In the Spotlight

Why First-Party Digital Ordering Is Becoming a Strategic Priority for Restaurants

Third-party delivery marketplaces have long helped restaurants expand their digital footprint. They’ve brought in new customers for restaurants, made ordering easier and built out delivery infrastructure so operators don’t have to build it all themselves. […]

Restaurant Technology News

California Pizza Kitchen Plans Up to 1,000 Automated Kiosks as Restaurant Brands Push Beyond Traditional Locations

California Pizza Kitchen is preparing to make one of the restaurant industry’s largest bets yet on automated foodservice, with plans to deploy as many as 1,000 branded kiosks across the United States over the next […]

In the Spotlight

Why Food Labeling Is the Next Back-of-House Process Ready for Automation

Handwritten food labels aren’t failing because they’ve stopped working. They’re failing because commercial kitchens have changed. Walk into almost any hospitality business today and it’s obvious how much the industry has evolved. Customers book tables […]

Solution Provider News

Palona AI Expands Beyond Voice Ordering with New Restaurant Operations Platform and $20 Million in Funding

Palona AI has launched what it calls a multimodal AI operating layer for physical businesses, beginning with restaurants and positioning the technology as something broader than another voice-ordering system. The launch comes as Palona closes […]