Digitalization has long since arrived in the hospitality industry .

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Gastro-Trend #7: AI finds its way into the gastronomy industry
The fact that the catering industry has changed significantly in 2024 is not least due to the boom in artificial intelligence (AI) . It now plays a major role in many benin phone data restaurants, with AI-supported systems speeding up the entire process, for example. Intelligent cash register systems automate ordering and payment processes, while self-learning software optimizes warehouse management. In addition, in 2024 more and more large kitchens and canteens are relying on AI to precisely plan ingredient requirements and reduce food waste.

Even though AI is one of the biggest trends in gastrono service robots”>, which took over simple tasks in some restaurants such as serving food and clearing dishes, remained a niche phenomenon. The situation was somewhat different with cooking robots. This is where the greatest progress was made in 2024. A milestone: the announcement by the kebab franchise chain Mangal x LP10 (co-founded by football world champion Lukas Podolski) to use up to 2,400 autonomous cooking robots in Germany and Poland to automate the preparation of kebabs and other Turkish specialties.



It is now important for restaurateurs to recognize the potential of these technologies - and to actively invest in digitalization in order to utilize its advantages.



Trend Outlook: What the Gastronomy Industry Can Expect in 2025
There are already several trends emerging for the coming year that could become very important for the catering industry. A brief outlook:

1. Return to tradition and regional ingredients