FSTEC Insider 2025

GoTo Foods Manuel Valdes of GoTo Foods talks with Nation’s Restaurant News’ Joanna Fantozzi about how the company unifies its tech stack across its portfolio without sacrificing their individual brand identi - ties. He breaks down the company’s approach to tech investment for such concepts as Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Carvel, and more.

Tom’s Watch Bar Brooks Schaden of Tom’s Watch Bar talks with Restaurant Business’ Joe Guszkowski about how the brand uses technology to redefine the modern sports bar. Hear how AI helps the brand understand how fans want to experience their favorite sports, and how better forecasting helps the brand manage traffic surges during big games.

Zaxbys Nick Petrocci of Zaxbys talks with Nation’s Res - taurant News’ Alicia Kelso about how the brand approaches personalization through data and AI. He also shares how his team balances invest - ments in guest-facing tech with a focus on em- ployee-facing tools that can drive ROI behind the scenes.

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