Joseph Chen
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Kaikaku's Joseph Chen on Robotics-Powered Restaurants
Kaikaku founder and CEO Joseph Chen explains how growing up above his parents' Chinese restaurant drove him to build a robotics-and-AI "operating system" for restaurants. He details the automated make line, computer vision and connected ordering behind their London salad restaurant (one of London's best-rated on Google Maps), and the franchise/"business in a box" plan to lift restaurant EBITDA from ~7% to 35%. He also shares his Austrian military conscription story digitizing sports centers for the Ministry of Defense, his Teppanyaki chef background, and plans for a new London hardware lab and a US office by end of next year.
31 Oct 2025etn. Episode 6
Joseph Chen, Kaikaku — robotics-powered restaurants
Ahead of his segment the hosts highlight Joseph Chen's viral launch posts and unusual bio (Austrian military, teppanyaki chef), comparing Kaikaku to the McDonald's origin story. In the interview, Chen describes growing up above his parents' Chinese restaurant, and explains Kaikaku as an operating system for restaurants powered by robotics and AI — an automated make line plus connected software that made their London salad shop one of the city's best-rated. He covers unit economics (targeting 35% EBITDA vs the 7% industry average), a franchise-based scale plan, the new London hardware lab, and a US office planned for next year.