5 AI-driven food tech platforms & appliances

Artificial Intelligence has seeped into our lives and it was but evident that the same will impact the food industry as well. So, today we see so many innovations, devices and apps that are enabling the home kitchens as well as the commercial kitchens to make the cooking and serving process faster and less laborious, thanks to AI. Here are some food tech platforms and appliances that are all set to change the way food is cooked and how food industry works.

On2Cook

This device, set to revolutionize the cooking industry, is the fastest cooking device on the planet. It came to limelight initially with its appearance in the finale episode of Shark Tank India Season 1. The device uses a combination of different forms of cooking- flame, induction and microwave to prepare dishes and saves at least 70% cooking time and 50% energy. Fast cooking method ensures that the nutrition, flavour and consistency of the food is preserved while retaining the water-soluble nutrients, preserving texture, taste, color and flavour. The device can cook chicken in as little as 7 minutes and bake a cake in 4 minutes only. The AI-based, voice-enabled and intelligent device makes cooking a seamless affair with app connectivity and making the cognitive load negligible.

Mechanical Chef

This AI based cooking robot is devised especially for Indian cuisine and can swiftly cook dishes like rice, rasam, sambar, vegetables etc. Although the device comes with recipes, you can customise it according to your own choice with the help of integrated app on the phone. The device cuts, loads the ingredients, cooks and then readies the dish, giving you complete freedom from cooking. One can also operate it remotely, by pressing the ‘start’ button and lo! your work is done. This futuristic device helps you to cook with friends and relatives from anywhere.

Mukunda Foods

Mukunda Foods Private Limited is a company providing kitchen devices based on robotics.With six products, they are present in more than 200 locations. Devices like Filtro and Eco-Fryer help in frying the food with the help of technology. It reduces dependency on labor and elevates consumer experience as they get consistency in terms of food quality. Mukunda Dosamatic is another innovation that can make dosas after dosas, with same consistency, crispiness and taste, only after feeding it with dosa batter. The brand aims to close the gap in technological lag in Indian kitchens by giving them a tech- based makeover with these automated, AI based devices.

HungerBox

Hunger Box works as the technology solution provider for Food Vendor Partner aggregator and works extensively to eliminate cash pilferage. With the use of AI based integrated app, one can view F&B menu, place orders and also track delivery in real time. They can also get ratings and feedback, which will help to enhance performance. With features like Personalized recommendation and Health mode for health Mode for health conscious ones, the app offers group orders too, that too at odd hours, even when other cafes are shut. Features based on AI like User App, Food Partner POS, Admin Dashboard, Café Experience Manager App enable the business to analyse their business and grow.

Dishq

This food AI company utilizes food science to understand and predict people’s taste preference through its app and varied solutions. It enables people to overcome restaurant industry challenges like customer, recommendation, personalisation, development of menu and most importantly develop dishes according to the preference of customers. The B2B organization has customers across six markets. The entire integration can be done in 24 hours, and will enable businesses to deal with strategic pain points like poor retention and developing a catalogue. After assessing the transaction data, computations are done to build a customised taste model.