by Adam Wahlberg | Nov 14, 2024 | Automation, News
Andrew Charles, a senior restaurant analyst at TD Cowen, has seen the future of drive-thru. Rather, he’s heard it. “Voice AI is showing a check lift where it is being used today,” he told the audience at the Restaurant Finance & Development Conference. “The reason...
by Adam Wahlberg | Nov 13, 2024 | News
Kelsey Davis, a corporate systems analyst with Texas Roadhouse, believes in constant learning. And when it comes to her brand’s emerging third-party delivery business, and resulting reconciliation needs, she wanted to learn from Chick-fil-A, she told the audience at...
by Adam Wahlberg | Nov 8, 2024 | News Briefs
Serve Robotics is getting in the avocado game, and more importantly, the Chipotle game. The autonomous delivery company has announced that it is acquiring Vebu, the maker of the Autocado, a machine that processes avocados for guacamole. Autocado is known for its...
by Adam Wahlberg | Nov 7, 2024 | Automation, News
The usual trajectory for a company is to start small before going big. Chef Robotics is doing the opposite. Starting in 2022, it placed its AI-powered robots in high-volume, high-mix environments: large industrial kitchens that handle hundreds of SKUs in producing...
by Adam Wahlberg | Nov 5, 2024 | News
Cloud kitchens were all the rage after the pandemic. Then momentum slowed. Jason Calacanis never lost faith. Calacanis is the founder of LAUNCH, an early-stage investment firm. Through the LAUNCH Accelerator, LAUNCH Fund Syndicate, and LAUNCH CloudKitchens Incubator,...