California’s $20 Minimum Wage Spurs Kiosk Demand at Fast Food Restaurants
California’s new $20 minimum wage for fast food workers is spurring the adoption of restaurant automation tools, from kiosks to drive-thru voice bots. Kiosks are especially having a moment in the state as quick-service chains look for ways to increase revenue and...
If You are Seeing a Lot of Tech in Restaurants Now, Just Wait
Stepping into a restaurant these days can feel like walking onto the set of Dune. It’s pretty tech heavy. You may have ordering kiosks on your right, digital food lockers on your left, robots zipping around. And it’s likely to get even more futuristic,...
Voice AI Steals the Spotlight at National Restaurant Association Show
As I wandered through the technology-packed aisles of the National Restaurant Association food show last weekend, one standout star stole the spotlight among hundreds of vendors: sleek display screens sporting AI-powered voice ordering. Amid rising labor costs and...
RestoGPT AI Offers New Platform for Pizza Operators
Gary Chaglasyan, CEO of RestoGPT AI, a marketing and sales platform company, knows what it’s like to run an independent restaurant. He runs one himself, Flintridge Pizza Restaurant in California. He understands the hours, the migraines, the margins. And the website....
Pipedream Raises $13 Million To Build Underground Delivery Networks
Pipedream CEO Garrett McCurrach’s ultimate vision is a society in which consumers can order items and have them delivered in under 10 minutes, for less than $1, and with the ability to instantly return them. To have commerce move like water. He calls the approach...
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