Flexible automation for your industry

Chef’s AI-enabled robots serve several industries across North America, such as frozen and fresh food manufacturers, co-manufacturers, and direct-to-consumer meal delivery.

Frozen prepared meals

High-mix manufacturers of frozen ready-to-heat (RTH) meals can use Chef’s AI-enabled robots to automate production.

What Chef robots do for RTH meal manufacturers:

Plate at throughputs similar to a worker
Operate every shift (2-3 shifts, 7 days per week)
Increase yield and reduce food giveaway
Use the same footprint as a worker without retrofitting
Handle delicate food without damage
Make precise deposits into multi-compartment trays
Amy’s Kitchen

Amy’s Kitchen has improved product consistency by 12%, lowered food giveaway by 4%, and increased labor productivity by 17%.

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Fresh prepared meals

High-mix manufacturers of fresh ready-to-eat (RTE) meals, deli, and bakery items use Chef to increase yield, maintain throughput, and reduce labor dependency.

Salads
Burritos, wraps
Party trays
Burgers, sandwiches
Baked goods
Fruit bowls, yogurt parfaits
Produce

Co-manufacturing

Contract manufacturers and co-packers use Chef’s meal assembly robots for fresh and frozen ready-to-eat (RTE) and ready-to-heat (RTH) meal production.

What co-manufacturers can do with Chef robots:

Quickly onboard new customers
Work with any customer tray
Change SKUs frequently
Maintain high yield and consistency
CAFE SPICE

Cafe Spice has boosted output by 2-3x, eased labor shortage constraints, and lowered food giveaway by 67%.

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D2C meal delivery

Direct-to-consumer (D2C) meal delivery and meal kit services use our robots to plate healthy meals, fitness meals, and Chef-made meals, getting box diet to consumers faster and fresher than ever before.

Chef robots help D2C businesses with:

Extremely high-mix runs
8+ changeovers per day
Changing menus every week
Strict culinary and presentation standards

SUNBASKET

Sunbasket has freed up 10% of its assembly line staff for other tasks and increased consistency by 25%.

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NONPROFITS

Nonprofits use Chef to automate the assembly of fresh and frozen prepared meals for seniors and communities in need.

Chef robots can help nonprofits with:

New meals every day
100+ ingredients
Different portion sizes
Rapid changeovers (<5 min.)
High aesthetic and placement quality standards
MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS

Chef robots help assemble medically tailored prepared meals:

Run different meals and ingredients daily

Fast allergen changeovers

Place into compartments and tray inserts

Precise and consistent deposits

Meat Packing

Meat processors use Chef’s AI-enabled robots to handle a variety of proteins and other scoopable or bin-picking items.

Diced meats
Shredded meats
Pulled meats
Chilis
Ground meats
Unstructured bin picking for:
Buns and English muffins
Chicken breasts
Meat patties
Delicate scoopable items:
Scrambled eggs
Shredded cheeses
Patient Trays

Chef can help assemble patient trays for your hospital system.

Chef works with ingredients including:

Various Rices (IQF + Cooked)
Various Vegetables and Mixes (IQF + Fresh + Cooked)
Various Meats (Diced and Piece Picked)
Sauces
Mashes
Cheeses
Garnishes
Airline catering

In-flight catering and travel catering businesses use Chef for meal assembly. Our robots can:

Run production 24/7

Handle short runs and quick changovers

Place into particular compartments of a tray

Meet strict aesthetic standards

Foodservice

Institutional foodservice commissaries and distribution centers use Chef’s AI-enabled robots to automate meal production.

Chef robots can:

Automate healthcare meals (e.g., hospital patient trays) 
Assemble military meals (e.g., MRE/meal, ready-to-eat)
Deal with the variability intrinsic to food ingredients
Ensure reliable, high-throughput production
Maintain high quality and consistency
Accommodate seasonal menu changes and quickly onboard new ingredients
Baby and toddler meals

Chef’s AI-enabled robots help toddler and baby food companies assemble a variety of prepared meals.

Chef robots help baby food manufacturers with:

Precise placement of small portions
Handling purees, liquids, and delicate ingredients without damaging them
Foodsafe and allergen-controlled handling
Military

Chef can flexibly automate MRE meals for the military. If you’re an allied force, please reach out.

Ghost Kitchens

Chef is beginning work with ghost kitchen partners. If you’re interested, please reach out.

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