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How robots will change the restaurant business

RB's podcast, "A Deeper Dive," explores the influx of technology in restaurants, with Results Thru Strategy’s Fred LeFranc.
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A Deeper Dive

After years of wowing visitors at restaurant shows and expos, robots are finally making their way into actual restaurants.

In this week’s edition of the RB podcast "A Deeper Dive," Fred LeFranc discusses how inevitable robots, kiosks and other technologies are in the restaurant business—and why it’s happening now.

LeFranc is founder and managing partner of Results Thru Strategy and works with restaurants on strategic planning, leadership training and business development.

Skyrocketing labor costs, and the difficulty many companies have in finding good workers, have pushed more companies to use innovative technology to run their operations. A highly competitive market is also pushing more companies to look for any edge they can get over their competitors.

Please have a listen.

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