Case Study: Chef Bombay achieves 30% higher production, 88% less food giveaway, and 33% improved labor productivity with Chef Robotics

Chef Robotics helped drive large operational improvements for Chef Bombay including Yield, Throughput, and Labor Productivity

Chef Bombay, a contract food manufacturer based in Edmonton, struggled to automate sticky basmati rice and a wide variety of portion sizes and tray placements without damaging product or sacrificing consistency. Traditional automation couldn’t match the flexibility or aesthetics of human packers, caused high giveaway and inconsistent deposits, and made labor retention in cold rooms difficult. To solve this, Chef Bombay partnered with Chef Robotics and deployed Chef Robotics’ AI‑enabled flexible automation system (delivered via its Robotics‑as‑a‑Service model).

Chef Robotics implemented machine‑learning perception, collaborative robot arms and quick‑change proprietary utensils that fit existing lines with a human‑sized footprint and no CapEx. The result: deposit standard deviation fell 30%, estimated food giveaway dropped 88%, labor productivity improved 33% (reducing required line workers from ~12 to ~8), and throughput rose 9% (from 66 to 72 deposits/min), yielding an extra ~2,016,000 trays per year — plus improved yield, uptime and live production visibility.

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