It’s very possible that you will be staying inside this weekend, or else maybe you’ve got a trip planned to go support your local Chinatown. But first, catch up on one type of news that won’t make you want to bury yourself under a comforter and never come out: food tech news!
This week we’ve rounded up stories on self-heating coffee cans from La Colombe, PepsiCo’s newest waste-free packaging, and plant-based pork. Enjoy.
La Colombe debuts self-heating coffee cans
La Colombe is has something hot a-brewing. The Philadelphia-based coffee brand has teamed up with beverage tech startup HeatGen to create self-heating cans of java (via the Philadelpha Inquirer). Users twist the bottom of the can and wait two minutes, during which a chemical reaction heats the coffee to 130 degrees Fahrenheit. For now the self-heating coffee cans, which come in two flavors, cost $5 each and are only available at one La Colombe location in Philadelphia. La Colombe CEO Todd Carmichael told…
