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Alberts
Robotic station that blends fresh smoothies and soups on demand
Alberts builds the Alberts One, an unattended blending robot that prepares smoothies, hot soups and vegan shakes from frozen fruit and vegetable pieces, 24/7. Customers order through an app or on-screen and pay contactlessly; operators such as caterers, campuses and food-service sites clean the unit for about eight minutes a day.
Our reading. Best for caterers, campuses and hospitality sites that want a fresh, unattended healthy-food point without adding staff.
What is new here
Turns a vending machine into a small robotic kitchen that blends fresh fruit and vegetable pieces per order instead of dispensing packaged goods.Strengths
- Fresh, made-to-order product rather than packaged vending
- App with recipe personalisation and NFC payments
- Low daily maintenance for the operator
Limits
- Pricing and machine count not public
- Single product family (blended drinks and soups)
- Small company; support outside Benelux depends on partners
Why rising
Small Belgian food-robotics company; EU-Startups lists total funding in the €1M to €2.5M range
Notable
EIT Food community startup; listed by Greenyard as an innovation partner; Alberts NV, Bijkhoevelaan 32a, 2110 Wijnegem
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