Baseball season is back, which means hot dogs, the national anthem, and cocktail-making robots.
Ok, so the last part is only for those suite-holders at certain ballparks across the US where foodservice giant Aramark will be deploying the cocktail-making appliance from Bartesian.
Aramark’s Sports + Entertainment division announced the partnership last week as part of the unveiling of its new logo and 2022 tech partner lineup. The Bartesian, which makes cocktails by mixing spirits with bitters, extracts, and juices provided via a capsule, will reside in luxury suites at Citizens Bank Park, Fenway Park, Kauffman Stadium, Minute Maid Park, and Oakland Coliseum.
The cocktail-making appliance wasn’t the only new tech Aramark debuted for baseball’s new season. According to the announcement, AI-powered contactless retail checkout systems from Mashgin and Caper will be showing up at Citizen Bank Park, Fenway and Coors Field. Self-ordering kiosks and expanded mobile ordering capabilities will also be available at select parks.
Bartesian’s arrival in baseball stadiums comes almost a decade after the company’s founding. The machine, which has continued to plug on while other cocktail-making appliance companies have struggled or outright imploded, raised $20 million last year from Don Thompson-led Cleveland Avenue and celebrity Mila Kunis.
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