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Dairy Queen Expands Voice AI to Address Labor Shortages

American Dairy Queen Corp. is expanding its partnership with Presto Automation to bring voice AI to franchise drive-thrus following a successful six-month pilot.

Key Takeaways

  1. 1Deploy voice AI to automate greetings and order-taking to mitigate labor shortages and speed up service.
  2. 2Utilize AI integrations to allow staff to focus on high-value tasks like food preparation and in-person guest interaction.
  3. 3Leverage data showing voice ordering adoption has nearly doubled among operators in the last year to remain competitive.

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Source: Hospitality Technology

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