Culinary & FoodserviceWednesday, October 14, 2026
Arizona State University dining operations reduced food waste by 89,000 pounds in one year using Leanpath smart-scale tracking, a result consistent with industry reports of 20-50% reductions for similar tools.
Yum! Brands' Byte AI platform, which unifies digital ordering, POS, kitchen operations, inventory, and labor management, is now live in approximately 38,000 restaurants worldwide.
Hightouch and Databricks launched a self-service, AI-powered platform on January 10, 2025, enabling retail media networks to build and syndicate custom audiences across more than 50 channels.
Large retail chains are deploying robotic micro-fulfillment centers to automate prescription processing and grocery order fulfillment, supporting same-day delivery and reducing operational costs.
Instacart has extended its Caper Cart advertising program to all 7,000+ brand partners, enabling campaigns to run across its marketplace and in-store cart screens based on aisle location and inventory status.
Walmart and Wing have scaled their drone delivery partnership to 100 stores across five states, completing over 150,000 deliveries since 2021 with beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights up to 6 miles.
