Webinar: Automating Food Production with AI-Enabled Robots by The Food Institute

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About This Webinar

Labor shortages and rising production demands are pushing food manufacturers to rethink their operations. As a result, robotics have shifted from a concept of the future to a practical solution that is improving efficiency, consistency, and scalability in the current day.

The Food Institute hosted a webinar exploring how robotics are reshaping food production processes, featuring a behind-the-scenes look at Cafe Spice’s Beacon facility. This session highlighted real-world applications and collaborative insights between technology providers and food manufacturers.

Featuring:

Rajat Bhageria, Founder & CEO, Chef Robotics
Virgilio Felix, Chief Operating Officer, Cafe Spice

What you’ll learn:

Best practices for integrating automation into existing operations

Insights gleaned from Cafe Spice’s collaboration with Chef Robotics

Pain points and solutions of system design and facility planning

Real-world lessons from early adopters on scaling automation effectively

Moderated by Food Institute CEO Brian Choi, this interactive session will combine expert perspectives, case study insights, and a live Q&A to help you understand the opportunities and challenges of automation in food production.

Whether you’re evaluating automation for the first time or refining your current strategy, this webinar will provide practical takeaways to guide your decision-making.

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Sponsored by:

Chef Robotics

Chef is the first company to have commercialized a scalable AI-driven food robotics solution. With over 60 million servings made in production, Chef leverages ChefOS, an AI platform for food manipulation, to offer a Robotics-as-a-Service solution that helps industry-leading food companies increase production volume and meet demand. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Chef aims to empower humans to do what humans do best by accelerating the advent of intelligent machines. Visit https://chefrobotics.ai to learn more.

Presenters

Rajat Bhageria

Founder and CEO, Chef Robotics

Rajat is the Founder and CEO of Chef Robotics. Prior to Chef, Rajat was Founder and Managing Partner at Prototype Capital, a pre-seed venture capital fund investing in founders who apply new technology to old industries. Before that, Rajat was the Founder and CEO of ThirdEye, where he led a team to build a product that empowers the visually impaired by recognizing what’s in front of them; ThirdEye was ultimately sold. Rajat has written a book about education reform, published a scientific paper in electrical engineering, and written for Forbes about entrepreneurship. He has a Master’s degree in Robotics and Machine Learning from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor’s in Economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Virgilio Felix

Chief Operating Officer, Cafe Spice LLC

Virgilio Felix is a proven manufacturing and operations executive with a distinguished career spanning over two decades in leadership roles across the food manufacturing and retail sectors. As Chief Operating Officer of Cafe Spice LLC, he has been instrumental in driving strategic growth, operational excellence, and business expansion. A results-driven leader, Virgilio has successfully spearheaded large-scale projects, including constructing state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, implementing ERP systems, automation, and strengthening market positioning through strategic partnerships. He has expertise in lean manufacturing, process optimization, and cost reduction. Known for his ability to build and lead high-performing teams, Virgilio excels in developing innovative solutions, streamlining operations, and fostering strong supplier and investor relationships.

Brian Choi

Managing Partner and CEO, The Food Institute

Brian Choi is Managing Partner and CEO of The Food Institute, the leading source for food industry news, data, and market trends. He is an experienced financial executive in the food industry, having previously worked in investment banking, consulting, and private equity. Brian currently serves as Advisory Board Member of the Rutgers Food Innovation Center, and Strategic Advisor to SIRL and MenuData. He is also recognized as a leading food industry expert and thought leader and has appeared on international media networks such as the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, CNBC, and the BBC.