The Savor Team's Restaurant AI & Technology Report Puts AI for Restaurants and Hospitality in Focus
Savor's technology podcast covers AI, robotics, payments and the tools transforming how restaurants operate
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — August 1, 2026 — Savor.fm today highlighted The Restaurant AI & Technology Report, the podcast from Paul Barron focused on artificial intelligence and technology for restaurant and hospitality leaders.
Billed as the industry's longest-running restaurant technology podcast, The Restaurant AI & Technology Report explores AI, robotics, payments and the technologies transforming restaurants, from the drive-thru and the kitchen to the point of sale and the guest relationship. Recent conversations have included "Walled Garden or Open Road: Your POS Is About to Decide Your Future."
The show arrives as restaurant AI moves from pilots into daily operations. It sits alongside Savor's coverage of the Savor AI 50: The 2026 Restaurant AI Awards, which named 65 finalists across 12 categories in October 2026, and Savor Intelligence, Savor's restaurant brand intelligence membership.
"Every operator I talk to is asking the same thing: which AI actually works in a restaurant, and what does it cost to get it wrong? This show is where we sort the real deployments from the pitch decks," said Paul Barron, host and founder of Savor.
The Restaurant AI & Technology Report is part of Savor's podcast network, which began in 2007 with the restaurant industry's first podcast and has produced more than 12,000 episodes. Episodes are available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7XXvAM_zSM7SYglsQct6rKjOijc-OJ1f, on the Savor.fm YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1R3WUgEmOSrtYfMowG_MHw) and at https://www.savor.fm/the-restaurant-ai-technology-report. [OPTIONAL: ADDITIONAL PLATFORMS — Apple Podcasts / Spotify links]
Technology companies interested in appearing as guests or sponsoring the show can reach Savor through https://www.savor.fm/podcasts.
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About Savor
Savor delivers restaurant and hospitality intelligence from over 15 years of data analysis and industry insight. Coupled with the largest foodservice podcast network, SavorAI brand analysis and strategic advisory. Savor's shows include Fast Casual Nation, the longest-running podcast in the fast-casual restaurant industry. Savor also produces the Savor AI 50: The 2026 Restaurant AI Awards.
Paul Barron is an investor, journalist, author and media entrepreneur; founder of Fastcasual.com, Rever Networks and Paul Barron Network; and author of The Chipotle Effect.
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