Chipotle Robots For Peeling Avocados
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The “Autocado” machine is installed at a Chipotle in Huntington Beach and cuts, cores and peels avocados before a human mashes them up into guacamole. The “Automated Makeline” is at a store in Corona Del Mar. The locations were chosen for their proximity to corporate headquarters and the chain’s restaurant support center in Newport Beach. The chain moved to Orange County in 2018 when Brian Niccol took over as CEO and relocated headquarters closer to his home. When Niccol left for Starbucks earlier this year, that company provided him a private jet for the commute to their Seattle HQ.