All Technology articles
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NewsStartup launches environmentally-friendly traceable meat box
Happy Meat is claiming its meat boxes have a significantly lower carbon footprint compared to standard beef
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Comment & Opinion
Wine experiment is one giant leap for booze lovers
Last week Bogof questioned the scientific necessity of sending an oven to space
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News
Plenish kicks off trial of robot delivery ‘milk round’ in Milton Keynes
Consumers can order litre bottles of the milk via robot courier company Starship’s app
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News
Asda could launch ‘home delivery while you’re away’ service
Walmart’s InHome service launched in three US cities last month
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Analysis & Features
Can blockchain join the dots at last in grocery?
Could blockchain technology enable the food industry to keep track of food in the supply chain and thereby champion its provenance?
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Comment & Opinion
Chocolate chip cookie time for ‘scientific’ spacemen
It seems the inhabitants of the ISS are running out of ideas for experiments
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News
Sainsbury’s signs up to ProductDNA supplier information platform
The supermarket’s first ProductDNA pilot will begin in early 2020 with a small number of branded suppliers
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Sainsbury’s pooled technology team looking to ‘empower colleagues’ with data
Getting insights from the company’s data was currently limited to data scientists and skilled business analysts
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Pret trialling scan & go tech in London store
Shoppers at its Houndsditch store are able to pay using electronic shelf-edge labels
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News
Weetabix optimises online wholesale use
E.fundamentals last week secured investment of £5.3m in a fundraise led by private equity house Maven Capital Partners
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News
Uber Elevate unveils new food delivery drone
Uber Elevate – the company’s aerial delivery and ride arm – said the drone had passed a “critical design review”
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News
‘Tag and trace’ trial opens up new front in the war on plastic
The first trial will see plastic packaging collected from homes on behalf of producers
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Comment & Opinion
The next frontier for grocery robots? Instant gratification
The potential for delivery bots is huge – but they will need to speed up to satisfy the impulse market
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News
Winnow targets $1bn food waste reduction following £9m fundraise
The technology startup last week raised more than £9m in a funding round
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Comment & Opinion
What can we learn from the Chinese giants leading the way on data-driven digital strategy?
All companies will need to become tech-driven, says Tim Mason, CEO of Eagle Eye
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Comment & Opinion
Scary Insta baby makes creepy influencer for Swedish supermarket
You’ll doubtless recall The Grocer’s feature on the troubling phenomenon of the CGI ‘virtual influencer’
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News
Sainsbury’s taps into Google Cloud to spot new food trends
The supermarket will adjust product ranges in stores in response to local online hype
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Comment & Opinion
Astro-boffins cultivate meat in space
Good news for carnivorous astronauts (and any of their yummy-looking colleagues)…
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Comment & Opinion
The future of e-commerce could be in consciously decoupling
Headless commerce can help marketers be more innovative and agile, says Rita Harnett, e-commerce partner of Wavemaker
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News
Tesco to trial checkout-free Amazon Go-style store at Welwyn HQ
Tesco has also made an equity investment in Trigo, the provider of the technology
