Michael Farid
Tech Power Players 50 | 2023 | Ranked #48
Vice President of Automation, Spyce (Sweetgreen)
BIOGRAPHY
Why a Tech Power Player? For building technology that will usher in the future of food.
Michael Farid, vice president of automation at the salad chain Sweetgreen, pioneered the use of robots in the restaurant industry, making healthy eating cheaper — and more entertaining. Farid joined Sweetgreen after the restaurant startup he cofounded, Spyce, was acquired by Sweetgreen for about $50 million in 2021. Spyce had storefronts in Harvard Square and Downtown Crossing, where its robot-powered “Infinite Kitchen” technology let customers watch as grain or salad bowls were prepared sans humans along a conveyor belt. Sweetgreen plans to roll out similar assembly line technology, which Farid and Spyce’s other cofounders cooked up while they were students at MIT. Farid earned a bachelor of science and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from MIT.
CAREER MILESTONES
2021
Spyce was acquired by Sweetgreen for about $50 million
2018
Spyce’s cofounders were named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in Food & Drink list
2015
Founded Spyce with three other MIT students
SIMILAR PROFILES
Tech Power Players 50 | 2023 | Ranked #48
Michael Farid
Vice President of Automation, Spyce (Sweetgreen)
BIOGRAPHY
Why a Tech Power Player? For building technology that will usher in the future of food.
Michael Farid, vice president of automation at the salad chain Sweetgreen, pioneered the use of robots in the restaurant industry, making healthy eating cheaper — and more entertaining. Farid joined Sweetgreen after the restaurant startup he cofounded, Spyce, was acquired by Sweetgreen for about $50 million in 2021. Spyce had storefronts in Harvard Square and Downtown Crossing, where its robot-powered “Infinite Kitchen” technology let customers watch as grain or salad bowls were prepared sans humans along a conveyor belt. Sweetgreen plans to roll out similar assembly line technology, which Farid and Spyce’s other cofounders cooked up while they were students at MIT. Farid earned a bachelor of science and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from MIT.
CAREER MILESTONES
2021
Spyce was acquired by Sweetgreen for about $50 million
2018
Spyce’s cofounders were named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in Food & Drink list
2015
Founded Spyce with three other MIT students
SIMILAR PROFILES
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