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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. Here are two places where I predict AI will have a majori mpact in the restaurant industry in the new year.

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Overlooked Traits When Hiring Restaurant Managers

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When hiring restaurant managers, qualities like organization skills, experience and leadership are always at top of mind. However, many traits exist that often go overlooked in the hiring process impacting the success of a restaurant. So, focus on these attributes.

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Restaurants Count on Cloud for Improved Operations and Customer Experience

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Going digital – increasingly a top choice among restaurant management. Today’s restaurants are expected to deliver an Amazon-like experience: know customers’ preferences and dining habits and deliver food, whether tableside or to their front doors, without delay. Bottom line?

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Don’t Let COVID-19 Erode Customer Experience

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As companies pivot to address all these issues, it is vital that consumer experience remains a top priority, especially given the impacts of the pandemic can negatively impact customer experience and in turn the customer’s perception of the brand. What is the future of the restaurant industry post-COVID?

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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. Restaurant management software vendor Upserve found that, in large suburbs across the U.S.,

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Three Ways for Restaurants to Boost Digital Customer Experiences Now

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Ensuring a positive digital customer experience entails optimizing various channels and technological infrastructure to improve how customers navigate a restaurant’s online persona. Creating Digital Customer Experiences: Three Best Practices.

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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.