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title: "Nation’s Restaurant News: Five Technologies to Watch in 2017"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/0e42e43d-7a2f-4df7-b01d-1610e3915f7d
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-five-technologies-to-watch-in-2017-8925
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Technology"]
published: 2016-12-30T16:11:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:12:28.060Z
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# Nation’s Restaurant News: Five Technologies to Watch in 2017

**TL;DR:** The restaurant industry is being driven forward by technology innovations, including in-home digital assistants and social media marketing. Nation's Restaurant News rounded up the top five technologies that should be on brands' radars in 2017.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-12-30. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-five-technologies-to-watch-in-2017-8925).*

## Story

Technology innovations are driving the restaurant industry forward. From being able to order for delivery by shouting at a table top device to sending a text message of the pizza emoji and having your favorite pie show up minutes later, the traditional restaurant experience has done a complete 180. Because these types of technologies are expected to continue making waves in 2017, Nation’s Restaurant News rounded up the top five that should be on brands’ radars.

**1. Amazon Echo and Google Home**

In-home digital assistants—or “smart homes”—are on the ride. Platforms like Amazon Echo and Google Home are giving chains the opportunity to reach a new group of customers.

**2. Social Media Delivery**

Brands are already trying to reach consumers on their social media platforms. So it makes sense for them to add ordering into the mix on Facebook and Twitter. Not only does the move encourage more transactions, it also boosts customer engagement.

**3. Delivery-Only Restaurants**

More and more consumers are ditching the traditional restaurant experience to eat in the comfort of their own homes. After the success of delivery-only brands like Ando, it’s likely that other restaurant concepts will hop on board.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- Facebook (company)
- Twitter (company)
- Amazon (company)
- Google (company)
- social media marketing (topic)
- technology innovation (topic)
- delivery only restaurants (topic)
- in home digital assistants (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-five-technologies-to-watch-in-2017-8925). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/0e42e43d-7a2f-4df7-b01d-1610e3915f7d).