Aniai is also targeting the 'chicken burger' market...You can cook beef and chicken at the same time
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2023-07-26 17:51
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Aniai is also targeting the 'chicken burger' market...You can cook beef and chicken at the same time
Robot kitchen startup Aniai is planning to target the chicken burger market with high cooking difficulties by upgrading the pressing technology of the hamburger robot "Alpha Grill." You can cook beef patties and chicken patties at the same time.
Aniai, who succeeded in commercializing a hamburger cooking robot for the first time in Korea, said on the 26th, "At the hamburger store that introduced Alpha Grill through the upgrade, you can cook not only beef patties but also chicken patties made of whole flesh." Since early this year, Aniai has been preparing to upgrade its products to expand its cooking menu by launching its RaaS (Service Subscription Robot) business in earnest.
Aniai improved the compressive strength of the "alpha grill" that is baked by pressing patties on both sides by 300% compared to the previous one, and improved the compressive precision to less than 1mm through software upgrade. In addition, the company explained that it optimized the control algorithm to control the speed and acceleration of the cooking robot motor, and to maintain the shape and texture of the chicken even under strong compression.
Chicken patties that use whole meat are not uniform in thickness compared to beef patties that use minced meat, so cooking is difficult. In order to cook the inside without burning the outside, it is necessary to apply constant heat at a pressure that does not break the chicken flesh. The control algorithm used for this provides the optimal environment necessary for cooking amorphous chicken patties.
With the upgrade of Alpha Grill, Aniai will target domestic and foreign restaurant companies that sell chicken burger menus such as fast food and casual dining restaurants. The domestic hamburger market is growing at 5 trillion won, and more and more places are offering chicken burgers as their main menu to target diverse consumers' tastes. In the United States, most hamburger stores sell burgers made of chicken, and the market's No. 1 chicken sandwich brand operates more than 2,950 stores in the United States.
"We were able to confirm the market demand for chicken patty cooking robots by meeting domestic and foreign customers," said Hwang Gun-pil, CEO of Aniai. "We will strengthen our product competitiveness to target new markets through continuous R&D investment."
Source: https://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20230726500026&wlog_tag3=naver