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Hungry for Innovation: Yum! Brands & Taco Bell Take a Byte into the Future with AI-Driven Restaurant Technology Platform

Yum! Brands is revolutionizing restaurant technology with Byte by Yum!, its AI-driven platform designed to streamline operations, enhance customer experiences, and empower teams across Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, and Habit Burger & Grill. This next-generation system integrates online ordering, point of sale, kitchen optimization, and inventory and labor management, helping franchisees operate more efficiently and enabling easy operations for Team Members.

Join Joe Park, Yum! Brands’ Chief Digital and Technology Officer & President of Byte by Yum!, and Dane Mathews, Taco Bell’s Chief Digital & Technology Officer, as they discuss how Byte by Yum! accelerates digital innovation, improves pricing agility, enhances order accuracy, and boosts team satisfaction. Learn how Taco Bell uses these tools for seamless customer experiences and rapid service, leveraging AI-driven insights for digital transactions, delivery, forecasting, and real-time decision-making globally.

Joe Park
Joe Park

Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Yum! Brands, & President, Byte by Yum!

Yum! Brands, Inc.

Dane Mathews
Dane Mathews

Chief Digital & Technology Officer

Taco Bell