Robotics Are Powering The Fresh Food Revolution
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Healthy Eating Is Expensive for Consumers and Operators
That’s where Blendid comes in. Our compact, accessible robotic food kiosk is designed to…
Give consumers fresh, healthy, and personalized food options on the go
Provide consumers with a contactless, safe, and all-digital experience
Empower operators to meet consumer demand for fast, healthy, affordable food options with greater consistency and lower overhead than traditional food service models
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Are Changing the Way We Live in a Post-Pandemic World.
COVID has accelerated the adoption of automation in the food service industry, creating a massive opportunity for food technology platforms.
Attractive margins for operators
With Blendid’s low operational costs, an operator can expect to achieve significantly wider margins compared to a traditional food service model.
120,000+ LOCATION OPPORTUNITIES IDENTIFIED (US ALONE)
How it works
Healthy, fresh, and delicious food created with culinary excellence, delivered with precision and consistency, to anyone, anywhere, anytime.
Fresh Food Access. Automation. AI. All At A Blendid Kiosk Near You.
Blendid’s autonomous robotic smoothie kiosk is the first product in a line of future platforms that may include food such as soups, bowls, salads, and more. Blendid is democratizing the accessibility of fresh food! It’s more than a robot - it’s foodOS™
Meet the nervous system powered by artificial intelligence for fully automated food preparation onsite and in cloud kitchens.
That’s why we created Blendid, an autonomous, robotic food kiosk that uses advanced technology – including robotics, machine vision, and artificial intelligence – to prepare and serve healthy and delicious food customized to your preferences.
Blendid’s foodOS™Features
of tools (provisioning, change management, inventory management, remote monitoring, troubleshooting, analytics) to manage and operate food service remotely.
Blendid is working with Jamba, Walmart, and others…
Colleges
Blendid has already seen impressive adoption in current locations and they’re just getting started.
Blendid has over two years of public operating experience in big box retail stores, universities, and malls, with discussions underway for fitness centers, hospitals and airports.
On a Mission to Make Healthy Eating Accessible Through Automation
Blendid is transforming how and what we eat, one robotic kiosk at a time.
Many of us strive to eat healthier, especially when on-the-go, but getting access to food that fits our unique health needs and our individual taste preferences is hard.
That’s why we created Blendid, an autonomous, robotic food kiosk that uses advanced technology – including robotics, machine vision, and artificial intelligence – to prepare and serve healthy and delicious food customized to your preferences.
Meet The Team
Vipin Jain
VP Barnes & Noble Nook Media, Co-founder & CEO Retrevo, Co-founder Telseon IP, MS Physics BITS
Kristen Rasmussen
Founder Rooted Food, Food Science Adjunct faculty UC Berkeley & Nordic Food Lab & Culinary Institute America
Covahne Michaels
Dir eComm Strategy, Innovation, Brand Management J.M Smucker, Del Monte, Kraft Foods, MBA Tuck at Dartmouth
Venki Ayalur
Software Lead Barnes & Noble Nook, Motorola Engineering, MBA Kellogg, MS Compure Science Northern Ilinois
Carrie Sams
VP Business Development Blaze Pizza, Sr Director Domestic Development, Jamba Juice, Director CMI Marketing
Shirish Joshi
Founder Amphion, VP Manufacturing Operations Kaptivo, littlebits, Pluribus Networks, MS Industrial Eng URI
Vijay Dodd
HW & SW Engineering Dir Barnes & Noble Nook, Engineer Dir Palm, Masters of Tech in Systems & Controls
Richard O’Brien
Dir Purchasing The Melt, Dir Supply Chain Specialty’s, Supply Chain & Operations Jamba Juice
Ram Nagarajan
Co-founder SmarterD, Sales & Partnerships Barnes & Noble Nook, Netflix, MS Electrical Engineering MIT
Experienced Investors and Advisors
James D White
Board member Panera, former CEO & Chairman Jamba Juice, SVP Safeway & Gillette, Nestle
Maisie Ganzler
Chief Strategy & Brand Officer Bon Appetit Management Company
Eric Benhamou
Founder & General Partner Benhamou Global Partners, former CEO & Chairman 3COM
Michelle Gloeckler
Board Member BJs, former EVP Walmart, VP Hershey’s
Cody Rose
VP Product, Resy (Amex Dining), former VP Guest Experience Chipotle
Gary Bradski
Creator and Founder of OpenCV, Consulting Prof @ Stanford