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Dec 2024
32m 38s

The Restaurant of the Future: Burgers wi...

Boston Consulting Group BCG
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BCG’s Mary Martin imagines a future where restaurants will harness advances in artificial intelligence, data management, and robotics to create a better experience for both customers and staff. This could involve using AI to personalize dining or deploying robots in the kitchen to help the chef with certain repetitive tasks. While these advances will usher in a unique customer experience, restaurants will still need a human touch.   

Learn More: 

Mary Martin: https://on.bcg.com/3Bo1mjM 

Menu for One: GenAI Lets Restaurants Get Personal: https://on.bcg.com/3BbO3mH 

Where’s the Value in AI?: https://on.bcg.com/3OV7lzD 

CEO Moments of Truth: https://on.bcg.com/ITMoT 

GenAI on GenAI: https://link.chtbl.com/bcg-genai-on-genai?sid=IT 

CEO Digest: https://link.chtbl.com/ceo-digest-bcg-show?sid=IT 



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