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Restaurants Are Losing $20 Billion a Year to Missed Phone Calls. AI Is Finally Fixing It.
Over 40% of restaurant phone calls go unanswered during peak hours, costing the industry an estimated $20 billion annually. A new wave of AI phone ordering platforms is turning that dead air into revenue, and the economics are hard to argue with.
MAR 25, 2026 · 8 MIN READ