RIF010: Meet ADAM The Boba Tea Barista Robot, Restaurants Need To Answer The Damn Phone, What Level In Hospitality Did 9/10 Owners Start Out At?

Where Is The Investment and Attention In The Future Of The Hospitality Industry? RIF010: Meet ADAM The Boba Tea Barista Robot, Restaurants Need To Answer The Damn Phone, What Level In Hospitality Did 9/10 Owners Start Out At? Welcome into the Restaurant Idea Factory, your source for all the latest and greatest restaurant industry news, trends, and topics. This week, we discuss 11:02 How sales tax payments keep restaurant owners up at night 18:22 The most outlandish restaurant reviews on the internet 24:01 A robot named 'Adam' that can create customizable Boba tea drinks, and be programmed to be a bartender or sous chef READ HERE 37:06 How 9/10 restaurant owners started their career at entry level positions in the restaurant industry 48:59 Actor Jay Harrington talks about his journey from Hollywood to becoming the owner of Santa Monica's popular pizza spot, Rock'n Pies, and his plans for expanding the restaurant's franchise, as featured in a Los Angeles Eater article READ HERE 56:09 How answering the phone is an Achilles heel for restaurants and hurts the guest experience Thank you to our segment partners Jordan at 7Shifts, Zack at Ovation, Avi at Marqii and David at DAVO Have a topic or want to become a RIFter? Head to Restaurant Idea Factory for more info! Make sure to follow us! /RestaurantIdeaFactory @Restaurant Idea Factory @RestaurantIdeafactory on Tik Tok  /Restaurant Idea Factory on LinkedIn @RestaurantIdeaFactory on YouTube