Culinary & Foodservice Monday, August 17, 2026

Chipotle and Cava back Hyphen's foodservice automation platform

Chipotle and Cava jointly invested in Hyphen's $25 million Series B to support its digital makeline, which processes 350 meals per hour with 99% accuracy.

The numbers

$25 Million Total amount of Hyphen's Series B funding round.
350 meals per hour Maximum throughput of Hyphen's automated digital makeline.
99 percent Accuracy rate of Hyphen's automated digital makeline.
$15 million Investment amount from Chipotle’s Cultivate Next venture fund.
$5 million Investment amount from Cava Group.

Sources

restauranttechnologynews.com

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