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Artificial intelligence is creating and cooking recipes to increase output and versatility. Track the trends as A.I. revolutionizes foodservice.
Accelerating Advances: Catching Up with Fast Casual
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Fast-casual restaurant growth continues to accelerate. Learn how Slim Chickens, Panera Bread and the fast-casual segment are driving sales to new heights.
Artificial Intelligence Gets Real: How AI Is Transforming Foodservice
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A Call for Innovation: Foodservice Bottom Line Expected to Feast on Smartphone Tech in 2023
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Self-order kiosks symbolize the foodservice tech revolution, but smartphones may soon replace them. Learn why smartphone tech is the future of foodservice.
3 Tech Trends Driving Micro Market Growth
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Tech trends are driving micro market growth.
Digging Deeper Into Digital: Restaurant Chains Ramp Up to Meet Consumer Demand
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Consumers now expect foodservice to provide digital ease and convenience. Explore the data underscoring why brands like KCF are expanding digital access.
New Year, New Foodservice Frontiers: From Metaverse to the Universe and Back
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How will technology continue to transform foodservice in 2023? Explore key trends and the impact they're expected to have on the restaurant industry.
Next Course: 2023 Foodservice Tech Trends
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Explore why two foodservice trends--off-premise restaurant formats and artificial intelligence systems--are poised to rise to new heights in 2023.
Serving Up Strategy: Restaurant Chains Navigate Mixed Menu of Opportunities and Challenges
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As the pandemic fades, new opportunities and challenges arise for foodservice operators. Explore how top restaurant operations are navigating the new norm.
For Love of Loyalty: Restaurants Rustle Up Loyalty Programs to Feed Growing Demand
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The appetite for loyalty apps continues to grow. Learn how restaurants are meeting demand and driving revenue with loyalty programs across segments.
Can-Do Kiosks: Major Chains Tap Kiosk Technology to Alleviate Labor Shortage
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Major chains continue to turn to kiosks as a solution to the labor crisis. Learn how McDonald's, Panera, Taco Bell and others are integrating kiosks.
Leveraging TikTok’s Influence in the Foodservice Industry
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With short videos and a sizable foodie fan base, TikTok can be an effective way to promote their menu items and other dining experience aspects.
The Real (and Virtual) Deal: Restaurant Sales Spike, Metaverse Marketing Mounts
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The restaurant industry is growing both in sales and in the metaverse. Explore the August sales spike and Chipotle's metaverse launch of a new menu item.
Robots, Plants, Profits: A Fresh Recipe for Success in the New Age of Foodservice
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Two trends--robotics and plant-based meat alternatives--are fusing to move foodservice forward. Learn how they are transforming the foodservice landscape.
A Hunger for Convenience: Digital Innovation, From Fast Casual to C-Store Segments
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Shake Shack is a beacon of digital innovation in the fast-casual segment. Now QuikTrip raises the bar for c-stores with frictionless cashier-free shopping.
Feed The Need: Restaurant Foot Traffic Returns, Takeout Remains Strong
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Yelp searches for dining and takeout reflect the changing foodservice landscape. Explore the data and new innovations for pickup at Panera and Chipotle.
Metaverse Measures Up, Major Restaurant Brands Dig In
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Top restaurant chains are hungry to tap the promotional potential of the metaverse. Explore Jimmy John's and Pizza Hut's ambitious metaverse initiatives.
Full Speed Ahead: Fast-Casuals Fast-Track Drive-Thru Innovations
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From Chipotle's lucrative Chipotlane to Taco Bell's high-tech prototype Taco Bell Defy, drive-thrus are paving the way to the fast-casual future.
