

White Castle will use robots to flip burgers and fry fries in more than 100 stores across the US - in a move the company says will give burnt-out staff 'an extra hand' as the restaurant industry struggles to recruit new workers.
The fast food chain's vice-president Jamie Richardson insisted last week that the robot will give staff who were burnt out during the COVID-19 pandemic an extra hand by taking over some of the day-to-day operations in nearly one-third of its stores.
Richardson said that it was 'hard' to recruit new workers, and at least 65% of restaurant owners said they have found it difficult to find new hires, according to a recent survey by the National Restaurant Association.