Opinion: Here’s Why I Haven’t Given up on AI in Drive-Thrus
Restaurants can have a drive-up process even if they don’t have a traditional drive-thru setup.
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The Plight of the Hourly Employee: Low Morale, Long Hours and AI Fears
A new study shows that hourly employees are demanding more recognition from their employers along with increasingly flexible schedules.
How Nestlé Professional Solutions Brings The Customer Experience to Life
How do you sustain a business where customers are taken care of every step of the way? How do you deliver an end-to-end seamless and value-added experience for your customers, both direct and via digital …
AI-Driven CPG Platform Keychain Adds Former Whole Foods Exec to Key Role
CPG manufacturing platform Keychain has appointed Mitchell Madoff to Head of Retail Partnerships. The Foxtrot transplant and former Head of Whole Foods Private Label brings with him an extensive background in CPG and private label spanning over two decades.
Survey Shows Retail Workers Prefer Practical Tools over AI
Today’s retail workers are most eager to be equipped with tools that help them tackle inefficient tasks, particularly when interacting with customers.
How Raydiant Provides Digital Solutions for Restaurants
Join The Food Institute at NRA’s 2024 Restaurant Show as we investigate the innovations of Raydiant, a company that provides digital tools for Restaurants. From digital menu boards to point-of-sale integration and even AI-triggered promotional …
How Avocados From Mexico Strategizes for Success
Avocados From Mexico has made itself into a recognizable brand through things like numerous distribution deals to creative marketing. Join The Food Institute – on the ground at the National Restaurant Association’s 2024 restaurant show …
What’s Playing? The Role of Music in Retail
“The power of audio in retail goes beyond just music,” Elsley said. “Incorporating carefully crafted messaging and advertisements into the auditory experience can further enhance customer engagement and drive sales.”
Top 3 Spring/Summer Trends in Retail
In a few short years, retail will be a totally immersive and data-driven experience highlighted by personalized AI recommendations for health and home, smart carts to increase efficiency (and solve the traveling salesman’s dilemma in-store), and much more.
Navigating the Future of Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA)
In an era defined by rapid technological advancement and environmental challenges, the concept of controlled environment agriculture (CEA) is at the forefront of a profound transformation in the agricultural sector.
FI Spotlight: Breaking Down AI Technology Effectiveness in the Workplace
The Future of Retail, Part 2- Tomorrow’s Tech
To further understand how inventory and supply chain will change, Jarvis said the end of data silos must be achieved “to create a holistic understanding of each shopper, their interactions, and the stream of information being shared with them.
The Future of Retail – The 10,000-ft. View
“By 2030, visiting a Target, Walmart, or Costco won’t just be about shopping,” said Diana Zheng, head of marketing at Stallion Express, a leading e-commerce shipping company from Canada, “It will be an experience. An immersive experience. A personalized experience, even a social experience.”
CPGs Need Fresh Strategies Beyond Price Increases in 2024
“Tomorrow’s winners will vary how they generate demand across their portfolios, with mass activation for their biggest brands and more targeted treatment for niche and insurgent brands,” Kyle Weza, global co-lead and brand accelerator for Bain & Company, said in the report.
Report Reveals Scarcity of Retail Innovation
From number-crunching untold volumes of data to helping streamline inventory, supply chain, and predictive market trends, there is no digital limit to what AI can help operators achieve.
FI Fast Break audio news: Feb. 21, 2024
The latest Food Institute Fast Break news podcast touches on the trend of “AI washing” by some major businesses.
‘Rufus, Fetch My Next Outfit’: Amazon Unveils AI Shopping Assistant
Critics and analysts alike are keen to understand who stands to benefit most from this technology – whether it will primarily serve Amazon’s interests by increasing sales and customer retention, or genuinely improve the consumer experience by offering more personalized and convenient shopping solutions.
A New AI Era for Foodservice Distributors
As more distributors move to online ordering, organizing data is essential to providing operators with info like analytics. AI can help.
FI Fast Break audio news: Feb. 14, 2024
The latest Food Institute Fast Break news podcast discusses the demise of a noteworthy plant-based seafood brand.
FI Fast Break audio news: Feb. 1, 2024
The latest Food Institute news podcast looks at AI’s potential impact on labor, based off a recent university study.
Study: The AI Revolution Within F&B Industry Could Take a While
Note to restaurateurs looking to AI: If you’re going to use robots as servers, make sure the aisles between tables are wide enough to allow a robot and human to pass simultaneously. A few inches …
Walmart Defines Adaptive Retail, the Next Evolution in Shopping
“Choose a future that puts people first – if we keep doing that, we can help people around the world live a better life. That’s what we want to do – that’s the world we want to help create.”
10 Top Trends and Innovations from CES 2024
CES 2024 wasn’t solely a showcase of robots and gadgets; it also served up a tantalizing array of innovative food technologies and trends that are set to redefine the way we eat.
Seen at CES 2024: AI, and Everything Else
This week, The Food Institute’s CEO, Brian Choi, and Digital Media Director Susan Choi are attending the hottest trade show in North America – CES 2024, presented by the Consumer Technology Association. This year’s show …
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FI Newscast (January 5, 2024) – Previewing CES 2024
5 Retail Trends to Watch in the New Year
As the calendar turns toward a new year, many consumers continue to watch their budgets closely. And that factor is shaping retail strategies for 2024. “The average American family has eaten into the savings it …
2024 Tech & Digital Trends in Restaurant & Retail, Part 2: The Cold Chain
“Today’s warehouses often have the three D’s – they are dull, dusty, and dangerous…automation and simulation environments can support operators in performing their jobs more efficiently and in safer work environments.”
2024 Tech & Digital Trends in Restaurant & Retail: Part 1
There is no new normal and innovation will continue to advance at lightning speed.
Analysis: Automation Could Cure Labor Shortages in Manufacturing
Automation offers companies the opportunity to attract talent with the right skills and assign those skills to the most appropriate areas of the business.
How the Food Industry Can Use AI to Improve Holiday Sales
LSEG analysts estimated Amazon’s advertising business will increase nearly $3 billion over last year’s fourth quarter to $14.2 billion as a result, Reuters reported.
AI, Automation and Growth Mindset Key to 2024 Plans
What do food companies need to do to ensure growth in 2024? While there’s no clear-cut answer, many appear focused on deploying artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, automating processes where possible, and maintaining an agile growth …
How F&B Companies Can Leverage Generative AI
Generative AI burst onto the scene this year as programs like ChatGPT, Bard, and Midjourney demonstrated the vast potential of this emerging technology. Many experts predict that generative AI will soon transform how businesses operate, making right now the perfect time to get ahead of the competition.
AI Chatbots Are Coming to a Food Delivery App Near You
The race to integrate AI chatbots into third-party food delivery apps is on, but major players like DoorDash and Uber Eats are holding their cards close to their chest, for now. Neither company has publicly …
What Will 100% Digital Sales at Fast-Food Chains Look Like?
On a recent earnings call, Yum Brands announced its goal to make 100% of its global system sales digital transactions.
Why Inventory Distortion Costs Retailers Trillions
Inventory distortion due to out-of-stocks and overstocks is projected to cost retailers $1.77 trillion worldwide this year.
4 Generative AI Tips from CPG Trailblazers
How is the food industry responding to the rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence? The Food Institute gathered four takeaways from industry trailblazers at the recent Generative AI Food Pioneers Summit, hosted by food and …