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These NYC fast food workers are making $25 an hour plus benefits — and a robot does half the job for them

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These NYC fast food workers are making an hour plus benefits — and a robot does half the job for them

Nice work, if you can get it. Employees at one of Manhattan’s hottest new takeout spots have it pretty good — they’re pulling down $25 an hour to start, plus they get sick leave, paid vacations and soon, stock options. But if you stop by Kernel, a vegan restaurant now open on Park Ave. So. and … Read more

Chipotle’s vegan robot offshoot Kernel is three awful trends in one

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Chipotle’s vegan robot offshoot Kernel is three awful trends in one

You can’t say that Kernel, the new vegan takeout spot from Chipotle founder Steve Ells, isn’t efficient. It somehow manages to serve up not one but three obnoxious food trends in one convenient Flatiron District location (315 Park Avenue South). It eliminates human cooks in favor of a robot, which cranks out charmless items while saving the … Read more