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AI Can Help Restaurants Survive Challenges with Inflation and the Coming Recession

Smart Data Collective

Inflation and an impending recession are two huge challenges facing the restaurant industry today. Let’s take a look at how AI could help restaurants survive and even thrive in spite of these challenges. In either case, it’s going to be difficult for restaurants to maintain their profit margins. But AI can help.

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An Analysis of Marketing In the Restaurant POS Industry (2021)

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In recent years, point of sale ( POS) systems have become a key differentiator for restaurants across the globe. These systems allow restaurateurs to meet many practical needs such as growing profits, running more efficient and organized businesses, and improving bookkeeping.

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Chipotle’s recipe for digital transformation: Cloud plus AI

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When Curt Garner became Chipotle’s first CIO in 2015, the only technology used for online restaurant ordering was, “believe it or not,” a fax machine, he says. Many restaurant chains, in contrast, are individually owned and operated as franchises. Seven years later, the Newport Beach, Calif.-based

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Data-Driven Dining Trends 2025: Key Insights for Retailers and Restaurants

Engage3

This shift presents both opportunities and challenges for retailers and restaurants. The post Data-Driven Dining Trends 2025: Key Insights for Retailers and Restaurants appeared first on Engage3. Engage3’s Perspective : As consumers become more value-conscious, maintaining a strong Price Image is essential for building loyalty.

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Meet KARL: the new container-based DaaS alternative to costly, traditional DVI platforms

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IT architect Marco Simoncini was enjoying Friday evening supper in a restaurant in Rome with his colleague Piernunzio Pennisi when inspiration struck. He left the restaurant without paying,” says Pennisi. Simoncini began sketching out his vision on a napkin. Before long, he headed home.

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Restaurant and QSR Trends & Outlook for 2024

Alpha Sense BI

Like many other industries, the restaurant sector was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many businesses shuttering doors and many others struggling to make ends meet. This is for good reason— technological solutions make dining easier , both for customers and restaurants.

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Baldor’s first-ever CIO sets the transformation agenda

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To cultivate its ambitious digital plans, the Bronx-based company, which prepares and delivers fresh food from “farm to table” of restaurants and caterers in New York City, Boston, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., poached its first CIO. Parameswaran points to Freshgrass as an example.