Brian Choi

Nov 4, 2024 | foodinstitute.com | Brian Choi

Sheleena Jain, senior specialist at The Smart Cube consultancy, has studied GLP-1 weight-loss drugs at length. She feels food and beverage companies are well-prepared to face the test that drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy present. “F&B companies have long been focused on aligning their products with the better-for-you trends, anticipating shifts in consumer behavior due to the growing focus on health,” Jain told The Food Institute.

Aug 3, 2024 | blogs.nvidia.com | Brian Choi

Upscalers can help sharpen streamed video and, powered by AI on the NVIDIA RTX platform, significantly enhance image quality and detail.

Jul 24, 2024 | foodinstitute.com | Brian Choi |Jordan Wiklund

Home>Food RetailGame the System: Gamification in Grocery & Retail Most brands and services have companion apps for mobile devices. These apps auto-update, often know where you are, and are poised to sync email and seasonal offers with pop-up notifications, pinging and dinging away.

Jan 11, 2024 | foodinstitute.com | Chris Campbell |Brian Choi

Home>Food Tech‘Ottobots’ Roll Out: Autonomous Delivery on Full Display at CES LAS VEGAS – Tech startup Ottonomy’s shopping-cart-sized delivery robot Ottobot, introduced last year, unveiled a new capability at this week’s CES Show: the ability to dispense beer and other drinks. The Ottobot has been delivering food and retail items inside Cincinnati’s airport since the end of 2021.

Aug 11, 2023 | foodinstitute.com | Brian Choi

The great separation has begun. Last month, Epiq Bankruptcy, a provider of U.S. bankruptcy data, reported that Chapter 11 bankruptcies jumped 68% during the first half of 2023 compared to the comparable 6-month period in 2022. What’s more, monthly bankruptcies in 2023 outpaced the previous year’s figures in every month from January to June, illustrating the fact that the rise in Chapter 11 filings isn’t an aberration, but a sustained problem amongst businesses.