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This article is about the businessman. For the US historian, see John Chester Miller.

John C. Miller is the founder and CEO of CaliBurger and its parent company Cali Group.

Early life and education

John C. Miller was raised in Los Angeles.[1] He completed a bachelor's degree in economics at the University of Redlands and attended Stanford Law School.[2] He then joined the California Bar in the Northern District of California.[2]

Career

Miller was vice president of intellectual property at Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals from 2004 to 2010. He co-authored a book called The Handbook of Nanotechnology: Business, Policy, and Intellectual Property Law.[2]

Miller is the founder and CEO of Pasadena-based technology company CaliGroup. CaliGroup's new technology is trialled at the CaliBurger chain of restaurants. Robotics are used in the kitchen to fry burgers while facial recognition software allows customers to place orders.[3] Miller believes the "restaurant industry has come under attack from increasing costs" and aims to use robotics to "drive down costs associated with labor, especially turnover."[4] He remarked: "Millenials that we hire don't tend to stay very long. They come in, we train them, they work for a while, then go drive an Uber and go home and pay competitive video games".[5] In a Fox News interview in 2017, Miller said the robotic technology increased the quality, consistency and hygiene standards of food as "robots don't spit in food or contaminate food."[5] He said employees' strengths were related to "social interaction" with customers.[5]

CaliBurger was sued by In-N-Out in 2012 for selling “Animal Style” fries and serving milkshakes in palm-tree-print cups; the lawsuit was settled and CaliBurger agreed to change their menu and decor.[6]

Personal life

Miller married violinist Caroline Campbell in April 2005. He filed for divorce in June 2011, but they reconciled the following February. They filed divorce papers again in October 2014. In October 2016, they agreed to joint legal custody of their daughter Violet and son Quest.[7][2]

In 2018, Miller began dating actress Jennifer Garner.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "In-N-Out vs. CaliBurger: Double-Double trouble in Shanghai". Los Angeles Times. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Jennifer Garner's New Guy, Burger Chain CEO John Miller: Everything to Know". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  3. ^ Dorsey, David. "In the Know: CaliBurger opens at University Village with robots flipping, frying". The News-Press. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Can a robot rule the restaurant? Cali Group says yes - Franchise Times - February 2020 - FranchiseTimes.com". www.franchisetimes.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXg4rvfwmNI. Retrieved 23 March 2020. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "In-N-Out vs. CaliBurger: Double-Double trouble in Shanghai". Los Angeles Times. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Jennifer Garner's New BF John Miller: Everything We Know About His Divorce". Us Weekly. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Jennifer Garner and New Boyfriend John Miller Step Out for Smiley Date Night in L.A." PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Jennifer Garner Steps Out with John Miller, Almost a Year After They Were First Seen Together". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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