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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Chef Robotics, a leader in AI-enabled robotic meal assembly for the food manufacturing industry, today announced Chef+, the company’s most advanced meal assembly robot yet. Built on insights from over 80 million servings in production, Chef+ delivers maximum reliability, 2x ingredient capacity, reduced footprint, improved food safety, and enhanced usability and performance. See Chef+ in action Food manufacturers face critical operational constraints: limited production floor space restricts equipment placement, frequent ingredient refills disrupt production throughput, and stringent food safety standards demand easy-to-clean equipment. Chef+ is explicitly engineered to address these challenges through advancements […]