EPISODE · Nov 19, 2025 · 29 MIN
How AI may, or may not, change the drive-thru
from A Deeper Dive · host Restaurant Business Magazine
AI is coming for your drive-thru. This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast A Deeper Dive continues our look at the impact of AI in the restaurant industry. This week, we look at the most visible use of AI in the industry, voice-activated drive-thru ordering. A lot of restaurant chains are already using the technology to take orders in the drive-thru and a lot of executives swear by it, saying that it eases tasks for workers and increases sales through suggestive selling.The biggest fast-food chains in the U.S. are looking at the technology in some form or another. But it also has its challenges, and there are at least some indications that drive-thru AI isn’t quite ready for a national rollout. We’re talking drive-thru AI on A Deeper Dive so please check it out.
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AI is coming for your drive-thru. This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast A Deeper Dive continues our look at the impact of AI in the restaurant industry. This week, we look at the most visible use of AI in the industry, voice-activated drive-thru ordering. A lot of restaurant chains are already using the technology to take orders in the drive-thru and a lot of executives swear by it, saying that it eases tasks for workers and increases sales through suggestive selling.The biggest fast-food chains in the U.S. are looking at the technology in some form or another. But it also has its challenges, and there are at least some indications that drive-thru AI isn’t quite ready for a national rollout. We’re talking drive-thru AI on A Deeper Dive so please check it out.
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