PreciTaste
New York, US Β· Founded 2019 Β· Delaware corporation Β· 32 employees on LinkedIn Β· 6 known investors
PreciTaste offers an AI-driven kitchen management platform that gives restaurant teams demand forecasts, prep lists, and portion guidance to manage daily operational tasks. It is used by restaurant operators and franchises to reduce food waste, lower food and labor costs, and standardize kitchen operations across locations.
Also known as PreciBake Β· PreciTaste Inc.
Founders & leadership
PreciTaste was founded in 2019 by Ingo Stork-Wersborg and Laura Stork-Wersborg.





Board

Investors Β· 6
Also in the syndicate Β· 2
Reported raises Β· per SEC filings
Form D private placements$29.3M disclosed across 2 of 4 rounds Β· 2022β2026
βΆ$6.4MraisedMar 2025 Β· 3 investors Β· Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Hauke FeddersenExecutive Officer
- Frederik BornExecutive Officer
- Scott RichardsonDirector
- James FloydDirector
- Michael SteibDirector
- Ingo Stork-WersborgExecutive Officer, Director
- Laura Stork-WersborgExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $20M
- Amount sold
- $6.4M
- First sale
- May 2024
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
βΆ$22.9MraisedApr 2022 Β· 11 investors Β· Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Leo Sutor-WernichExecutive Officer
- Laura HorstmanExecutive Officer, Director
- Hauke FeddersenExecutive Officer
- Frederik BornExecutive Officer
- Ingo Stork-WersborgExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $22.9M
- Amount sold
- $22.9M
- First sale
- Jan 2022
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026PreciTaste develops an AI-based kitchen management platform for commercial foodservice operations. The product is organized as modular tools covering demand forecasting, daily prep management, hourly production planning, predictive ordering, real-time food tracking (buffet, makeline and shelf), digital checklists, a recipe viewer, label printing and data analytics. The company positions the suite as a way to digitize and standardize back-of-house processes across multiple locations, with a mobile app offering the same features.
The underlying technology combines predictive, agentic and vision AI running on edge devices, designed to be offline-first and cloud- and internet-independent. The platform observes kitchen crews and generates AI agents that provide live onsite instructions, supporting use cases such as demand-based cooking, ingredient preparation, real-time task management and order accuracy. Related products include Do'Cast, a camera-based donut and Munchkin inventory tracking and demand forecasting system for Dunkin' operators, and Optical Cooking, which recognizes food placed in a combi oven and launches the correct cooking program automatically. A cloud service network described as TasteOS allows remote monitoring of kitchen operations.
The company operates under both the PreciBake and PreciTaste brands, serving restaurant chains and retailers with in-store bakeries ranging from 5 to 40,000 locations. Segments served include burger, cafe/bakery, burrito, chicken, sandwich and salad, and pizza concepts, as well as coffee and donut operations and grocery baking and snack.
Founding story
PreciTaste was founded by Ingo and Laura Stork-Wersborg and began as PreciBake, which won its first award in 2013 for using AI to automate baking processes in commercial ovens. The oven-vision technology was later generalized into a set of AI agents able to identify, track and assess kitchen task processes across food operations. Preqin and a 2026 financing announcement date the company's establishment to 2012.
Business model
PreciTaste sells a B2B AI-as-a-service software platform to restaurant chains, franchisees and retailers with in-store bakeries. The modular suite is adopted by operators for individual use cases such as prep management or predictive ordering, and is also distributed through integrations with restaurant technology platforms including PAR Technology and Toast, which streamline onboarding for those platforms' customers. The company also embeds its vision AI into equipment, such as a compact combi oven developed with Convotherm.
Software platform sold to enterprise and mid-market restaurant operators; the company describes its offering as a B2B AIaaS platform. In July 2026 it raised a seven-figure revenue-based financing, indicating recurring revenue.
Traction
The company reports 7,000+ deployments across 50+ chains worldwide as of July 2026. Do'Cast has been deployed across more than 90 Dunkin' locations for franchisee Bluemont Group. honeygrow began piloting the PreciTaste Prep Assistant in September 2023. The company cites average savings of 7% on labor and food costs and up to 24% sales uplift, and on its website claims 50% food waste reduction, 3-4 hours saved per store per day, 7% food cost decrease, 2% labor cost decrease, 1-2% sales uplift and 91% AI prep accuracy versus 50% user prep accuracy.
Latest developments
In July 2026 PreciTaste closed a seven-figure revenue-based financing led by Round2 Capital, intended to expand operations and development efforts. Recent product and partnership activity includes the North American launch of a compact combi oven with Convotherm using PreciTaste's Optical Cooking vision AI, a 2025 Kitchen Innovations Award recognition at the National Restaurant Association Show, an integration with PAR Technology, and the Do'Cast AI donut ordering system deployed at more than 90 Dunkin' locations for Bluemont Group.
βΈFull profile β market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
PreciTaste is one of several vendors applying computer vision and AI to restaurant back-of-house operations, and has been featured in trade and general press coverage including Forbes, Fast Company, Bloomberg Technology, QSR, Nation's Restaurant News and Restaurant Business. It has received a 2023 Kitchen Innovation Award and first place in AI Beyond Borders, and its combi oven product was among the 2025 Kitchen Innovations Award recipients at the National Restaurant Association Show. The company reports 7,000+ deployments across 50+ chains worldwide.
