From fully autonomous fast food chains to smart carts lining supermarket parking lots, the face of the food industry is changing as a result of massive investments in AI technology. US consumers are beginning to cut back on spending and rising food and labor costs are causing the food industry to invest more in automation to reduce labor costs and improve sales to stay competitive and take advantage of changing consumer tastes .

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
2:34 CH 1. Digitalization of food retail
5:35 CH 2. The risk and reward of robots
8:30 CH 3. What now?

Produced by: DeLon Thornton
Camera by: Kaan Oguz and DeLon Thornton
Edited by: Michael Hoyt
Graphic by: Christina Locopo and Jason Regniato
Supervising Producer: Jeniece Pettitt
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