Culinary & Foodservice Friday, September 25, 2026

Chipotle standardizes kitchen automation package for new Q4 locations

Chipotle is deploying a standardized back-of-house automation package in all new Q4 restaurants, featuring a dual-sided plancha that reduces chicken cook time to four minutes and an avocado processing robot.

The numbers

4 minutes Dual-sided plancha reduces chicken cook time
26 seconds Autocado robot cuts, peels, and cores avocado
60 stores Number of stores piloting the new equipment package
12 Legacy grill chicken cook time in minutes

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