The company emphasizes an offline-first, edge-based architecture that functions without cloud or internet dependence, a patent portfolio of 44+ global patents, GDPR and ISO-certified security, and a proprietary database of labeled food-operations images and video used to train its models. Its vision AI extends beyond software into equipment-level features such as automatic food recognition in ovens.
Technology
Predictive, agentic and vision AI applied to kitchen operations, deployed on edge devices with an offline-first architecture that does not depend on cloud or internet connectivity. The company cites 44+ global patents, GDPR and ISO-certified security, and a private database of labeled food-operations images and videos. Earlier disclosures cited 40+ patents protecting its Vision AI. Specific technologies include camera-based food and inventory tracking (Do'Cast), Optical Cooking food recognition for ovens, IoT monitoring of baking programs, and a cloud service network called TasteOS. Intel technology is used to enable deployments such as Mac Haik Restaurant Group's Prep Assistant.
Go-to-market
Direct sales to restaurant chains and franchise groups, supported by free consultations booked through the website and a free mobile app. Distribution is extended through partnerships and integrations with foodservice technology providers (PAR Technology, Toast) and equipment makers (Convotherm), plus visibility from industry events and awards such as the National Restaurant Association Show and Intel Innovation.
Enterprise and mid-market restaurant chains, franchise operators and retailers with in-store bakeries, spanning operations from 5 to 40,000 locations. Named customers and references include honeygrow, DIG, Chipotle, Dillas Quesadillas, Sus Hi Eatstation, Urbanbelly, Sprout & Co. Kitchen, Wok to Walk, Mac Haik Restaurant Group (a First Watch franchisee), Bluemont Group (a Dunkin' franchisee), Jack's Family Restaurants and the German grocery retailer REWE.
Geography
Headquartered in New York City (420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1402), with additional offices in Munich, Germany and Mumbai (Airoli), India. The company serves global brands, with deployments in the United States and Europe, including German grocery retailer REWE.
History
Starting as PreciBake in commercial oven automation (first award in 2013), the company expanded into the restaurant space in 2020 and broadened its products for varied restaurant environments and sizes. It raised a $24M Series A in August 2022 led by existing investor Melitas Ventures and Cleveland Avenue. Subsequent milestones include a 2023 Kitchen Innovation Award, the September 2023 honeygrow Prep Assistant pilot, integrations with the Toast platform and PAR Technology, the Do'Cast rollout with Dunkin' franchisee Bluemont Group across 90+ locations, the launch of a compact combi oven with Convotherm featuring Optical Cooking, and a seven-figure revenue-based financing led by Round2 Capital in July 2026.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources β announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed β not independently audited.
Competitors Β· 10
by search overlapCompanies competing with PreciTaste for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline Β· 11
launches, deals, and filingsPreciTaste closed a 7-figure revenue-based financing led by Round2 Capital, to be used to expand operations and development efforts.
PreciTaste and Convotherm partnered on a compact combi oven that uses PreciTaste's proprietary Optical Cooking technology to recognize food placed inside and launch the correct cooking program without manual input; described as the first compact combi oven with AI-powered Optical Cooking to launch in North America.
PreciTaste joined the Toast Partner Ecosystem, with an integration intended to streamline onboarding of its AI-driven kitchen task management tools for restaurants.
PreciTaste announced a partnership and new integration with PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR) to simplify adoption of AI-driven kitchen management tools by PAR's restaurant customers.
Bluemont Group, a Dunkin' franchisee in the south central region, partnered with PreciTaste to launch Do'Cast, an AI-powered donut and Munchkin ordering system deployed across more than 90 Dunkin' locations.
Honeygrow debuted a pilot of the PreciTaste Prep Assistant, used to assign prep tasks to team members, track task progress and provide prep-time data.
Series A round co-led by existing investor Melitas Ventures and Cleveland Avenue, with participation from Enlightened Hospitality Investments and Monogram Capital Partners.
$24M source β
After its origins in bakery oven automation, the company expanded into the restaurant space in 2020 and adapted its solutions to varied restaurant environments and sizes.
The company, then operating as PreciBake, won its first award for automating baking processes in commercial ovens using AI.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities Β· 1
corporate structureIn the news
βΈResearch sources Β· 8
primary sources listed
- PreciTasteprecitaste.com Β· web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does PreciTaste do?
- PreciTaste builds AI kitchen-management software that forecasts demand and directs prep, production and ordering for restaurant chains.
- Who founded PreciTaste?
- PreciTaste was founded by Ingo Stork-Wersborg, Laura Stork-Wersborg in 2019.
- Who are PreciTaste's investors?
- PreciTaste's investors include Cleveland Avenue, Melitas Ventures Llc, Enlightened Hospitality Investments, Monogram Capital Partners.
- How much funding has PreciTaste raised?
- PreciTaste has disclosed $29.3M raised across 2 of its 4 known rounds.
- Where is PreciTaste headquartered?
- PreciTaste is headquartered in New York, US.









