by Adam Wahlberg | Mar 7, 2025 | Automation, News
Voice AI solutions for phone ordering aren’t exactly a new thing. Kea has been offering them since 2017. But back then it would take three to six months to get a voice-ordering interface up and running. Today it takes an hour. “It’s taken years of development effort...
by Beth Signarovitz | Jul 23, 2024 | News Briefs
Restaurant management technology provider CBS NorthStar and Voice AI technology company kea have joined forces to digitally transform phone orders. The partnership will integrate kea’s Voice AI capabilities into CBS NorthStar’s Point-of-Sale (POS)...
by Bernadette Heier | Dec 20, 2023 | Briefs, News
Yet another fast-casual is axing traditional phone ordering and leaning on artificial intelligence (AI). California Fish Grill, a seafood chain, is tapping Kea’s voice-ordering system in an effort to boost revenue and free up staff time so they can focus on the...
by Bernadette Heier | Feb 8, 2023 | Automation, News
Yet another fast-casual chain turns to artificial intelligence (AI) for ordering solutions. Newk’s Eatery has partnered with San Francisco-based technology firm Kea to implement voice AI in its phone channels for to-go orders. With natural language processing, Kea...
by Tom Kaiser | Jun 6, 2019 | Best Practices, Research, Top Stories
Think you’re busy? Consider the plight of QSR cashiers wearing headsets to answer calls while taking in-person orders and coordinating with the back of the house to expedite food. It’s not easy, and we’ve all been on the business side by calling in to place an order...