by Adam Wahlberg | Feb 19, 2025 | Automation, News
It’s one thing to go a traditional coffee shop and have a barista give you a smile and write your name on a cup. It’s another to go to Clouffee & Tea in Las Vegas and have an egg-shaped robot train its machine vision on you and digitally say, “Hello!” Matt...
by Adam Wahlberg | Feb 18, 2025 | News
Freddy’s is a Food On Demand Outstanding Operator. Sean Thompson, the head of IT at Freddy’s, can talk big data and predictive ordering with the best of them. But he’s convinced the brand’s success is rooted in something more fundamental. “Paying attention to the...
by Bernadette Heier | Feb 12, 2025 | News
Big Chicken, the fast-casual founded by basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal, is a Food On Demand Outstanding Operator. O’Neal was inspired by his childhood memories of eating his mom’s chicken around the kitchen table. He wanted to create something...
by Bernadette Heier | Feb 12, 2025 | News
Yum Brands has introduced Byte by Yum, a collection of proprietary software-as-a-service AI-driven products. This will help its brands like Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger & Grill streamline operations by consolidating all its tech solutions into a...
by Adam Wahlberg | Feb 11, 2025 | News, Outstanding Operators
Potbelly is a Food On Demand Outstanding Operator. Potbelly is known for its Wreck sandwiches, which are vertically layered creations of Everest proportions. But wreck doesn’t describe the year it had in 2024. Heck yes is more like it. Its digital and off-premises...
by Adam Wahlberg | Feb 10, 2025 | News
Jalen Hurts wasn’t the only big winner during the Super Bowl. Wings Etc. Grill & Pub came away smiling as well. And it has a strategy in place to keep it spiking the football throughout the year. The brand, which operates 80 locations in 13 states, does big...