Mar 19, 202628 minS3
Send us Fan Mail Restaurants have crossed a line. AI adoption is accelerating. Digital sales are growing. Tech spend is rising. But here’s the problem… very little of it is actually working. In this episode, Carl sits...
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The Digital Restaurant
Hosted by Carl Orsbourn · business · EN
About this Podcast:
The latest on technology affecting the restaurant industry - for better and for worse.
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Who hosts The Digital Restaurant?
The Digital Restaurant is hosted by Carl Orsbourn. The show has published 118 episodes to date.
What has The Digital Restaurant covered recently?
Recent episodes include "The State of Digital Report (2026) by QU Pos - Restaurants Are Done Experimenting. Now They Have to Execute" (19 March 2026, 28 minutes), "Will Synthetic Data Drive 80% of all Restaurant Decisions?" (24 November 2025, 29 minutes), and "Great Buy or Great Sell? - Spyce heads to Wonder" (10 November 2025, 26 minutes).
How often does The Digital Restaurant publish?
The Digital Restaurant publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 28 minutes across 118 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Digital Restaurant?
Booking probability for The Digital Restaurant is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Digital Restaurant requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Digital Restaurant's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch The Digital Restaurant?
The strongest fits for The Digital Restaurant are Restaurants. The Digital Restaurant has a business audience.
About the host
Carl Orsbourn hosts The Digital Restaurant, a business podcast with 118 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Nov 24, 202529 minS2Send us Fan Mail Carl is joined by Rishi Nigam, CEO of Franklin Junction , to break down the most important stories shaping restaurants and consumer technology as we close out 2025. From GoPuff’s latest funding round to...
Nov 10, 202526 minS2Send us Fan Mail Special guest host Kim DeCarolis joins Carl for a lively dive into the week’s biggest restaurant and tech stories for the last episode in Season 2. They start with American Express’s growing influence...
Episode #16
Chat GPT & The End of Marketplaces?
Oct 13, 202528 minS2Send us Fan Mail Are delivery marketplaces like DoorDash and Uber Eats about to be disrupted by ChatGPT? Carl welcomes Atul Sood , former McDonald’s and Kitchen United executive, to explore how AI and automation are...
Sep 29, 202530 minS2Send us Fan Mail This week on The Digital Restaurant , Carl is joined by Jeremy Julian, host of the Restaurant Technology Guys podcast and CRO of CBS NorthStar, for a wide-ranging conversation on the state of restaurant...
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Episode #14
Is First Party Ordering Losing the Fight?
Sep 15, 202530 minS2Send us Fan Mail This week, Carl welcomes special guest host Markus Pineyro of Oomi Kitchen to dive into five major stories shaping restaurants and technology. Is first-party delivery really the answer? We explore the...
Sep 2, 202528 minS2Send us Fan Mail This week on The Digital Restaurant , Carl is joined by Jennifer Kern, CMO of Qu, for a fast-moving conversation about the headlines shaping restaurants, technology, and consumer behavior. We kick off...
Episode #12
Beware, Be Kind of Viral Influencers
Aug 18, 202546 minS2Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Digital Restaurant , Carl is joined by Emmy Award–winning storyteller Mike Duffy of Yum Crunch. Together they break down five timely stories shaping restaurants and tech...
Jul 21, 202523 minS2Send us Fan Mail Carl returns from a July break with Bernadette Heier of Food on Demand to unpack five stories that signal where restaurant tech is heading next. 01:00 – Olo acquired by Thoma Bravo • $2B all-cash deal •...
Episode #10
Who sells $1 Billion of Ads to Restaurants?
Jun 23, 202524 minS2Send us Fan Mail This week on The Digital Restaurant , I’m joined by a new co-host — Alex, an AI avatar — as we break down five headlines showing how delivery, automation, and AI are shaping the next wave of restaurant...
Episode #9
Rethinking the Restaurant Tech Stack
Jun 9, 202530 minS2Send us Fan Mail What’s Inside This Episode? 00:00 – Live from the National Restaurant Show Carl visits Chicago and joins Rich Faltot at Point B’s new Restaurant Technology Innovation Center. “We're stood in a room with...
Episode #8
Will Autolane be the future for pickup?
May 26, 202528 minS2Send us Fan Mail This week on The Digital Restaurant , Carl is joined by restaurant real estate expert and 10Rep founder Kyle Inserra . Together they explore the rise of kitchen automation, curbside robotics, and why...
May 12, 202527 minS2Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode of The Digital Restaurant , Carl is joined by Alayna Sullivan, Senior Director of Corporate Comms at Olo, fresh from Food on Demand. Together, they cover five big stories shaping...
Apr 28, 202530 minS2Send us Fan Mail This week on The Digital Restaurant , Carl and guest co-host Jason Berkowitz dive into: Qu's move toward smart kitchens with integrated IoT systems (0m 50s) A sharp reflection on the restaurant...
Apr 14, 202526 minS2Send us Fan Mail This week, Carl is joined by Deborah Matteliano, the Global Head of Restaurants at AWS, for a wide-ranging conversation that covers everything from tariffs and avocados to AI strategy, Seamless’s...
Mar 31, 202525 minS2Send us Fan Mail This week on The Digital Restaurant , Carl is joined by Yaro Tsyhanenko, founder of PickPad , to break down the headlines shaping restaurants and tech: ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 – Intro: Meet guest host Yaro...
Mar 17, 202525 minS2Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Digital Restaurant! Carl is joined by Bernadette Heier, Managing Editor from Food on Demand , marking the first time a professional broadcaster joins the show. [00:01:07] Planes...
Mar 3, 202526 minS2Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this week’s episode of The Digital Restaurant Podcast ! Carl is joined by special guest Olga Lopategui, a leading expert in restaurant loyalty and digital engagement, to break down the latest...
Feb 17, 202534 minS2Send us Fan Mail Carl welcomes guest host Cijoy Olickal , a restaurant tech expert, to break down key industry trends. 🔹 2025 Restaurant Industry Outlook – $1.5T in sales , shifting consumer habits, tech’s impact on...
Episode #100
Our 100th episode, one host down but Chain of Thought Reasoning top of mind
Feb 6, 202521 minS1Send us Fan Mail 🚀 The Digital Restaurant Podcast - 100th Episode Special! 🎉 Welcome to a milestone episode of The Digital Restaurant ! This is our 100th episode , and while it's a moment of celebration, it also comes...
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