEO and Founder, Applova.

Lancaster Colony Continues Higher Cash Dividend

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

Lancaster Colony Corporation (Nasdaq: LANC) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 85 cents per common share, payable June 30, 2023 to shareholders of record on June 9, 2023.

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  • Lancaster Colony Corporation (Nasdaq: LANC) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 85 cents per common share, payable June 30, 2023 to shareholders of record on June 9, 2023.
  • The quarterly cash dividend amount of 85 cents per share maintains the higher level set six months ago, which marked the company’s 60th consecutive year of increased regular cash dividends.
  • Lancaster Colony is one of only 13 U.S. companies with 60 straight years of regular cash dividend increases.
  • CEO David A. Ciesinski said, “The dividend reflects the company’s continued strong financial position and will be the 240th consecutive quarterly cash dividend paid by the company since September 1963.” He noted that the annual payout for the current fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 is $3.35 per share, up from the $3.15 per share paid in fiscal 2022.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Trae Young, Victor Wembanyama, Scoot Henderson and Many More to Headline the League’s Newest Fan Event, NBA Con

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

NBA Con tips off the opening weekend of NBA 2K24 Summer League which begins 10 days of NBA action on Friday, July 7.

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  • NBA Con tips off the opening weekend of NBA 2K24 Summer League which begins 10 days of NBA action on Friday, July 7.
  • “NBA Con is for every fan,” said Joey Graziano, Head of Event Strategy and Development, NBA.
  • Exclusive shoppable NBA Con and NBA product drops, from limited-edition apparel to rare collectibles and everything in between.
  • Premium experiences for NBA 2K Summer League and NBA Con including small group gatherings with NBA Legends, custom merchandise and hospitality are also available at NBAExperiences.com.

Plenty Opens World’s Most Technologically Advanced Indoor Vertical Farm in Compton

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

Plenty today announced the opening of the Plenty Compton Farm – the world’s most technologically advanced indoor vertical farm, designed to grow up to 4.5 million pounds of leafy greens annually in a single city block in Compton, California.

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  • Plenty today announced the opening of the Plenty Compton Farm – the world’s most technologically advanced indoor vertical farm, designed to grow up to 4.5 million pounds of leafy greens annually in a single city block in Compton, California.
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    Inside one of the grow rooms in the Plenty Compton Farm (Photo: Business Wire)
    “After investing nearly a decade into research and development, ​​Plenty has cracked the code on a scalable platform for indoor farming,” said Plenty CEO Arama Kukutai.
  • “With Plenty’s first commercial farm, we’re proving that our uniquely vertical indoor farms can deliver a reliable, year-round supply of fresh produce with positive unit economics.
  • The Plenty Compton Farm has the potential to save millions of gallons of water annually compared to field farming.

ADM, Air Protein Sign Strategic Agreement to Advance Development and Production of Unique Landless Protein

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

ADM (NYSE:ADM), a global leader in sustainably sourced nutrition, and Air Protein, a pioneer in air-based nutritional protein that requires no agriculture or farmland, decoupling protein production from traditional supply chain risks, announced today that they have entered into a Strategic Development Agreement to collaborate on research and development to further advance new and novel proteins for nutrition.

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  • ADM (NYSE:ADM), a global leader in sustainably sourced nutrition, and Air Protein, a pioneer in air-based nutritional protein that requires no agriculture or farmland, decoupling protein production from traditional supply chain risks, announced today that they have entered into a Strategic Development Agreement to collaborate on research and development to further advance new and novel proteins for nutrition.
  • The Strategic Development Agreement would combine ADM’s broad nutrition, formulation and research expertise with Air Protein’s unique landless agriculture platform to identify ways to scale cost-effective ingredients that enable meat substitutes to deliver on their cost, nutrition, flavor and texture targets.
  • It also provides for the mutually exclusive rights for ADM and Air Protein to collaborate to build and operate the world’s first Air Protein commercial scale plant.
  • With the funding, Air Protein has accelerated the expansion of a world-class team of scientists, manufacturing and food experts, as well as the construction of its state-of-the-art Air Farm™ in San Leandro, California.

Procurant Introduces Voice-Enabled Rating Feature in Produce Inspection Application

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Procurant, a cloud-based software company revolutionizing the global food supply chain, today unveiled a new voice-enabled rating feature in its Procurant Inspect application, further streamlining retail produce inspections while providing real-time data to buyers and sellers of fresh produce.

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  • Procurant, a cloud-based software company revolutionizing the global food supply chain, today unveiled a new voice-enabled rating feature in its Procurant Inspect application, further streamlining retail produce inspections while providing real-time data to buyers and sellers of fresh produce.
  • The latest release features a voice-enabled rating feature, further streamlining retail produce inspections while providing real-time data to buyers and sellers of fresh produce.
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    "The voice-enabled rating feature for Procurant Inspect is a good example of how Procurant brings innovative solutions that save time and simplify complex processes for our customers.
  • The voice-enabled rating feature seamlessly integrates with the Procurant platform, where buyers and suppliers already manage shipment information and purchase orders.