Controls Engineering & IoT

The retail giant is aiming to assuage customers’ fears about its new pricing technology. NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is aiming to assuage customers’ fears about its new pricing technology as it rolls out digital price labels at its stores. In a statement posted on the company’s website, Walmart Inc.’s CEO John Furner vowed that…

The manufacturers’ rep firm will make Miso’s fry station robot available to operators in the Northeast. The Ferri Group has added Miso Robotics to the list of brands it represents in the Northeast. It will make Miso’s AI-powered fry station robot available to operators. “Adding a prestigious partner like The Ferri Group is exactly the…

Switching between ordering, loyalty, scheduling, and reporting tools can cost restaurant teams valuable time and make it harder to act on the information they need. To the average consumer, a restaurant’s success may appear to hinge on one simple factor: the quality of its food. In practice, the success of a restaurant is driven by…

At FSTEC, company leaders explained how they plan to use AI, robots, and drones to help produce and deliver food more cheaply. As soon as next year, consumers in Texas will be able to have lunch prepared by a robot and delivered by a drone, with less than a minute of human labor involved along…

Retailers are struggling to staff hospitality businesses, but robotic innovations offer high-efficiency, low-maintenance options. Retailers are turning to robotic solutions in countries where longer life expectancies and falling birth rates are reducing the hospitality talent pool, according to a new report. GlobalData’s new Future of Consumer report says: “The number of people available to work…

AI adoption is ahead of and going beyond what leadership approved. Every generation of food and beverage leaders reaches a moment where they had to decide what to trust. Your grandfather trusted his gut because the business was small enough and he could see everything for himself. Your father trusted the reports his systems produced…

The past 10 years in the fast-food industry have been a study in automation. McDonald’s rolled out in-store kiosks in 2016 for customers to order at instead of waiting in line for an employee at the counter. Wendy’s debuted a human-free AI drive-thru system – “FreshAi” – in 2023. But the tide appears to be…

IoT food safety monitoring uses connected sensors to track temperature, humidity, and equipment status across kitchens, storage, and transport in real time. Devices send readings to cloud dashboards that alert operators before food leaves safe ranges, replacing manual temperature logs and supporting HACCP compliance with continuous, automated records. Wireless IoT food safety monitoring sensor mounted…

As the world embraces AI solutions to optimize business, operators need to remember that many diners prioritize authentic, tangible experiences over digitally-powered efficiency, writes James Tice. Ask yourself why anyone actually goes out to eat, because it’s almost never about the food itself. You go to a restaurant to be served for an hour or…

California Pizza Kitchen, White Castle among the latest to make nontraditional retail moves. Whether you’re craving potato chips, pizza or sliders, autonomous food options continue to advance. Both California Pizza Kitchen and White Castle shared news of their latest automated retail formats. Here’s a glimpse: California Pizza Kitchen Eyes 1,000 Machines The pizza chain is…