Chipotle said it is testing the technology to find efficiencies and ‘help our restaurant employees continue providing great hospitality for our guests’
Chipotle moved an automated bowl-and-salad maker and an avocado-processing robot out of its test kitchen and into a couple of locations in California .
Many restaurant chains have in recent years rolled out technology that reduces the need for cashiers, such as self-service kiosks. Other California-based chains, Sweetgreen and Jack-in-the-Box, have also invested in private tech startups pitching a vision of burgers, fries and salad bowls made in large part by robots.
“This technology could be a game changer, propelling Chipotle well ahead of its competition on automation,” Peter Saleh, BTIG analyst, said in a July 25 investor note, referring to its automated bowl-and-salad maker. Chipotle said it invested in the technologies through an $100-million venture fund in which it added $50-million in February.
Chipotle’s “autocado” technology, which cuts, cores and peels avocados before an employee mashes them into guacamole, is in place in its Huntington Beach location, it said. Made by Vebu, a Los Angeles-based startup founded in 2022, the machine processes an avocado in 26 seconds. Chipotle says it goes through more than 5 million cases of avocados a year.
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