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Catching up on this year's new restaurant technologyCatching up on this year's new restaurant technology

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

May 23, 2023

 

Today is all about new tech from the NRA Show. Technology has certainly evolved over the past several years, from AI to Internet of Things, terms are changing rapidly, and restaurants are ready for the change. This year at the show, Joanna Fantozzi spent her time looking at all the new tech. Much of it was what she predicted in an earlier episode of First Bite: invisible technology with a smattering of robots along with Internet of Things.

About the Author

Holly Petre

Assistant Digital Editor

Holly Petre is a digital editor for Nation’s Restaurant News as well as the host of NRN’s podcast, Extra Serving, and producer for Informa Restaurant and Food Group’s other three podcasts, One On One by Food Management, Off the Shelf with SN and In the Kitchen with Bret Thorn. Holly holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Sculpture, fibers and Material Studies and Ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A native New Yorker, Holly enjoys her place on staff as the resident pop-culture expert and millennial with a sassy attitude and great sense of style.

Holly Petre’s work on Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality often covers marketing and trends, either aimed-at or examined-through the millennial mindset. Holly is responsible for introducing TikTok and Twitch to NRN and RH readers as well as explaining terms like “Karen” to staff and readers alike. She also spends her time on staff trying not to make every headline a pun.

Holly Petre hasn’t spoken at any events or on panels, but she is readily available with a killer shoe wardrobe and several witty quips.

 

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