The Restaurant AI Podcast

Matt Wampler interviews AI experts across all industries and markets to uncover how restaurants can harness the power of new technology.

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How One Founder Built a Business That Runs on AI
Aug 25

Most founders spend their careers trying to work themselves out of the day to day. Bennett Maxwell may have actually …

What the Largest Restaurant GPO Sees Coming for AI
Aug 11

An AI admitted it had been fabricating facts, 25 prompts deep into a major acquisition. That confession changed how one …

From Text Message Orders to a $2 Billion Exit: What’s Next for Olo
Aug 04

Noah Glass invented restaurant online ordering in 2005, two years before the iPhone existed. In this episode of the Restaurant …

Why the Marketing Machine Is Not Built for Independent Restaurants
Jul 21

Eric Cacciatore might have talked to more restaurant owners than anyone alive. In this episode of the Restaurant AI Podcast, …

Running a Restaurant Brand with an Engineer’s First Principles Mentality
Jul 14

Shaz Khan calls himself an accidental restaurateur. He studied electrical engineering at the University of Minnesota and was building a …

Why Restaurant Margins Are Higher Than You Think
Jun 16

Most restaurants assume low profit margins are just part of the business. David Cantu, CEO of Craftable and co-founder of …

What Really Happened at the Biggest Restaurant Show on Earth
May 27

What do 55,000 people, 2,200 vendors, and 12 football fields of restaurant everything tell you about where the industry is …

The Intelligence Layer Your Kitchen Has Been Missing: David Corts of Fresh KDS
May 15

Billions of dollars have flowed into the front of the house. Online ordering, loyalty programs, kiosks, marketing platforms, and digital …

How AWS Is Helping Restaurants Build the Brain of Their Operation
Apr 21

Ninety percent of the world’s largest quick service restaurants run on AWS. That stat alone makes Deborah Matteliano one of …

Why Most Restaurant AI Is Just If-Then Statements – And What Comes Next
Mar 24

What separates real AI from a fancy if-then statement? Quite a lot, it turns out. Most of what the restaurant …

How Restaurants Are Using AI to Outsell the Competition
Mar 03

What does a Michelin-starred restaurateur turned consultant know about saving struggling independent restaurants? Quite a lot, it turns out. In …

The Technology Your Restaurant Cameras Are Missing
Feb 17

Computer vision is quietly becoming the next big wave in restaurant and retail technology but most operators have no idea …

How Tacotarian Turned Customers into a Community with Kristen Corral
Feb 06

Kristen Corral started her career as a professional dancer, spent a decade as a Las Vegas showgirl performing alongside Holly …

The Restaurant Technology Guy on the Future of POS, AI, and Why the Kitchen Is Next
Jan 13

What does the POS system look like in a world where your phone places the order, AI handles the business …

How One Denver Restaurant Operator Replaced Traditional POS with AI-Powered Solutions
Nov 25

Denver restaurant entrepreneur Tim Martin shares how he launched Box Box, a fast-casual salad concept in Park Hill, using artificial …

60% of Delivery Refunds Are Fraud: Restaurant Tech’s Hidden Problems
Nov 18

Zhong Xu, co-founder and CEO of Deliverect, shares his remarkable journey from creating one of the first iPad point-of-sale systems …

From Layoff to Legacy: Restaurant Owner Builds BBQ Empire Through Community and Storytelling
Nov 11

In October, the ClearCOGS team had the pleasure of attending the CREATE conference in Nashville. While on site, we got …

Live from CREATE: Mara Zhang, CEO & Co-Founder of Palona.AI
Nov 04

In October, the ClearCOGS team had the pleasure of attending the CREATE conference in Nashville. While on site, we got …

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