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title: "Nekter CTO reveals how to get more guests using AI to enhance customer experience"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/109b36aa-f94a-404c-95d4-ac0eeb0673d5
source: "FastCasual"
original_url: https://www.fastcasual.com/podcasts/nekter-cto-reveals-how-to-get-more-guests-using-ai-to-enhance-customer-experience/
category: "Beverage & juice"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Beverage & juice"
topics: ["Technology"]
published: 2026-09-15T13:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-09-15T16:00:14.586Z
image: https://nmgprod.s3.amazonaws.com/media/file/9f/30/feee2a52b2b54baa7998c4fc6443/cover_image__Cak4ddtD__more-guests-ai-fc.jpg
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# Nekter CTO reveals how to get more guests using AI to enhance customer experience

**TL;DR:** Nékter Juice Bar CTO Jon Asher discusses how AI enhances customer experience and guest personalization at the 200+ unit juice bar chain. Asher joins Fast Casual Nation hosts to break down the importance of clean first-party data in AI strategy.

*originally published in FastCasual on 2026-09-15. [Read the original](https://www.fastcasual.com/podcasts/nekter-cto-reveals-how-to-get-more-guests-using-ai-to-enhance-customer-experience/).*

## Story

Test Link CONTINUE TO SITE » or wait 15 seconds Fast Casual Nation Nekter CTO reveals how to get more guests using AI to enhance customer experience Nékter Juice Bar CTO Jon Asher joins Fast Casual Nation hosts Paul Barron and Cherryh Cansler to break down how AI is reshaping guest personalization, loyalty, and data strategy at the 200+ unit juice bar chain — plus why clean first-party data matters more than any single AI tool. September 15, 2026 How to Get More Guests With Service & Hospitality Using AI - Fast Casual Nation \| Spotify Play on Spotify How to Get More Guests With Service & Hospitality Using AI Sep 15· Fast Casual Nation Save on Spotify Change progress -00:0041:39 Something went wrong - Play on Spotify - Follow on Spotify - Copy link Privacy Policy· Terms & Conditions Nékter Juice Bar CTO Jon Asher joins Fast Casual Nation hosts Paul Barron and Cherryh Cansler to break down how AI is reshaping guest personalization, loyalty and data strategy at the 200+ unit juice bar chain — plus why clean first-party data matters more than any single AI tool. How to Get More Guests With Service & Hospitality Using AI - YouTube Tap to unmute How to Get More Guests With Service & Hospitality Using AI Savorfm Savorfm521K subscribers Business Strategy and Profitability Artificial Intelligence Franchising Operations Marketing Technology Fast Casual Nekter Juice Bar More From Fast Casual Nation More Fast Casual Nation\\ \\ How Penn Station is winning over Gen Z without discounting Fast Casual Nation\\ \\ How restaurant real estate is being rewritten — and what operators need to know Fast Casual Nation\\ \\ Dave's Hot Chicken CMO reveals when and when NOT to use AI\\ \\ Presented by Mountaire Farms Fast Casual Nation\\ \\ How Bonchon is using AI to enhance operations, increase profit Related Media Podcast\\ \\ From kitchens to tech hubs: Inside fast casual’s digital revolution Blog\\ \\ AI Won't Save Your Restaurant, But Unified Data Will Podcast\\ \\ The 24% boost: How Shipley Do-Nuts is winning the AI race News\\ \\ AI is rewriting the rules of restaurant strategy — here's how to keep up Article\\ \\ How Starbird, Dillas Quesadillas founders rely on AI Blog\\ \\ The Long Game: Why Clean Data Makes or Breaks Your Restaurant’s AI Strategy Technology Presented By Oracle Technology\\ \\ Accuracy is the new loyalty: How smart labeling protects restaurant profits Technology\\ \\ AI, location data reshaping how restaurant brands chase foot traffic Technology\\ \\ Flytrex, Nash focus on flexible delivery, not just drones Special Report\\ \\ Top 10 Trends in Restaurant Technology\\ \\ Presented by Oracle ©2026 Connect Media, All rights reserved.

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## Entities

- QSR (sector)
- customer experience (topic)
- FastCasual (publication)
- ai technology (topic)
- Nekter Juice Bar (company)
- Cherryh Cansler (person)
- Paul Barron (person)
- Fast Casual Nation (company)
- data strategy (topic)
- Jon Asher (person)
- guest personalization (topic)

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Originally reported by FastCasual (https://www.fastcasual.com/podcasts/nekter-cto-reveals-how-to-get-more-guests-using-ai-to-enhance-customer-experience/). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/109b36aa-f94a-404c-95d4-ac0eeb0673d5).