Discussion: Standards, AI, and the New Roadmap for Restaurant Tech

Watch along as longtime industry tech veteran and ORCA Council Member Robert Peterson joins ORCA CEO Rahul Musunuri to discuss the current and future landscape of restaurant tech—and the pivotal intersection of standards, clean data, and AI.

Discussion Breakdown

00:05 Introduction

00:16 The Mission of RTN and ORCA

03:52 What Data Standards Mean for Restaurants

05:38 Today’s Strategic Tech Shifts

11:32 Obstacles and Opportunities in Standards Adoption

17:34 Standards Adoption In Sister Industries

19:01 Why AI Needs Clean Data to Succeed

23:35 Vertical Integration vs Open Connectivity

Insights

In this discussion, you’ll receive insights into:

  • How data standards are more accessible and adoptable than ever—and what that means for your tech stack

  • New ways restaurant tech leaders can stay agile and flexible in a rapidly changing landscape

  • How to prepare a tech environment for agentic and generative AI to thrive; and avoid “automating chaos.”

  • Vertical integration vs open connectivity as solutions to outdated, siloed data infrastructure