Technology

Papa Johns framed the rollout as a way to reduce complexity, standardize workflows, and create a unified data layer spanning menu changes, promotions, labor planning, and inventory management.

The company has already deployed more than US$600 million across its partner network, which includes 20 Michelin-starred restaurants and 50 James Beard Award nominees, proof that even the culinary elite see value in the model.

Supy’s AI-powered invoice processing and mobile scan-to-count features eliminate thousands of hours of manual work.

The facility masterfully pairs European-engineered kitchen technology with traditional Lebanese culinary methods, ensuring that the same flavours that filled that first Al Rigga restaurant in 2000 remain utterly unchanged, even as production hits industrial scale.

This approach directly tackles a major headache for eateries, who often see a significant slice of their revenue go to platform fees, costs that NRAI Vice-President Pranav Rungta notes are usually already factored into the menu prices customers see.

It answers frequently asked questions, checks real-time table availability, makes reservations directly through the OpenTable integration, and enrolls callers in the Fogo Rewards loyalty program.

It processes data from multiple third-party platforms (like Uber Eats and DoorDash) to provide operators with clear insights into profitability, customer behavior, and menu performance.

KitchenAI analyzes a comprehensive data set, including item-level cooking times, kitchen display system (KDS) activity, historical performance patterns, and real-time production pace, to generate precise estimates for when orders will be ready.

Organized by the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa), the festival convened over 14,000 attendees, positioning entrepreneurship as a cultural and economic driver.

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