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FedEx Teams With Walmart, Target On Same-Day Delivery Robot

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The FedEx SameDay Bot represents the next chapter in our long legacy of delivering innovation and outstanding service, supported by an already existing FedEx logistics ecosystem,” said Brian Philips, president and CEO of FedEx Office. “We We are excited to bring this technology to address new markets and better support our customers.

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Fixing Meal Delivery By Ditching The Subscriptions 

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But the reality of the disruptive innovation hasn’t quite lived up to the hype. So far the only city it has launched in is Memphis — though Nashville and eventually urban areas across the U.S. Expansion will require building a network of such production facilities, which will mean proving it can work in the real world first in Memphis.

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Food Startup Novameat Can 3D Print Alt-Meat Steaks

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It has been involved in companies like Memphis Meat, Beyond Meat, Kite Hill, Geltor, Good Dot, Aleph Farms, Supermeat, Mosa Meat, New Wave and Zero Egg. “We “Plant-based meat manufacturers have access to something that creates the texture and taste of a steak.”.

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Are Robots Last-Mile Delivery’s Future?

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FedEx Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Brie Carere said in an announcement for the technology, “The FedEx SameDay Bot is an innovation designed to change the face of local delivery and help retailers efficiently address their customers’ rising expectations.”

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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Let’s continue to push the boundaries

Independent Banker

Our theme this year was all about being bold, in innovation, leadership and life. at The Venture Center for our Demo Day of the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator, and in Memphis, Tenn., Our industry has so much momentum right now, especially in terms of advocacy and innovation, so now is the time to continue to push the boundaries.

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Our Meatless Future: How The $90B Global Meat Market Gets Disrupted

CB Insights

Startups innovating across the meatless ecosystem. Startups innovating across the meatless ecosystem. San Francisco-based Memphis Meats produces meat from self-reproducing cells, thereby producing meat that is an “animal-based” product but avoiding the need to breed, raise, and slaughter huge numbers of animals.

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Retailers Look To Digital Technologies After Beating The Street

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As quick-service restaurants (QSRs) look to the future, digital innovations such as self-serve kiosks and delivery are on top of mind. Buoyed by strong consumer spending and its resilience in the U.S. and abroad, companies such as McDonald’s are off to a positive start in 2018. million , higher than analyst predictions of about $229 million.

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