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BurgerBots Uses Droids To Assemble Burgers In 27 Seconds
BurgerBots is now open in its first location in Los Gatos and kids are already flocking to see robots make their burgers.
Chipotle Hones in On Back-Of-House Automation and Catering
CEO Scott Boatwright says the chain is adding produce slicers and other tools to speed up operations behind the counter.
Pizza Night Just Got Smarter as Robots Deliver for Little Caesars
The pizza chain just announced a partnership with Serve Robotics to begin deliveries in the Los Angeles area.
VoicePlug Has AI Ordering Tech That Mimics Consumers And Drives Efficiency
VoicePlug is now integrated into Qu’s platform and its CEO anticipates wide adoption in the near future.
7-Eleven Ramps Up Fast Casual Strategy with 600 Food-Focused Stores
7-Eleven plans 600 new food-focused locations by 2027 to boost hot food offerings and attract on-the-go consumers.
Richtech Robotics Becomes a Franchisee Inside 20 Walmart Stores
It has a beverage-making robot named ADAM and a waiter named Matradee. You got to love it.
Toast Survey Shows Operator Commitment to Off-Premises
Look for more usage of AI as well.
Kitchen Robotics Installs a Robot Kitchen At Florida International University
Students can now get pasta Alfredo in four minutes without talking to a human.
Uber Eats Now Lets Users Create and Share Lists of Favorite Spots on App
A new social feature is highlighting lists from influencers and regular users—boosting discoverability of local restaurants.
FoodFriends Aims To Bring the Restaurant Community Together
Nabeel Alamgir wants to help food executives find each other on the event circuit. So he built an app for it.
Pizza Delivery Giants Push Sales as Marco’s Embraces ‘Challenger’ Status
Delivery-and carryout-focused pizza franchises vied for market share in 2023 as consumers continued to spread their spending around.
Golden Chick Hatches a New Tech Platform
The brand can now run everything through one system, and employees can use a wicked dual-purpose kiosk.
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Finance
Inside Miso Robotics’ ‘Passive’ Crowdfunding Program
Kitchen robotics are having a moment, both in terms of popular interest and investor support. Miso Robotics, the maker of “Flippy 2,” a robotic arm designed to operate a fry station and a handful of other automation products, is monetizing the interest through equity...
Research
Panera, Aramark Discuss Harnessing Customer Data
In a conversation on day two of the Food On Demand Conference, executives from Panera Bread, Aramark, Foodservice Results and IFBTA discussed properly utilizing customer data, marketing and how to prepare for the future of the foodservice industry. For Chris...
The Deliverers
Uber Eats and Instacart Throw In Together
Instacart and Uber Eats are gunning for DoorDash.
Best Practices
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Avride is the Latest Tech Startup to Launch Food Delivery Robots in the U.S.
Though kitchen automation is gaining traction, delivery robots are proving themselves vital in a growing market.