Food Tech News

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For millions of parents, every snack, restaurant meal or birthday party comes with the same worry: Can my child eat this? As Food Allergy Awareness Week (FAAW) begins, SnackSafe is launching SnackPro®, a new AI-powered app designed to help families managing food allergies make better food decisions before a routine meal becomes a medical emergency. Created by a father whose daughter experienced multiple life-threatening allergic reactions, SnackPro is now avai...

TROY, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--365 Retail Markets, LLC (“365”), a leading innovator in unattended retail technologies, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Cantaloupe, Inc. (“Cantaloupe”), a global technology leader offering end-to-end technology solutions for self-service commerce. 365 is a portfolio company of Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. (“Providence”), a specialist private equity investment firm focused on growth-oriented media, communications and education companies...

PROVIDENCE, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE: UNFI) will release financial results for its 13-week fiscal 2026 third quarter, ended May 2, 2026, the morning of Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Management will host a conference call that morning at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss results. To access the conference call, please dial (800) 715 - 9871 (U.S. toll-free) and reference conference ID number 5462932. An audio webcast of the conference call, and materials that will be referenced durin...

ELGIN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Middleby Corporation (Nasdaq: MIDD) today announced that its Food Processing business will operate under the name Midera Food Processing, Inc. (Midera). The launch reflects the continued advancement of Middleby’s Food Processing platform into a more focused, technology-driven organization delivering total line solutions. With a foundation built over decades and a portfolio of more than 30 global brands, Midera is positioned to accelerate innovation and serve cu...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a “On This Day in History” worthy of a “salud”, Monday, May 11, 2026 will mark the 55th anniversary of the debut of “The World’s First Frozen Margarita Machine”. Dallas’ Mariano Martinez adapted a Slurpee machine to make frozen margaritas more efficiently at Mariano’s Mexican Cuisine, which it did for 34 years before being retired to the collection of the National Museum of American History, part of the Smithsonian Institution. Born in Dallas in 1944, Martinez and hi...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JBT Marel, the global technology leader responsible for processing over 75% of the world’s citrus juice, is making its debut at the 2026 National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show from May 16-19. The centerpiece of this landmark debut is the Fresh’n Squeeze® 1800 Citrus Juicer, a recipient of the prestigious 2026 Kitchen Innovation Awards, showcasing how industrial-grade extraction technology has been reengineered for modern foodservice operators. The company’s strateg...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FoodReady helps manufacturers run faster mock recalls with digital traceability and recall simulation tools....

ELGIN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Middleby Corporation (NASDAQ: MIDD), a leading worldwide manufacturer of equipment for the commercial foodservice and food processing industries, today reported net earnings for the first quarter of 2026. Tim FitzGerald, CEO of The Middleby Corporation said, “We delivered an extremely strong first quarter with outperformance at both segments relative to our expectations. Our Commercial Foodservice segment generated 8.1% organic growth, driven by continued doubl...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zevia PBC (“Zevia” or the “Company”) (NYSE: ZVIA), the Company bringing naturally delicious, zero sugar, clean-label beverages, today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. First Quarter 2026 Highlights Net sales grew 21.2% year over year to $46.1 million Gross profit margin was 48.4%, a reduction of 1.7 percentage points year over year Net loss was $2.4 million, or $0.03 per share to Zevia’s Class A Common stockholders, including $0.9 million...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NCR Voyix (NYSE: VYX) (the “Company”), a platform-powered leader in unified commerce for shopping and dining, today announced an expanded agreement with Pei Wei®, a leading fast-casual Asian dining brand. The renewal supports Pei Wei’s existing restaurant technology strategy and its operational consistency across the brand’s restaurant footprint. Under the agreement, NCR Voyix will make its next-generation point-of-sale (POS) solution for Restaurants, Aloha Next, avail...