The 2025 Kitchen Innovations Award Winners to be Honored in Chicago
The National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show® is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Kitchen Innovations (KI) Awards. These awards recognize the most groundbreaking advancements in foodservice equipment and technology that address critical industry challenges. From Equipment Automation to IoT Kitchen Management Tools, these award-winning products set new standards for efficiency and performance, streamlining kitchen workflows, improving sustainability, and enhancing consistency.
The 2025 KI recipients will be showcased in the Kitchen Innovations Showroom at the Show, which will take place from May 17–20, 2025, in Chicago. This event brings together a comprehensive cross-section of the foodservice industry, including equipment dealers, quick-service operators, educational institutions, and independent restaurant owners. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore the award-winning products, along with discovering the latest trends, ingredients, and technologies in foodservice.
These awards celebrate solutions that are not only innovative but also impactful for foodservice operations. The recipients demonstrate how technology and design are revolutionizing kitchen operations, integrating back-of-house efficiency with front-of-house service to enhance consistency and deliver exceptional customer experiences. The National Restaurant Association Show is where these advancements come to life, allowing attendees to experience them firsthand, interact with the innovators, and find solutions that fit their business.
For over two decades, the Kitchen Innovations Awards have recognized foodservice equipment that addresses real-world challenges and drives progress across the industry. An esteemed panel of industry leaders, including representatives from global brands like Walt Disney World Resort, Aramark, and Cracker Barrel, evaluated each submission based on its real-world impact and lasting value to foodservice operators.
Richard Eisenbarth, President Emeritus at Cini-Little International and a long-standing KI judge, highlighted this year’s recipients and emphasized the evolving landscape of foodservice. The 2025 Kitchen Innovations Awards spotlight solutions that embody the industry’s evolution, doing more with less. From AI-driven monitoring to productivity-enhancing robotics, these innovations are reshaping kitchens and helping restaurants excel in today’s dynamic culinary landscape.
The 2025 Kitchen Innovations Award recipients include:
– Origin™ Convection Ovens by Alto-Shaam, Inc.
– BuffetBoost™ Warming Block by American Metalcraft
– Automated Fresh Brew: SimpliciTea 1500 by Appliance Innovation
– Chillstream™ Undercounter Frozen Food Dispenser by Atosa USA, Inc.
– OMM Automated Egg Cooker by Bridge Appliances
– Carter-Hoffmann Chrisper Station
– RoboFry X4 by Charter House Innovations
– Scraegg Egg/Porridge/Soup Cooker by CookUp Group Inc.
– Dual Fuel Gravity Charcoal Oven by Doyon
– Digital Kitchen Application Platform by Ecolab
– PFAS (PFOA/PFOS) Reduction Systems by Everpure from Pentair Water Solutions
– Qeamer by Kitchenless
– FIZZBOT™ by Lab2Fab LLC
– NEO Undercounter Ice Machine with Filtration by Manitowoc
– MilkPal by Marco Beverage Systems
– Metafoodx Platform for Foodservice Operations by Metafoodx
– LongWave IR Oven by Middleby Marshall
– Gravity Beverage Fountain System by Newton CFV
– Total Oil Management by Open Kitchen by Powerhouse Dynamics
– Grill Station Assistant by PreciTaste
– Smart Kitchen System Hub by Renau Corporation
– The Surface Unlimited Induction Table by Spring USA
– Dynamic Response Refrigeration™ with Smart Control™ by Traulsen
– TRM – True Retail Merchandiser by True Manufacturing Co. Inc
These award-winning solutions gain exposure to industry professionals, from independent operators to large multi-unit brands, at the National Restaurant Association Show. Attendees can also participate in programming focused on foodservice equipment, including Discovery Theater Sessions and Equipment Professionals Meetups.
For more information on the Kitchen Innovations Awards and to register for the 2025 National Restaurant Association Show, visit nationalrestaurantshow.com. Follow the Show on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn for event updates.
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In conclusion, the 2025 Kitchen Innovations Award winners represent the cutting edge of foodservice technology, offering innovative solutions that address industry challenges and drive progress. These advancements are reshaping kitchens, enhancing operations, and delivering exceptional customer experiences. Attendees of the National Restaurant Association Show have the opportunity to explore these award-winning products and learn about the latest trends in foodservice. Join us in Chicago from May 17–20, 2025, to experience the future of foodservice technology. The following content will be rewritten: The following content will be rewritten:
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