Coming Soon: A.I.-Powered Personalized Restaurant Menus

Scott Sanchez used to have a hard time deciding what to eat, especially when he was traveling. The 42-year-old wanted to lose weight and found he needed to dissect a menu with the waiter before he could order. It was a challenge, he says, but one that gave birth to The Fit, a menu personalization platform that uses artificial intelligence to give restaurant brands and their customers the option to customize their menu and food choices. At least 32 million Americans -- including 5 million children -- have food allergies, according to nonprofit Food Allergy Research & Education. Whenever they eat out, they need to make sure there are no ingredients in the food that could trigger an allergic reaction. Those with dietary preferences, from vegans to people wanting to lose weight -- there are 93 million obese people in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- also need to carefully examine menus.