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The Myth of Constant Leadership Early in my career as a restaurant executive, I operated under the flawed assumption that leaders are meant to always be leading. I believed that once you have a title and employees, you should constantly be calling the shots and steering the ship. This applied whether we were introducing new […]

By Bryan Kim, Vice President of Supply Chain at Botrista   Imagine this: It’s Friday night, your restaurant is buzzing, and suddenly, you run out of a critical base ingredient for your most popular boba tea or appetizer. Your supplier can’t deliver until Monday. Sound familiar? If you’re nodding, you’re not alone. This scenario, playing […]

Pokeworks & Botrista Launch a New Drink Partnership Irvine, CA  (RestaurantNews.com)  Pokeworks and Botrista are teaming up to deliver fresh and delicious drinks to guests nationwide. In addition to popular boba milk teas, the partnership introduces Botrista’s full lineup of craveable beverages. These include smoothies and lemonades. To celebrate, customers can enter weekly giveaways. For example, one prize […]

⏱️ Quick Takeaway Botrista has raised $120M in total funding to accelerate AI-driven beverage innovation, expand into new markets, and help more operators grow beverage sales with automated, labor-efficient solutions. Series C Funding Round Reaches $120M Botrista has closed its Series C funding round. This brings total capital raised to $120 million. Moreover, the investment highlights […]

Strawberry is a trend that simply won’t go away Strawberry is without a doubt an undying trend around the globe. With over 30% of restaurants in the US offering a strawberry-related product on their menu, and a 17% increase in strawberry-related social interactions in 2023 – it’s simply an ingredient you cannot ignore. Industry leaders […]

by Jason Valentine, CBO at Botrista ⏱️ Quick Takeaway Having spent over 25 years in restaurant leadership—both on the franchisee and franchisor sides—I’ve witnessed firsthand how operational pressures can strain store teams. Today, restaurant automation is moving from an experimental luxury to an absolute necessity. By integrating smart kitchen automation solutions, operators can reduce labor friction, […]

Seeing Challenges as Opportunities By changing your perspective, challenges can quickly become opportunities. Over the past year and a half, since joining Botrista as Chief Strategy Officer, my perspective has expanded tremendously. This role has allowed me to stay connected with restaurant executives, celebrate their wins, discuss their challenges and share ideas that help them […]

⏱️ Quick Takeaway Multi-million-dollar capital investments and high-profile advisory board appointments from global foodservice leaders mark a major structural transition toward restaurant beverage automation. By translating industrial principles from food and beverage manufacturing into store-level automated equipment, technology platforms deliver streamlined operations, real-time inventory tracking, and 75%+ gross margins—addressing severe labor shortages and margin compression across […]

SAN FRANCISCO – Oct. 16, 2023 – Botrista Beverages, an automated craft beverage platform for restaurants and foodservice operators, today announced landmark growth milestones, including a tenfold increase in recurring revenue within 12 months and the completion of its Series B funding round, bringing total capital raised to over $55 million. Driven by rising consumer […]