Steve Ells plans to relaunch fast food chain with his robotic startup ‘Kernel’

29 MAY 2023

By: SAMIRA SIDDIQUI

Former Chipotle CEO Steve Ells is in charge of the new automated startup restaurant 'Kernel.'

'Kernel' an automated place

The new restaurant will use robotics, modest kitchens and a staff of three workers to prepare meals.

Future of  Dining

Tech-enabled fast food chain

Kernel's idea ‘fundamentally rethinks labour’, technology, real estate & uses automation with a human touch' by incorporating robotics.

What's cooking?

The menu items would include a broad variety of foods, including pizza, spaghetti, hamburgers, salads, acai bowls, and wraps.

Kernel spokeswoman Sarah Rosenberg said that the company will have its headquarters in New York which is anticipated to open in late 2023.

Arriving super soon