Robot-made Einspänner gains popularity at Peopleless Coffee Eottae

F&B AI robotics company Mighty Warrior announced that “Spyner-eottae,” its signature Einspänner drink, is gaining popularity for its addictive taste. The drink was the first of its kind offered by an unmanned café franchise in Korea, at Mighty Warrior’s franchise Peopleless Coffee Eottae.

Peopleless Coffee Eottae’s optimized “Cindy Blend” beans are researched and roasted by experts. They are characterized by the sweetness of milk chocolate and the nutty flavor of macadamia.

Einspänner is a coffee drink made with rich espresso topped with smooth whipped cream. While it was previously available only at some dessert cafés in Korea, Peopleless Coffee Eottae was the first unmanned café franchise in the country to introduce it. Customers praise its “addictive taste,” thanks to the exquisite combination of coffee and cream.

Mighty Warrior analyzed sales by menu item at Peopleless Coffee Eottae’s Gusan location (the flagship store) over the month from February 14 to March 14. Of the 59 menu items, excluding Americano, Spyner-eottae accounted for 20.4% of sales. Excluding Americano, it had the highest sales share, outselling other cream coffee drinks—including Cream Latte Spyner, Mocha Cream Latte and Jeju Matcha Cream Latte—by about two times at minimum (Cream Latte Spyner) and up to about 17 times (Banana Cream Latte).

“It’s highly unusual for Einspänner, a relatively uncommon drink at unmanned cafés where many customers don’t have high expectations for the taste, to be the second-best-selling item after Americano,” said Lee Tae-yang, chief operating officer (COO) of Mighty Warrior. “Building on the positive response from customers, we’re stepping up R&D to bring higher quality to unmanned cafés.”

The secret to Spyner-eottae’s taste lies in its carefully refined recipe. The recipe, perfected through years of research, is prepared by an advanced unmanned coffee robot to deliver taste and quality comparable to a drink made by a barista. The use of the optimized Cindy Blend, researched and roasted by experts, also appears to be key to winning over customers with the espresso’s aroma and body. The beans are known for their milk chocolate sweetness and nutty macadamia flavor.

Peopleless Coffee Eottae is differentiating itself by introducing a range of cream drinks, also a first for an unmanned café. “Store owners initially questioned whether cream coffee drinks would succeed, but after operating them, they agree that customer satisfaction is high and the drinks help boost sales,” said COO Lee Tae-yang. “We’ll continue developing innovative new menu items and leading the unmanned café market.”