Amid an economic atmosphere experiencing soaring rent, labor, and food costs, technology is continuing to provide a lifeline for restaurant operators. One innovation has been pressing at the forefront of the pizza industry and is ready for the limelight automation.
Partners Les Tomlin and Will Moyer are betting big on the future of robotics.
The duo plans to fill North America with 20,000 fully automated PizzaForno kiosks by 2026, including 1,000 in the U.S. by the end of 2022. Despite the lofty goal, there was a time when Tomlin was more on the side of skepticism.