Miso Robotics Teams With Roboworx to Support Flippy Fry Stations
Miso Robotics, a company focused on restaurant tech and kitchen automation, has partnered with Roboworx to handle installation, maintenance, and ongoing support for its systems. The partnership will primarily support Miso’s Flippy Fry Stations, which automate the...
New AI Restaurant-Tech Tools Serve as Analyst, Marketer, and Manager
It wasn’t that long ago when restaurant tech providers bragged about system-wide integration capabilities. A big deal. It’s still a big deal. But now, they are talking up something else: AI capabilities. In the past couple months, several big providers in restaurant...
Next Robot Wants To Make Risotto For You
A key temperature for making risotto, once you sauté the onions in oil and toast the rice, is 207 degrees. That’s when the white wine will boil. Then you dial up the temperature to 208 and add water. And you keep adding small amounts of water during careful intervals....
Bite Appoints Two Multi-Unit Restaurant Execs to Its Board
Bite, the intelligent kiosk ordering software for fast casual and quick-serve restaurants and C-stores, today announced the appointment of two new members to its board of directors: Tracy Kim, CEO of Dig, and Kevin Fish, SVP Digital, Wingstop. As CEO of Dig, a...
Coco Robotics Raises $80 Million For Expansion
Coco Robotics, the autonomous vehicles company for delivery, announced $80 million in strategic financing to advance its AI platform, scale its fleet, and grow enterprise partnerships. The funding includes returning investors Sam and Max Altman, Pelion, Outlander, and...
DoorDash Expands Ad Business With $175M Symbiosys Acquisition
At the DoorDash Ads Summit in New York City, the food delivery giant announced a major expansion of its advertising. Food On Demand had the opportunity to attend the event and ask executives about their latest ad products and acquisitions. The big news of the day was...
Freddy’s Prepares To Fully Automate Its Fry Station
Hot, fresh baskets of fries produced in 15 to 30 seconds with no human involvement. That’s a lofty ambition. That’s what Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers thinks it can achieve with its RoboFry system, which it will be bringing into locations starting in...
Turning Point Partners With Superorder For Guest Experience
Turning Point Restaurants, the daytime dining concept with 32 locations, is now using Superorder’s AI-powered guest communication platform, with promising results. After 45 days, Turning Point experienced a 23 percent increase in average weekly Google reviews and a 60...
Walmart Expands Drone Delivery with Wing to More U.S. Cities
Walmart is taking drone delivery to the next level, with plans to reach dozens of major U.S. cities by next year, including Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando and Tampa. The move builds on its current partnership with drone provider Wing, already live in the...
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