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Can Chipotle Founder Steve Ells Strike "Fast-Casual" Gold Again?

2024/5/6
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卡拉·斯威舍是一位知名的媒体评论家和播客主持人，专注于科技和政治话题的深入分析。
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Kara Swisher：对Steve Ells创立的纯素机器人餐厅Kernel及其商业模式、技术应用、劳工政策和社会影响进行了深入探讨，并分析了其与Chipotle的联系和区别。 Steve Ells：介绍了Kernel的经营理念，包括提高食品质量、改善员工工作条件、降低环境影响和提高食品安全等方面。详细阐述了Kernel的中心厨房和辐射门店模式，以及自动化技术在提高效率和降低成本方面的作用。同时，他还回应了关于食品安全、技术差异化、价格策略、劳工政策和社会责任等方面的问题，并表达了对未来餐饮业发展的展望。 Jonathan Safran Foer：提出了关于Kernel的经营模式（非营利与营利）和机器人设计（是否具有生殖器官）的有趣问题，引发了对商业模式和科技伦理的思考。

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Steve Ells, founder of Chipotle, introduces his new venture Kernel, a highly-automated, plant-based fast-casual restaurant aiming to revolutionize the industry with streamlined operations and high-quality, sustainable food.

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Thirty-one years after founding Chipotle, Steve Ells is back with what he hopes will be another fast-casual dining revolution: the highly-automated, plant-based food chain, Kernel. Ells says that streamlining and automation will allow him to pay workers well above minimum wage and give them more benefits – all while reducing labor costs. But don’t call it a robot restaurant! Kara and Ells discuss the mechanics and philosophy underpinning Kernel’s concept and the downstream effects of integrating tech into our food.

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