In the most recent episode of the Spoon Podcast, I caught up with food scientist Ali Bouzari to discuss his work and get his thoughts on new technologies that are helping to shape the future of food. I first met Bouzari when he spoke at the Culinary Institute of America a few years ago about…
This week, Amazon gave a sneak peek at the new AI model that powers its Just Walk Out platform. In a post written by Jon Jenkins, the VP of Just Walk Out (and, as Spoon readers may remember, the former founder of Meld and head of engineering for the Hestan Cue), we get a peek…
Today Wendy’s announced it is working with Google Cloud to develop a generative AI solution for drive-thrus called Wendy’s Fresh AI. The new solution, which is powered by Google Cloud’s generative AI and large language model technology, will go into a pilot test next month at a Wendy’s company-operated store in Columbus, Ohio. According to…
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In collaboration between TechTable and Vita Vera Ventures, we are pleased to share an updated 2023 Restaurant Tech Ecosystem map. We all saw that the pandemic brought a wave of experimentation in the restaurant tech space, but we also know that tech-driven change is not always linear. In early 2022, we made bold predictions about…
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The wave of ChatGPT integration announcements is just getting started, and this week Instacart debuted its first effort to tap into the generative AI zeitgeist with the debut of its ChatGPT Instacart plugin. The plugin, explained in detail in a blog post by the company’s chief architect JJ Zhuang on the company’s website, allows Instacart…