Doosan Robotics supplies collaborative robot barista solution to Mega MGC Coffee
2024. 04. 08
Doosan Robotics will supply a collaborative robot solution to Mega MGC Coffee, which ranks second in the domestic coffee franchise market.
On the 8th, Doosan Robotics announced that it has completed development of a collaborative robot barista solution specialized for Mega MGC Coffee and will install it for the first time at the Mega MGC Coffee Konkuk University Star branch for pilot operation.
Mega MGC Coffee operates 2,847 domestic stores and is a leading coffee franchise that is growing fast enough, having opened more than 500 new stores last year alone.
Last year, Doosan Robotics signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ann House, which operates Mega MGC Coffee, to improve the working environment of domestic F&B franchises through automation.
The collaborative robot barista solution, jointly developed by the two companies, has minimized the movement of baristas while utilizing the structure of coffee production space within Mega MGC Coffee stores, allowing the collaborative robot to extract espresso in conjunction with grinders and semi-automatic espresso machines. In particular, it is possible to prepare for the next extraction while extracting espresso, allowing coffee to be made at the same speed as a human barista.
The two companies plan to conduct additional pilot operations at one or two more stores, and then host briefing sessions on the collaborative robot barista solution for franchise store owners in the first half of this year to share the results and effectiveness of the operation. They also agreed to cooperate mutually to ensure that the solution is supplied at a competitive price with excellent quality.
Junghoon Ryu, CEO of Doosan Robotics, said, "We have high expectations for being able to supply our collaborative robot barista solution to Mega MGC Coffee, which boasts rapid growth and a high store retention rate," adding, "As this solution has been introduced to many stores, we will establish it as a business model that grows together with franchise store owners and expand collaborative robot solutions to other types of F&B franchises."
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