“Fast-casual brand Panera Bread, which has more than 2,100 bakery-cafes in the United States and Canada, is testing artificial intelligence (AI) voice ordering technology at two of its upstate New York locations. The brand announced Monday (Aug. 29) that it is trying out “Tori,” an automated drive-thru voice assistant created by tech company OpenCity, which…
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Is Robot Delivery The Next Big Pizza Trend?
“In April, Domino’s unveiled its partnership with American robotics company Nuro to experiment with self-driving vehicle pizza delivery. They have launched test runs from its Woodland Heights location in Houston as part of a pilot program (per CNBC). Piestro and Serve Robotics have collaborated on the latest robotic food service endeavor: to offer robot pizza…
Domino’s uses ‘AI’ to start making pizzas before they are even ordered
“Domino’s has lifted the lid on a technology it is banking on to help cut delivery times to under 10 minutes, revealing it uses artificial intelligence to decide whether to start making pizzas before they are ordered. As customers are adding pizzas and side dishes to their online shopping carts, the AI tool crunches the…
McDonald’s Discovers the Golden Ticket to Making Billions in the Metaverse. Any Business Can Copy It
“McDonald’s recently filed applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, in what indicates to most that the global fast food chain is setting up to open shop in the metaverse. Hidden within the depths of its applications, and beyond the downloadable multimedia files, virtual events, and non-fungible tokens is what McDonald’s is really after:…
McDonald’s just admitted a surprising reason why it can’t satisfy customers
“Customers now want a simpler, more focused menu. Perhaps they’re tired of thinking too much, which would be understandable. Moreover, in uncertain times, the familiar becomes the necessary. Yet younger customers want something more exciting. Because that’s what it says on the Being Young membership card. Moreover, personalization has become a considerable need, want and…