Restaurant News Roundup, 06/04/2024
Taco John’s, a Mexican fast-food chain, plans to use AI to handle drive-thru orders at its more than 350 franchised restaurants following a successful experiment at a location in Minnesota. Taco John’s joins other fast food chains such as Wendy’s, Checkers and Hardee’s testing the new technology. Read more here: https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/technology/taco-johns-putting-ai-voicebots-drive-thru
A foodservice analysis firm says sales for the biggest restaurant brands in the U.S. show healthy growth but not from increased traffic so much as from inflation-induced price increases. Read more about the Technomic Top 500 report: https://www.nrn.com/top-500-restaurants/meet-2024-top-500-biggest-restaurant-chains-america
Rubio’s Coastal Grill shuts down dozens of its California restaurants citing the rising cost of doing business in the state – the latest sign of distress in the restaurant industry. Read more here: https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/06/03/rubios-closing-dozens-california-stores
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