Category: Restaurant Tech
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When Andrew Simmons decided to buy a restaurant in January 2020, little did the long-time entrepreneur know that in just a few months, he would be forced to close his doors due to COVID. But instead of giving up, he knew he had to get creative to survive. Survive he did, and when he reopened…
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Sweetgreen CEO Jonathan Neman told investors this week at William Blair’s Growth Stock conference that the company plans to have its Infinite Kitchen robotic makeline installed at all new locations within a five-year timeframe. The proclamation marks the first time the fast-casual salad chain has indicated they plan to deploy automation across all of its…
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Last month, the NY Post revealed that Chipotle founder Steve Ells is plotting a comeback with an automation-heavy restaurant concept called Kernel. According to the Post, who viewed the startup’s pitch deck, Ells plans to build a chain of restaurants that makes the food centrally in a ghost kitchen and finishes the food in small-footprint…
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Wow Bao, the digitally nimble Asian food startup that’s expanded nationwide in recent years through an asset-light virtual restaurant model, announced the launch of its NFT program last week. The new NFTs, called Digital CollectaBaos, will be proof of membership in a new super-fan tier called the Hot Buns Club within the company’s Bao Bucks…
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Last week, Sweetgreen opened the company’s first robotic restaurant in Naperville, Ill, a suburb of Chicago. The new automated restaurant, which the company calls Infinite Kitchen, comes almost two years after the company acquired Spyce Kitchen, a startup building automated robotic makelines. The Infinite Kitchen name is not new; Spyce first used the name when…
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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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Want to order dinner before watching that next episode of your favorite streaming series? Pick up your Roku remote, click on that special offer, and you’ll have piping hot food sitting in front of you before Ellie surprises or infuriates Joel once again. That’s the hope anyway for the streaming company and Doordash, who together…
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Last week, restaurant software technology company ClearCOGS announced a new ChatGPT-3-powered beta of their restaurant management software. According to the company, the new beta will enable restaurant owners to “understand and respond to even the most complex questions about your restaurant’s inventory, sales, and operations.” According to a post on the company’s website, the ClearCOGS…
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One year ago, LG announced the debut of its new hospitality server robot, and now the Korean tech giant’s CLOi Servebot is showing up at restaurants like the Airang K in Johns Creek, Georgia. Since June 2022, four “LG CLOi ServeBot” robotic assistants from LG have been assisting wait staff by accompanying them to guests’…
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If you partake in restaurant or foodie TikTok, you’ve probably seen a viral video of the new McDonald’s concept restaurant in Forth Worth, Texas. The video, posted on December 17th, shows off the location’s automated drive-thru and an empty lobby with a couple of lonely ordering kiosks. Comments feature the usual mix of outrage, cheering,…
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Ben Leventhal has nothing if not good timing. In 2004 the New York entrepreneur launched Eater at the dawn of the blogging era, when food media was still mostly legacy publications and message boards. After selling Eater to Vox, he launched Resy in 2014 just as restaurants were beginning to bristle at the data practices…
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