How Unox and Roboqbo accelerate the future of food processing and kitchen automation

Roboqbo, founded in 1978 in Bentivoglio (Bologna, Italy), is globally recognised for its engineering excellence in food processing equipment. Its flagship Qbo Universal Processing System is designed to mix, cut, refine, homogenise, cook, cool and pasteurise—combining multiple steps of food preparation into one automated, compact unit.

In commercial kitchens, these operations typically require multiple machines and extensive manual labour. Roboqbo consolidates them into a multifunctional food processing system that increases precision, improves hygiene, reduces handling and ensures consistent results. For chefs, bakeries, laboratories and food manufacturers, this represents a significant advancement in professional kitchen automation.

Unox is internationally known for its intelligent professional ovens—including CHEFTOP-X™, CHEFTOP MIND.Maps™, BAKERTOP-X™, BAKERTOP MIND.Maps™, SPEED-X™, SPEED.Pro™, SPEED.Compact™ and the hot fridge EVEREO®—all equipped with smart control systems, advanced sensors and automated cooking functions.

By integrating Roboqbo's advanced food processing equipment with these oven technologies, Unox can now automate the entire production journey:

• from raw ingredient transformation

• to preparation workflows

• to precision cooking

• to service temperature preservation and service

This integration creates a continuous, automated chain that reduces complexity, lowers staffing needs and enhances consistency across multiple locations. It represents a defining step in the evolution of kitchen automation.

The foodservice industry faces structural challenges: labour shortages, rising operational costs, skill gaps and the need for standardised, repeatable workflows. The combined Unox + Roboqbo ecosystem offers a comprehensive solution by delivering:

• automated preparation workflows

• intelligent cooking processes

• consistent and replicable results

• increased productivity with reduced staffing

• improved hygiene and operational control

This is where kitchen automation becomes tangible—supporting operators not as a futuristic concept but as a practical, everyday tool that boosts efficiency and quality.

Unox distributes its products in more than 110 countries, with subsidiaries in 44 markets and over 770 professionals supporting sales, culinary consulting and technical service. This global infrastructure will accelerate the international adoption of Roboqbo's technology and improve accessibility for operators worldwide.

Thanks to this expanded network, Roboqbo's food processing systems will benefit from:

• stronger after-sales and technical support

• wider availability across global markets

• faster integration into automated workflows

• increased investment in R&D

• new cross-selling opportunities combining ovens + food processing equipment

"Starting in 2026, we will begin integrating Unox and Roboqbo's commercial and technical service networks across the foodservice equipment sector, with the goal of rapidly scaling Roboqbo's volumes and revenues, creating the conditions needed to increase resources dedicated to R&D and Operations.

Full integration with Unox's technological and supply-chain infrastructure will require a longer time frame, approximately three years, but it will generate additional commercial and industrial synergies." – Nicola Michelon, Unox Group CEO.

Unox's long-term strategy is to build a connected ecosystem that integrates:

• intelligent commercial ovens

• multifunctional food processing systems

• robotic and AI-driven workflow automation

• data-centric optimisation through Data Driven Cooking

• smart equipment designed for consistency and scalability

This unified approach reinforces Unox's mission to deliver professional kitchen automation that empowers chefs, restaurants, bakeries, food chains and laboratories to work more efficiently, creatively and sustainably.

It also positions the Group at the centre of a new technological category that bridges food processing, kitchen automation and advanced foodservice equipment.

Professionals seeking higher precision, efficiency and repeatability in their preparation workflows can explore Roboqbo's full range of advanced food processing systems.

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