pre-shift

here's what's on deck for service today:

• 🍔 Wendy's + Google: AI Ordering Is On the Menu!

• 🍷 Reservations That Sizzle: Fine Dine Like a VIP

• 🥗 Sweetgreen’s Green Shoots of Profitability

• 🍩 Dunkin' Donuts Dips Into Israeli Market

• 🌯 McD's New Brekkie Burrito: The Morning Kick You Didn't Know You Needed

🍔 **Wendy's + Google: AI Ordering Is On the Menu!**

Wendy's CEO, Todd Penegor, dropped the bomb: a "game-changing" collab with Google for AI-powered drive-thrus! Smartphone orders, real-time updates, and faster service? Yes, please! They're not stopping there, though. Wendy's is on a mission to sprinkle some AI magic in-store too, with automation on the horizon.

🍷 **Reservations That Sizzle: Fine Dine Like a VIP**

Tossing complimentary food and drinks at big spenders is the new "in" thing, with restaurants adopting premium reservations like hotcakes! Tasting menus, private tables, and a hefty price tag are making hearts (and wallets) flutter. The Grill Room at The Peninsula New York and Marea are leading the pack, serving up exclusive experiences for $250 and $500 a pop.

🥗 **Sweetgreen’s Green Shoots of Profitability**

Sweetgreen is showing us how to make a salad and eat it too! Q1 2023 saw them toss their losses down to $26.5 million from last year's $30.9 million. With revenue sprouting up and profitability on the horizon for 2024, Sweetgreen is putting the "green" back in salad!

🍩 **Dunkin' Donuts Dips Into Israeli Market**

The Donut King is staking its claim in the land of milk and honey! Dunkin' Donuts will grace Israel with its first branch this fall, and there's a whole box of 100 stores planned for the next decade. Latkes, meet Boston Cream!

🌯 **McD's New Brekkie Burrito**

Phoenix and Nashville, brace yourselves! McDonald's is spicing up your mornings with a test run of the "Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit Burrito" - a morning mouthful in the best possible way. If it sizzles, expect to see it in your local McD's soon!

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Thanks for dining with us in this week's issue of The Table Turn!

have a great shift 👊,

the table turn crew