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Dale Buss

The food business originally lagged other industries in embracing digital innovation and transformation. But advanced drone technology and autonomous-vehicle (AV) startups now are catapulting grocery and restaurant delivery to the forefront of the digital revolution.

Take PepsiCo’s test of a “snackbot,” for instance. Called Hello Goodness, these cooler-sized AVs traversed the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., in 2019 and delivered snacks ranging from Baked Lay’s chips to Pure Leaf t…

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Dale Buss is a freelance writer based in Rochester Hills, Mich. ([email protected]).

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