Richtech Robotics Opens a Café With a Talking Humanoid Barista
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...
Outstanding Operator: Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
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...
Outstanding Operator: Big Chicken
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...
Yum Brands Launches AI-Powered Platform to Centralize All Tech
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...
Outstanding Operator: Potbelly
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...
Outstanding Operators
Food On Demand Outstanding Operators features restaurant brands with innovative operations that are taking creative paths to success with delivery and all things off-premises.