From kitchens to tech hubs: Inside fast casual’s digital revolution

From kitchens to tech hubs: Inside fast casual’s digital revolution

June 23, 2026 · 20 min

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The episode explores the transformation of the fast-casual restaurant industry into a technology-driven sector.

What happens when the fast-casual restaurant industry doubles in size over a decade? It stops just serving food and starts operating like a high-tech powerhouse. In the latest episode of the Restaurant Operator Podcast, Cherryh Cansler, publisher of FastCasual.com, sits down with Luke Wilwerding, Vice President of North America Sales at Elo Touch Solutions, to unpack the highly anticipated FastCasual Top 100 Movers & Shakers list. With forward-thinking brands like CAVA leading the charge,...

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