MURTEC (Multi-Unit Restaurant Technology Conference)

The hospitality tech company, a Start Up Alley finalist at MURTEC 2020, will use funding to fuel additional growth, expand developer capabilities and enhance its e-commerce platform.

Mingming Zhang, head of data science, is responsible for Wisely’s suite of algorithms that accurately predict the wait times at thousands of restaurants -- to its proprietary NLP that annotates the sentiment of aggregated online customer reviews for Wisely’s restaurant partners.

In this Day 2 keynote at MURTEC, Phil Crawford, CTO of CKE Restaurants, shared his thoughts on the technology transforming restaurants.

At MURTEC, Marc Butler, SVP, Strategic Planning/Off Premise, HOA Brands, shared recent tech initiatives that have made a difference at Hooters and its fast-casual concept Hoots Wings and its virtual brands.

After experiencing the complications of running a restaurant firsthand, Sakshi Tulsian cofounded POSist Technologies with a mission to make restaurants efficient and profitable.

Vadim Parizher, VP of Technology, Engineering & Analytics at Taco Bell, shared the QSR’s approach to edge computing and what the connected restaurant means for Taco Bell.

“It’s going to be a race to see who can deliver an accurate order the fastest because consumer expectations will be higher in a post-pandemic world," says Top Women in Restaurant Technology Award winner, Tana Davila, CMO of P.F. Chang's.

In this 15-minute video presentation, discover drive-thru next-gen tech showcasing voice bots, AI-powered personalization and optimization and self-serve kiosks and QR-code contactless payments.

With all the advancements made in restaurant technology, don’t unwittingly create a back door for bad actors; make sure you’re following best security practices, advises Joe Tenczar, CIO at Sonny's BBQ and Co-Founder Restaurant CIOs.

Vikki McCormick's coworkers say she touches every aspect of the company including the loyalty program. POS, mobile app and even fundraising.

Quintanilla and her team at Qdoba rolled out a number of tech solutions in 2020 including a new website & mobile app, EMV, a POS upgrade and more.