If you’re a donut slinger, a robotic might be gunning to your job. Krispy Kreme’s CEO introduced in an interview with Yahoo Finance earlier this week that the corporate is eyeing including robots to its workforce starting subsequent yr in an effort to fulfill the corporate’s demand whereas slicing manufacturing instances.

“So probably within the next 18 months, you’ll see some automation starting to go into the frosting, the filling, the sprinkles, and even the packaging,” CEO Michael J. Tattersfield instructed Yahoo Finance reporter Brooke Dipalma. He continued: “We’ve got some pretty big factory stores that do 12,o00 points of access today, which get fresh donuts globally. You need to start looking at what the automation capacity of that is, because it is going to the grocers, it is going to the convenience shops. So you’ll start seeing that start to happen next year.” 

Gizmodo reached out to Krispy Kreme for clarification on whether or not these robots will solely be rolled out to the corporate’s factories, or whether or not clients may see them in storefronts, however the firm didn’t instantly return our request for remark. 

Nation’s Restaurant News reported that Krispy Kreme COO and interim CFO Josh Charlesworth stated throughout the firm’s Investor Day that there’s potential so as to add robots to each factories and storefronts over the following few years. Charlesworth additional defined that Krispy Kreme was testing out automation that might add filling to donuts, take away these stuffed donuts from the manufacturing line, and place them right into a field. The firm is allegedly aiming to have 18% of their donuts produced with automation. 

The quick meals world is getting a robotic facelift, and Krispy Kreme is one in every of many shops which can be pivoting towards automation and different tech upgrades. Taco Bell opened up a mobile-order-based takeout-only restaurant idea earlier this summer time that will ship your meals to your automobile in a tube. Subway additionally unveiled an AI sensible fridge that’s stuffed with pre-made sandwiches.