One speedy fast-casual chain is about to get even faster.
Less than a year afterunveiling its “next-generation” restaurant prototype, Panera is rolling out yet another innovation.
To place an order, customers can simply pull up to the drive-thru speaker and speak to Tori.
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Panera employees will be available to assist as needed and to take payments for the orders.
The deployment of Tori is one of several tech-forward moves Panera has made in recent months.
Panera isn’t the only fast-food chain to tap into the potential of voice ordering.
In June of 2021,McDonald’s began testing voice recognition systemsat 24 locations in the Chicago area.
