Culinary & Foodservice Saturday, October 17, 2026

White Castle tests prototype with robotic fryer and AI drive-thru

White Castle has debuted a prototype restaurant integrating a Flippy robotic fry assistant, an AI-powered drive-thru voice assistant, and 1,000 slider self-order kiosks.

The numbers

341 Total restaurants operated by White Castle
14 Number of states where White Castle operates
104 Age of White Castle in years
94% Consumers preferring direct website ordering over third-party
$4 Million Funding raised by Kutlerri.ai

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