BentoBox launches new marketing platform that includes automated email and SMS to customers, ARO launches an AI-powered marketing platform, and more

Vox AI specializes in being one of the most conversational drive-thru AIs in the country; RichTech Robotics made its robot barista more conversational

Flippy the robot’s parent company, together with Cali Group and PopID, opens an automated burger restaurant in California; Google Cloud partners with McDonald’s; and more

Brooklyn Dumpling Shop opens its first drive-thru with smartphone-enabled tech and geofencing/loyalty capabilities; plus Danny Meyer invests in a tech startup, and more

From AI that can create new recipes for kitchens to ChatGPT that can generate online ordering portals and social media posts, is AI technology restaurant-ready?

Wendy’s and CKE become the quick-service restaurants to add AI to the drive-thru lane; Yelp adds AI discovery features, and more