Restaurant Tech Trends

Join us on today's Restaurant Tech Trends, where Pepper Lunch Restaurants' Troy Hooper sits down with our co-founder Justin Foster to discuss how technology enables guests, franchisees, and franchisors to create a winning formula for success. 📺Watch and Learn📺:👉 How technology is helping guests enjoy Japanese-style hospitality in North America while helping franchisees streamline operat...

Another great interview with a senior tech leader in the restaurant space... today, Incept AI co-founder Justin Foster sits down with Krish Gopalakrishnan, fractional CTO and former SVP Digital Technology & Data at CAVA. Prior to that, Krish was also part of the core team working on the Panera Bread 2.0 transformation. He's been around the block and lays down his thoughts here. 📺Watch and lea...

On today's Restaurant Tech Trends, we sit down with ConnectedFresh Co-Founder and CEO Jake Simon to talk about all things connected sensors. Temperature, fill, leaks, cool down logs... we've got you covered. Jake covers:👉 How sensors extend far beyond temperature to help operators solve their most pressing problems👉 Why a connected sensor ecosystem dramatically improves logging, helping...

PART 2 OF 2: Although we are in the restaurant #voiceai space ourselves, we believe in rising tides; that's why Incept AI's co-founder Justin Foster sat down with The Wendy's Company's Michael Chorey to talk about the success Wendy's is having with its #FreshAI rollout in partnership with Google. Without a doubt, Wendy's is a huge champion of voice AI. More importantly, this is a brand that champi...

PART 1: Although we are in the restaurant #voiceAI space ourselves, we believe in rising tides; that's why Incept AI's co-founder Justin Foster sat down with The Wendy's Company's Michael Chorey to talk about the success Wendy's is having with its #FreshAI rollout in partnership with Google. Without a doubt, Wendy's is a huge champion of voice AI technology. More importantl...

🥂Congrats🥂 to the team at ClearCOGS for their seed raise announced today! Incept AI co-founder Justin Foster sat down and talked with ClearCOGS' co-founder & CEO Matt Wampler about the raise and some of the latest trends in restaurant tech on this latest episode of Restaurant Tech Trends. 📺Watch and learn📺:👉 How a restaurant operator conceived AI-driven forecasting👉 How tariffs could imp...

What does it take to make restaurant tech initiatives succeed? Wayne Davis shares his thoughts with Incept AI co-founder Justin Foster based on his time at Restaurant Brands International and Inspire, where he helped lead tech initiatives for both the Popeyes and Buffalo Wild Wings Brands. 📺Watch and learn📺:👉 How Wayne helped create two big tech wins at these iconic brands👉 The three-step proc...

On today's Restaurant Tech Trends, Justin Foster connects with Ronald Dorsten, former Chief Operations Transformation Officer at 🥩Steak n Shake🍦and former Director of Worldwide Innovation at 🍔McDonald's!🍔 📺 Watch and Learn📺to discover:👉 How McDonald's leveraged investments in frontier technology to create lasting value for the chain👉 Why Ron thinks the industry should take a si...

Phil Crawford is undeniably one of the 📈most influential figures📈 in restaurant & hospitality tech. 🍔 🤖 He is currently the Global F&B + Hospitality Head of Unified Commerce at Adyen, and previously was the CTO at CKE Restaurants, Inc. and CTO/CIO at Godiva Chocolatier, Shake Shack, and Yard House Restaurants. Lucky us: he joined Incept AI co-founder Justin Foster to share his thoughts...

We could not be more 🙏thankful🙏 to be receiving advice from such a world-class CIO. In this interview, Donagh sits down with Incept AI co-founder Justin Foster to talk about the keys to driving digital transformation, de-risking technology rollouts, and the importance of focusing on frontline workers whenever tech is involved. In PART ONE of this two-part interview, 📺Watch and Learn:📺👉 The 3...

Incept AI co-founder Justin Foster sits down with Evolvending's COO Neil Thompson. Evolvending is a COOL restaurant concept. Listen in as Neil throws down his perspective on why this nontraditional space was ripe for disruption. 📺Watch and learn📺:👉 Who in restaurants has the biggest impact on the guest experience👉 How Evolvending is changing the definition of what a restaurant is👉 How Neil se...

This is part 2 of this two-part interview where Donagh sits down with Incept AI co-founder Justin Foster.📺Watch and Learn:📺👉 Donagh's picks for the top technologies creating a positive impact on the restaurant guest experience today, and the reason he thinks these platforms work. 🖥️ 📱 🤖 👉 Why it is MISSION CRITICAL to pay just as much attention to how technology impacts your frontline wo...

Startup Alley winner and Pickpad Founder/CEO Yaro Tsyhanenko on Incept AI 's Restaurant Tech Trends discussing the future of restaurant order pickup and why this intersection between the physical and digital worlds is ripe for disruption. 📺Watch and Learn:📺 👉 How Pickpad uncovered the opportunity and why their model is uniquely compelling for restaurant operators 👉 The two C's that are...

Awesome discussion with Chris Incorvati, CTO at Jack's Family Restaurants, on today's Restaurant Tech Trends with Incept AI co-founder and CRO Justin Foster! Today, Chris shows some love for Skip Kimpel and Magicgate, too! 📺 Watch and learn:📺 👉 How VR can be a training game-changer when staff can't be at the restaurant👉 What's driving kiosk and phone AI adoption for QSRs👉 What personalization...

In this video, Incept AI's Co-Founder and CRO Justin Foster shares his thoughts on the state of voice AI in the restaurant space after a trip to #MURTEC2025 earlier this week. This is a great "pulse check" on the state of the tech in the industry. Have a watch 📺#restauranttech #restauranttechnology #voiceai #murtec2025

✨ WOW! ✨ David Bloom, Chief Development and Growth Officer at 🥪 Capriotti's Sandwich Shop 🥪 and 🐔 Wing Zone 🐔 joins Incept AI Co-Founder Justin Foster for a quick-hit Restaurant Tech Trends 🎤 interview 🎤 Listen in and learn:👉 How and why #restauranttech will continue on its convergence path👉 Tips for successfully positioning tech for adoption with franchisees👉 Which #ai is creating valu...

Welcome to Restaurant Tech Trends, Episode 1! Randy Barnett, Chief Technology Officer at The Melting Pot Restaurants is our first guinea pig guest ( ❤️ Thanks, Randy!❤️). Incept AI Co-Founder & CRO Justin Foster hosts. Listen for tips on:👉 How to build a tech-forward culture with operators & execs👉 Which technologies are ready for prime time, and which may be a little more on the horizon...