About Us
Where Culture Meets Automation™
Duprat Labs is a food-tech innovation company building the world’s first AI-powered robotic kitchen pods—a fusion of culinary heritage, cutting-edge engineering, and cultural storytelling.
Our mission is simple but ambitious:
To bring Caribbean flavor to the world, while transforming how food, culture, and narrative move across global cities.
Our Story
Duprat Labs was co-founded by Chef Ron Duprat, one of the most internationally recognized Haitian chefs (Top Chef, CNN, Time, Oprah Magazine), together with a leadership team bridging technology, strategy, and cultural influence.
Chef Ron’s journey—from a fishing village in Haiti to cooking for U.S. presidents, global icons, and major brands—inspired the core vision of Duprat Labs:
Food is culture. Culture is identity.
With automation, we can scale both.
What We’re Building
At the heart of Duprat Labs is our flagship product:
The Duprat Pod
A fully automated, solar-enabled robotic kitchen producing 300–600 meals per day, delivering consistent $9.99 dishes inspired by Caribbean and African diaspora flavors.
Each pod includes:
- AI-powered robotic cooking system
- Solar-assisted energy infrastructure
- Livestream screens + digital ad displays
- Cultural storytelling channel broadcasting 24/7
- Smart payments + pre-order system
- Built-in media visibility (millions of daily impressions in high-traffic locations)
These pods are engineered and designed in partnership with Novien BioTech, a frontier technology firm with expertise in automation, robotics, and scalable environmental design.
Why It Matters
The world’s biggest cities—New York, Miami, Toronto, Dubai, London—are hungry for:
- Authentic cultural food
- Affordable options in high-traffic areas
- Faster, cleaner, more efficient service
- Tech-driven experiences
- Stories that inspire
Duprat Labs delivers all five in one platform.
And beyond food, each pod becomes a cultural amplifier:
A platform to change the narrative for countries like Haiti, Nigeria, Ghana, and others—through visibility, innovation, and pride.
With millions of organic views daily, our pods don’t just serve meals.
They shift perception, tell stories, and reshape how the world sees emerging nations.
Where We Are Going
Duprat Labs is now entering a hybrid fundraising phase, combining:
- Wefunder community investors
- Strategic partners
- Corporate sponsors
- Institutional & development-focused capital
Our goal is to deploy the first 3 pods in 2026, starting with:
- Times Square (NYC)
- Toronto or Montreal (major traffic hubs)
- Miami (airport or stadium)
Followed by humanitarian + institutional deployment (UN bases, military, campuses)
100 pods worldwide position Duprat Labs for a billion-dollar valuation, with global cultural impact.
Leadership
Chef Ron Duprat — Co-Founder & Chief Culinary Officer
Global culinary innovator, Top Chef alum, and cultural ambassador.
Jeffery Dread — Co-Founder & CEO
Media visionary & tech entrepreneur with 20+ years in entertainment and brand strategy.
Gilbert Hippolyte — Co-Founder & Global Strategist International Political strategist with deep global networks and cultural diplomacy expertise.
Novien BioTech — Engineering & Design Partner
Frontier-tech robotics & automation firm driving pod engineering, AI systems, and modular architecture.
Our Vision
To redefine how the world experiences food.
To elevate Caribbean and African diaspora culture.
To lead the next generation of automated culinary infrastructure worldwide.
This is more than food-tech.
This is movement, storytelling, and innovation on a global stage.