Freshii’s ‘virtual cashiers’ make $3.75 an hour and have been called ‘outrageous’ — now the chain’s founder wants to go global - Toronto Star
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7/8/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
Freshii founder Matthew Corrin left the fast food chain two months ago to focus on Percy, a video-calling device that replaces cashiers. It now has more than a dozen clients in North America and employs nearly 100 workers in Nicaragua, Pakistan and Bolivia.
It started as an experiment, designed to solve staffing shortages at Freshii. Last year, amidst harsh COVID-19 business restrictions, senior members of Freshii’s management team — including founder … [+7577 chars]
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