Controls Engineering & IoT

PARIS – June 01, 2026 – European digital food safety leader CHR Group today announced a major strategic consolidation, acquiring technology specialists Rmoni and Andy in a move poised to reshape the digital landscape for the global foodservice industry. Backed by a new strategic investment from PSG Equity and continued support from existing investor Verto,…

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Shoppers increasingly are using artificial intelligence (AI) tools to inform their purchasing decisions, according to new research from the Acosta Group. The group’s AI shopper study found that 66% of shoppers report using AI tools while shopping, with Gen Z and millennial shoppers being the most likely cohorts to use AI tools.…

The emerging brand uses robots and mobile ordering to speed up the drive-thru experience. Adrian Deasy grew up around restaurants. His mother managed them for years, and he swore he would never go back. Instead, he became a mechanical engineer, working across automotive, motorcycles, aerospace, and plastics. One day, he found himself looking at a…

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…