goodBytz develops autonomous robotic kitchen systems that combine robotics, automation, and AI to produce freshly cooked food at scale. Founded in August 2021 and based in Hamburg, Germany, the company achieved an operational prototype within three months of founding. Its systems are designed to make freshly cooked food predictable, reproducible, and scalable, with production capacity of up to 3,000 meals per day. The company has grown to nearly 130 people across engineering, culinary, design, and operations disciplines.
The company's autonomous kitchen systems are deployed across multiple operational environments with differing requirements: workplaces, retail locations, hospitals, care facilities, and security-critical sites including U.S. Army bases. These deployments represent real-world validation of the technology across varied constraints - from food safety protocols in healthcare settings to security requirements in military installations. The systems position freshly cooked food as reliable infrastructure rather than artisanal output, addressing the core challenge of consistent quality at institutional scale.
goodBytz's technical approach integrates robotics hardware with automation and AI to handle the full meal preparation workflow. The multidisciplinary team structure reflects the domain's complexity: robotics engineers work alongside culinary professionals to translate cooking processes into automated sequences, while operations staff provide feedback from field deployments. This structure enables rapid iteration between prototype and production systems. The company's founding leadership includes Dr. Hendrik Susemihl and Kevin Deutmarg, who have steered the technical roadmap from initial prototype to multi-site deployment within the company's first years of operation.