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October 28, 2026 · 8 min
AI Phone Agent for Multi-Unit Restaurant Groups
A group does not have one phone line, it has twelve, and price zones that differ by market. What an AI phone agent has to handle across stores, honestly.
October 28, 2026 · 6 min
Hiring for the Phone Is a Bad Trade
A four-hour phone shift runs about $1,470 a month before tax, and most of it is quiet. Run the trade against a flat month before you post the job.
October 28, 2026 · 7 min
How Fast Is Fast Enough on the Phone
A caller decides in the first two seconds whether the voice on the line is worth talking to. What the pause before the hello and mid-order really costs.
October 28, 2026 · 6 min
One Page for Your Accountant
Four numbers, one division, and the only input that is a guess. The arithmetic for a phone agent, written so a bookkeeper can file it without a meeting.
October 28, 2026 · 7 min
The Five Calls You Lose Every Week
Five calls a restaurant misses over and over — the party order, the allergy question, the open question, the regular's usual, the address — and what each costs.
October 28, 2026 · 7 min
The Two Hours That Decide Your Month
The restaurant dinner rush phone is where the month is decided: what 11 to 1 and 5 to 8 cost you, and how to answer without pulling anyone off the floor.
October 28, 2026 · 6 min
What Happens When the Internet Dies
The call is answered away from your counter; the ticket is not. What a restaurant owner can test in ten minutes, and what to do when your side goes dark.
October 28, 2026 · 6 min
When a Caller Asks for a Person
Press 0, ask plainly, or order past the limit: what a handoff sounds like from the caller's side, and why the line should never argue about it.
October 28, 2026 · 7 min
Your First Two Weeks
A day-by-day plan for the trial: import the menu on day 1, place three test orders, check the ticket, listen to one call, and decide by day 14.