The "Infinite Kitchen" concept in action. Source: Sweetgreen
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Would you eat a salad prepared by a robotic bench? The founder of American fast-casual salad chain Sweetgreen thinks you might, after the success of a venue where meals are assembled not by people, but by an automated production line.
The Wall Street Journal reports a Sweetgreen location in Naperville, Illinois, has been outfitted with what the brand calls an “Infinite Kitchen”: an elaborate system which reads a customer’s order and assembles ingredients like shredded carrot, kale, and dressing.
Staff members cap off the order and process the sale, but Sweetgreen claims the system can slash the time it takes to produce a chopped salad in half.
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