The Cali Group uses its ownership of the California-based CaliBurger restaurant chain to test technologies developed by other units in the holding company, including burger flipping robots and fry changers. When proven, the company spins off the technology into stand-alone businesses and provides the capital needed for launch. PopID, a company specializing in facial recognition, is one of those spin-offs. PopID has restaurant kiosks that incorporate its facial identification technology in use throughout the U.S. The company’s tablet devices, which incorporate its PopPay pay-by-face servic...