Chipotle Invests in Mediterranean Fast-Casual Concept and AI Supply Chain Platform
Chipotle announced a minority investment in Brassica, a Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant concept and Lumachain, an artificial intelligence supply chain platform, as part of its $100 million Cultivate Next venture fund. Lumachain is an Australian-based, minority,...
Chipotle Employs a Robot Called Autocado
Chipotle may have lost its CEO to Starbucks but it has something the coffee giant doesn’t: an avocado-processing robot. It announced this week that its Autocado robot, which can cut, core, and peel avocados before they are hand-mashed into guacamole, is being...
Chipotle Sidelines Secondary Concept Farmesa
It wasn’t that long ago, mid-February of 2023, that Chipotle announced a farm-to-table concept, Farmesa Fresh Eatery, with the excitement of a baby announcement. It opened in a Kitchen United MIX food hall in Santa Monica, offering customizable protein bowls, which...
Chipotle Founder Steve Ells Wants to Change the Way Restaurants Operate with Kernel
Chipotle founder Steve Ells is out to fix the biggest pain points for restaurants while also saving the planet with his new concept Kernel, a robotics-run restaurant in New York City. Kernel, which opened in mid-February for lunch only, uses modified off the shelf...
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