BurgerFi International Inc. is the owner of one of the nation’s leading fast-casual «better burgers». The systems will be powered by the leading voice technology platform for restaurants.
Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza has wings.
Artificial intelligence is gaining popularity in the restaurant industry. 50 percent of restaurants in the country are planning to use the technology in the next two to three years, according to reports. It’s success lies in the fact that it helps reduce operating costs, expedite and increase order size, and satisfy consumer preferences.
Ian Baines, Chief Executive Officer at BurgerFi International Inc., says that automation is the future and that Anthony’s was an early adaptor of it. Two years ago, Anthony started testing artificial intelligence with different companies. The technology was somewhat inconsistent at first. The longer it runs, the more responsive it becomes as it learns to respond to customer order and then upsell. Anthony’s is taking the system to the next level for faster service and an improved customer experience because of the technology they use.
Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza & Wings is a great place to shop. «We are delighted to work with a leading brand in the restaurant industry and help it benefit from technology that allows it to make better use of its human capital while maximizing its delivery and pick up orders generated by its phone and voice channels,» said Vinay Shukla, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Anthony’s mission to provide its customers outstanding service will be further supported by our technology.
Anthony’s phone orders account for 15 percent of his sales. 500,000 phone orders are received by the restaurants each year. The brand will be able to meet this demand with the help of the technology, which is designed to handle 100 percent of calls answered and allows for an average check increase of up to 12%. Guests will be able to earn points and rewards when using their loyalty numbers.
Anthony’s is constantly exploring innovative strategies and new technologies to stay ahead of evolving consumer preferences as part of their commitment to provide the best guest experience. The phone orders remain a strong sales driver for us, and by introducing ConverseNow’s artificial intelligence systems all orders are addressed quickly and efficiently.
Anthony has a first-ever franchising deal with NDM. There will be three Anthony’s locations in Florida over the next two years. Currently, the brand is present in Florida, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts.
Some of the country’s top restaurant brands can be found in more than 1,200 restaurants. The future of restaurants has been changed by the company’s voice artificial intelligence technology, which allows virtual assistants to automate the order-taking process so staff can devote more time to service.
Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza & Wings can be found at www.acfp.com and Burgerfi International Inc can be found at www.burgerfi.com.
BurgerFi International is an international company.
BurgerFi is a leading multi-brand restaurant company that develops, markets, and acquires fast-casual and premium-casual dining restaurant concepts around the world. BurgerFi is one of the nation’s leading better burger concepts and has over 100 restaurants. BurgerFi is the owner and franchisor of two brands with 178 locations.
BurgerFi is a fast food restaurant. BurgerFi serves fresh, all-natural and quality food at all locations, online and via first-party and third-party deliveries. BurgerFi uses no steroids, antibiotics, growth hormones, chemicals or enhancers. High quality wagyu beef, antibiotic and cage-free chicken offerings, fresh, hand-cut sides, and custard shakes and concretes can be found at BurgerFi. BurgerFi was named the «best fast casual restaurant» in USA Today’s 10 Best Readers Choice Awards for the second year in a row and was included in Inc. Magazine’s Fastest Growing Private Companies List. Consumer Reports gave BurgerFi an «A-Grade Angus Beef» rating for the third year in a row, and praised it for serving «no antibiotic beef» across its restaurants. To learn more about BurgerFi, please visit www.burgerfi.com. For rewards, download the BurgerFi App on the App Store or the Play Store and like it or follow it on social media. BurgerFi is a subsidiary of BurgerFi and is a registered trademark.
Anthony’s is the name. Anthony’s, a premium pizza and wing brand that operates 61 corporate-owned casual restaurants, was acquired by BurgerFi on November 3, 2021. Anthony’s is known for serving fresh, never frozen and quality ingredients and is located in a 900-degree coal fired oven with menu offerings including «well-done» pizza, chicken wings, homemade meatballs, and a variety of handcrafted sandwiches and salads. Anthony’s was named «The Best Pizza Chain in America» by USA Today, and «Top 3 Best Major Pizza Chain» by Mashed. To learn more about Anthony’s, please visit the website.
About Converse Now.
Virtual ordering assistants powered by voice technology can be used to automate the order-taking process from high-volume voice channels. The market leader in voice artificial intelligence for restaurants, ConverseNow, has developed best-in-class technology that takes unlimited orders with remarkable accuracy, enhances guest experience, reduces stress for staff, and increases output during peak hours. With a growing list of multinational and national brands, ConverseNow has helped restaurants boost same-store sales up to 30%, increase average ticket up to 20%, and provide up to 12 hours of additional labor per week. You can find more information at https://www.converse now.ai.
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The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a definition of «forward-looking statements» that includes statements relating to BurgerFi’s estimates of its future business outlook, liquidity, prospects or financial results, including expected average check increase, store opening plans, continued unit growth, expansion. The words «believes,» «estimates,» «expects,» «intends,» «plans,» «predicts,» «projects,» » will be,» and similar expressions can be used to describe forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements because they are based on current expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and those discussed in other documents we file with the SEC. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to BurgerFi or persons acting on BurgerFi’s behalf are qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included in this press release We do not have to publicly release the results of any revision to the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place too much of a reliance on forward-looking statements.
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