Culinary & FoodserviceFriday, November 6, 2026
Dairy Queen is deploying Presto's voice AI to 25 franchise drive-thrus with plans to expand to all 3,000 locations if the pilot succeeds.
ConnectedFresh has achieved enterprise-scale deployment of its food-safety monitoring and logging platform at major operators including Chick-fil-A, El Pollo Loco, and Levy Restaurants, automating temperature logging and equipment monitoring.
Walmart has launched a Digital Health Hub that allows customers to schedule same-day virtual consultations and receive prescription medications through its retail locations.
The FDA updated guidance to classify non-invasive wearables estimating blood pressure, glucose, and HRV as general wellness products rather than regulated medical devices.
ABI Research forecasts the retail RFID software market will more than triple between 2025 and 2030, reaching over US$1 billion as deployments shift from point hardware to SaaS platforms integrated with enterprise ERP.
Retail media CTV advertising spend increased by approximately 45% in 2025, with Walmart holding over 20% of the U.S. TV market through its VIZIO partnership.
