Figo makes an all-in-one smart sous vide system that seals, refrigerates, cooks and cools meals, letting users schedule dinner from a phone and return to food ready to eat. Its countertop machine is paired with resealable BPA-free vacuum bags and is designed to keep meals safely chilled while cooking waits for the user’s schedule. Figo says the system is UL certified and FCC compliant, with independent third-party testing and materials free of PFAs, BPA, BPS and phthalates.
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fromaggioFromaggio makes a smart home cheesemaker that automates temperature, timing, and stirring so people can craft fresh cheese on the kitchen counter. After spending 15 years in Paris, founder Glen returned to the United States determined to bring more authentic, artisanal cheesemaking into American homes. The company pairs its connected machine with cheesemaking ingredients, recipes, and a monthly ingredient subscription.NEW YORK, NY
Kitchen No More, IncKitchen No More, Inc. is a New York company developing a different way for hotels and warehouses to serve hot meals without a conventional kitchen or dedicated food-service staff. Its Smart Hot Food Station prepares chef-crafted meals in about five minutes, while the company’s patented freezing technology is designed to retain the qualities of freshly cooked food.BROOKLYN, NY
Fase VendingFase Vending develops autonomous self-service food stations from its Norristown, Pennsylvania base, including the BARIZZA modular kiosk and PIZZADOOR pizza vending system. Its equipment combines refrigerated vending, digital ordering and automated cooking to let operators sell prepared food around the clock, with customizable stations designed for settings such as hotels, hospitals and micromarkets. Founder and CEO Gregory Raffaele says the company’s mission is to modernize front-of-the-house food service through automation.NORRISTOWN, PA
ROBO ARETEFounded in September 2018, South Korea’s ROBO ARETE develops and supplies cooking-robot systems for F&B businesses, with its AI-powered Robert-E frying robot at the center of its work. The company has operated its own Robert Chicken stores since February 2020 to test and refine the technology in daily service, and has since expanded robot sales from Korea to markets including the United States, Mexico, the Philippines and the United Kingdom. Its full robot system became the first in Korea to receive NSF food-hygiene and safety certification, while its Seoul R&D center supports cloud-based monitoring and updates for deployed systems.NEW YORK, NY