MURTEC (Multi-Unit Restaurant Technology Conference)

RTN Co-Founder and Krispy Kreme superfan Angela Diffly recaps the highlights from MURTEC Executive Summit.

Our colleague Angela Diffly, co-founder of the Restaurant Technology Network, joined The Restaurant Technology Guys podcast for a lively discussion, tackling a number of hot issues facing our industry.

During 2020, Sheryl Hoskins was able to quickly pivot the company with new technology innovations, maintain employee morale, and then complete a successful acquisition. She led Upserve through a buyout by LightspeedPOS. 

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.

Top Women in Restaurant Technology Rising Star uses AI to improve experience for staff and customers alike.

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.

Four restaurants and four tech vendors were honored at MURTEC 2021.

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.