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Customer Experience in the Restaurant Industry: Reflections and Predictions through an AI Lens

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In 2022, with the introduction of ChatGPT, we saw restaurants – and just about everyother industry – look for ways to incorporate artificial intelligence within their customer operations. In 2025, I believe we’ll see the smart restaurant brands get very focused on how they leverage AI to improve the customer experience.

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The Drive-Thru Customer Experience Revolutionized Through AI

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Dan Cathy, the CEO of Chick-fil-A , recently estimated that about 30 precent of drive-thru customers are driving off, abandoning the wait, because the lines are so long, something human observation and traditional means of data, like sales, cannot completely capture. This is where the rubber meets the road for vision AI.

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Restaurants Count on Cloud for Improved Operations and Customer Experience

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As such, it’s crucial for restaurants to find ways to increase efficiency and improve the dining experience. Enter the cloud, which helps restaurant operators deliver services and make informed business decisions based on up-to-date data, right here, right now. Time to Get Your Head in the Cloud. Bottom line?

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Five Tips for the Best Customer Experience During COVID-19

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Here are five tips for planning for the future to provide the best service: Understand Your Customers. Whether fine-dining or fast casual, great service now revolves around the customer experience you bring to every interaction. But for all restaurants, now is the time to put these tools in place.

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Simple Tips for Delivering Exceptional Post-Pandemic Customer Experience

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As we return to in-person dining across the country, restaurants are facing yet another challenge: delivering an exceptional customer experience (CX) for guests who come with high expectations after more than a year stuck at home. Next, ask for their anniversary. Turn it into a drip-style campaign.

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Achieving Your Best Digital Customer Experience During COVID-19

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The transition to digital experiences is an issue every industry is having to address, but is uniquely challenging in an industry where personal interactions are the norm and a critical part of the customer experience. If they do not, they may be losing business without even knowing.

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Five Ways to Enhance and Improve the Takeout and Delivery Customer Experience

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Here are five ways to enhance your restaurant’s takeout and delivery operations to improve customer experience and open the door to more profit. Most customers seek a personal, thoughtful experience in restaurants and will give their contact information for tailored, individualized service.