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'It's survival of the fittest': the UK kebab chain seeking an edge with robot slicers

The Guardian

'People are being more discerning about spending money,' he says. 'People are being more discerning about spending money,' he says. T hey are already packing our groceries and delivering shopping. Now robots are coming to the kebab shop, alongside self-service screens and loyalty apps, as takeaways look for ways to tackle rising costs. German Doner Kebab (GDK), a perhaps surprisingly British-owned chain that has been springing up across the country, has turned to technology to keep its fast food business buzzing in the face of rising costs and tough times on the high street.







Mos Food unveils AI system for drive-thru orders

The Japan Times

A Mos Food Services employee places an order via a microphone at an artificial intelligence drive-thru facility, which was unveiled to members of the media in Yoshikawa City, Saitama Prefecture, on Wednesday. The Japanese hamburger chain aims to improve store management efficiency by automating part of customer interaction with conversational AI amid a serious labor shortage. The company plans to introduce the new AI system at multiple outlets in fiscal 2026, which begins in April. In a media demonstration held at a store in the city of Yoshikawa, Saitama Prefecture, a Mos Food employee acting as a customer spoke into a microphone to place a drive-thru order. The AI system took the order after making suggestions such as, We recommend a limited-time avocado burger. Once the system is introduced, store employees will prepare food based on customer orders transmitted from the AI system.


Chef 'not embarrassed' by one-star hygiene rating at Michelin-starred restaurant

BBC News

The chef behind Wales' only two-Michelin-star restaurant has said he is not embarrassed after it was awarded a one-star hygiene rating. Ynyshir Restaurant and Rooms, near Machynlleth in Ceredigion, which charges nearly £500 per head, received the rating after a visit by food safety officers on 5 November. According to the Food Standards Agency (FSA), a score of one out of five means major improvement is necessary. But chef patron Gareth Ward, a contestant on MasterChef The Professionals, said the restaurant was working at the highest standard in the world and doing something different with how it approaches raw ingredients and techniques. Ynyshir offers a high-end dining experience starting at £468 per person, including a 30-course tasting menu and an in-house DJ.


Fast-food restaurants using new technology to reshape how customers place orders

FOX News

To improve accuracy, reduce wait times and ease worker stress, fast-food giants McDonald's and Papa Johns are deploying artificial intelligence ordering systems.


What happened after Tesla opened a diner in Los Angeles?

The Guardian

Inflatable tube men depicting Elon Musk are displayed during the'Tyrant Diner' protest, calling for a boycott of Tesla, outside the Tesla Diner in LA. Inflatable tube men depicting Elon Musk are displayed during the'Tyrant Diner' protest, calling for a boycott of Tesla, outside the Tesla Diner in LA. What happened after Tesla opened a diner in Los Angeles? L ess than six months since it opened, Elon Musk's Tesla Diner has the feel of a ghost town. Gone is the Optimus robot serving popcorn, gone are the carnivore-diet-inspired "Epic Bacon" strips, gone are the hours-long, hundred-person lines wrapped around the block.