USA | Botrista has announced its will return to the National Restaurant Association Show to highlight its latest innovation.
Botrista, specialising in automated beverage innovation, is returning to the 2025 National Restaurant Association Show (May 17–20) in Chicago. With bots now delighting customers in over 40 states, the company is excited to use this time to showcase its innovations in both the beverage and AI space.
Unveiling a new lineup of next-gen beverages, Botrista is excited to announce several new categories like dessert drinks as well as low-calorie, functional, antioxidant, and protein beverages. Building on the existing success of items like BobaChiller and milk teas, these new categories go hand-in-hand with Botrista’s expansion into high-volume venues.
“We’re thrilled to return to the NRA Show for our seventh year to share what we’ve been blending up,” said Sean Hsu, CEO and Founder of Botrista.
“In just a year, we’ve significantly expanded our footprint and redefined what’s possible in beverage programs. Additionally, our AI technology has allowed us to support our partners with menu strategies that will help their beverage programs thrive. I’m looking forward to connecting with industry leaders at the show to share how Botrista is shaping the future of beverages.”
The company’s continued focus on AI analysis of beverage data, has allowed the team at Botrista to advise their partners on growth, menu planning, and future market innovations. Botrista’s proprietary technological capabilities has created AI systems that will pioneer new ways of exploring menu creation, such as daypart analysis and flavour-matching drinks based on menu type. The commitment to growing this arm of the business has help Botrista remain competitive in both the hardware and software space of the beverage industry, and they are excited to share more of these functions at NRA.
Since the 2024 NRA Show, Botrista has significantly scaled operations, with systems now deployed across a rapidly expanding footprint in restaurants, college campuses, theme parks, healthcare facilities,and other high-volume foodservice venues. With consumer demand for cold beverages reaching new heights, Botrista’s platform offers operators the ability to serve freshly blended drinks in 12 seconds or less, helping to unlock new revenue streams without added labour or complexity.
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