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Crunchtime Expands AI Capabilities Across Its Restaurant Operations Management Suite

Crunchtime, the leading provider of technology for the restaurant industry, has announced four new AI capabilities across its unified operations management suite. Building upon their market-leading AI Forecasting, these additions give customers faster inventory counts, [...]
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A Chef’s Perspective: How Kitchen Structure Drives Restaurant Technology Success in High-Volume Operations

In today’s foodservice environment, technology is everywhere. From point-of-sale systems and inventory tracking to waste monitoring software and automation tools, kitchens are more digitally equipped than at any point in history. Operators invest heavily in [...]
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Dairy Queen Extends AI Drive-Thru Testing Across Franchise Locations

Dairy Queen is taking the next step in one of the restaurant industry’s most closely watched technology experiments: letting AI take the order. This week, the company announced it’s expanding its partnership with technology solution [...]
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Starbucks Tests AI-Driven Drink Discovery Through ChatGPT Integration

Not long ago, the idea that a customer could describe a mood instead of a menu item and receive a tailored drink recommendation would have felt experimental. What stands out about Starbucks’ launch this week [...]
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How Real-Time Line Visibility Could Reshape Restaurant Demand

The line outside a popular restaurant used to be a local phenomenon. You saw it when you walked by. You reacted to it in the moment. Maybe you stayed, maybe you left. What you did [...]

Dairy Queen Extends AI Drive-Thru Testing Across Franchise Locations

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Dairy Queen is taking the next step in one of the restaurant industry’s most closely watched technology experiments: letting AI take the order. This week, the company announced it’s expanding its partnership with technology solution [...]
Starbucks Tests AI-Driven Drink Discovery Through ChatGPT Integration

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Shake Shack Unveils Restaurant Technology Initiative Focused on AI, Loyalty and Unified Commerce

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Nesto Lands $12 Million to Bring AI-Driven Workforce Planning Into the Core of Restaurant Operations

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Labor has become one of the most complex and least predictable variables in restaurant operations. Between fluctuating demand, staffing shortages, rising wages, and increasingly strict labor regulations, workforce management is no longer just an administrative [...]
Google Introduces AI-Powered Restaurant Booking as Search Evolves Into Action

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DoorDash Shuts Down Zesty and Brings Restaurant AI Discovery Into Core App

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How Restaurants Are Regaining Control in an Unpredictable Market

Restaurant operators have more data than ever. That’s not the issue. If anything, the problem is that the industry has spent years chasing visibility without solving for what actually matters: the ability to act on that information in time to make a difference. New research from Starfleet Research, based on responses from more than 350 restaurant owners and operators, underscores just how wide that gap has become. Only 18% say they feel very confident in their ability to forecast sales, labor needs, or guest traffic. Nearly a third say they’re not confident at all. For an industry that now runs on digital ordering, real-time payments, and multi-channel fulfillment, that level of uncertainty should raise eyebrows. It suggests that while restaurants have invested heavily in technology, many are still operating without the level of control those investments were supposed to deliver. The issue isn’t a lack of information. It’s that most [...]

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Crunchtime Expands AI Capabilities Across Its Restaurant Operations Management Suite

A Chef’s Perspective: How Kitchen Structure Drives Restaurant Technology Success in High-Volume Operations

Dairy Queen Extends AI Drive-Thru Testing Across Franchise Locations

Starbucks Tests AI-Driven Drink Discovery Through ChatGPT Integration

How Real-Time Line Visibility Could Reshape Restaurant Demand

Restaurant Technology News

Dairy Queen Extends AI Drive-Thru Testing Across Franchise Locations

Solution Provider News

Nesto Lands $12 Million to Bring AI-Driven Workforce Planning Into the Core of Restaurant Operations

How Restaurants Are Regaining Control in an Unpredictable Market

Crunchtime Expands AI Capabilities Across Its Restaurant Operations Management Suite

A Chef’s Perspective: How Kitchen Structure Drives Restaurant Technology Success in High-Volume Operations

Dairy Queen Extends AI Drive-Thru Testing Across Franchise Locations

Starbucks Tests AI-Driven Drink Discovery Through ChatGPT Integration

How Real-Time Line Visibility Could Reshape Restaurant Demand

Popmenu Integrates With SpotOn to Streamline Restaurant Operations and Drive Revenue Growth

Nesto Lands $12 Million to Bring AI-Driven Workforce Planning Into the Core of Restaurant Operations

Spotlight Interview: Stephen Klein, CEO and Co-Founder of Saivory

Google Introduces AI-Powered Restaurant Booking as Search Evolves Into Action

Shake Shack Unveils Restaurant Technology Initiative Focused on AI, Loyalty and Unified Commerce

Market Research

Research: 69% of Restaurants Are Adopting AI While 81% Increase Digital Marketing Investment

Viewpoints

A Chef’s Perspective: How Kitchen Structure Drives Restaurant Technology Success in High-Volume Operations

Spotlight Interview

Spotlight Interview: Stephen Klein, CEO and Co-Founder of Saivory