Develops modular, task-specific robotic kitchen assistants that automate repetitive, dangerous, or labor-intensive tasks in commercial kitchens. These systems reduce food waste, improve portioning accuracy, and free up hundreds of labor hours while requiring only 7 square feet of space and zero kitchen renovations for installation.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Commercial kitchens face challenges in automating repetitive, dangerous, and labor-intensive tasks, leading to inefficiencies, food waste, and inconsistencies in portioning. Traditional automation solutions often require significant kitchen renovations and lack the flexibility to handle diverse cuisine types.
Solution
Caldo Restaurant Technologies offers modular, task-specific robotic kitchen assistants designed to automate various processes in commercial kitchens. These systems are compact, requiring only 7 square feet of space, and can be installed without any kitchen renovations. Caldo's technology improves portioning accuracy, reduces food waste, and frees up labor hours, allowing kitchen staff to focus on more rewarding tasks. The modular design and proprietary ingredient handling technology enable the system to manage diverse cuisine types and ingredients with varying material properties. By augmenting kitchen productivity, Caldo aims to improve the diner experience, drive sustainability, and challenge traditional foodservice economics.
Target Audience
Caldo's primary customers include commissary and ghost kitchens, restaurant kitchens (QSR and fast casual), and off-premise foodservice operations at grocery stores, corporate campuses, airports, and hospitals.
Features
- Compact, modular robotic systems requiring only 7 sqft of space and zero kitchen renovations
- Proprietary ingredient handling technology capable of managing diverse cuisine types
- Automated portioning and packaging of ingredients and sauces
- Full meal assembly automation for high-volume QSR and fast casual operations
- Data collection at the unit level to support supply chain management
- Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) subscription model including hardware, software, installation, training, maintenance, and upgrades
- Remote support and system upgrades included in the subscription