#587 - AI Phone Answering Can Save You Tens of Thousands of Dollars in 2026***** Tickets are available now for the Restaurant Profitability Summit! This is our biggest event of the year, but attendance is capped at 200 people. Get your tickets now. LEARN MORE: https://go.restaurant-strategy.com/summit-2026***** This week's episode is brought to you by: AJINOMOTOVISIT: https://ajinomotofoodservice.com/*****One of the most expensive departments in any restaurant is reception. You have hosts, reservationists, cashiers... all making $20-30 per hour. And people do one of two things... 1) They cut cut cut to save payroll... but then the guest experience suffers. 2) They overstaff to get proper coverage... but then struggle with profitability. Loman AI has created a compelling solution... an AI phone answering service that guests actually enjoy talking to. Now your staff can focus on the guests right in front of them. Not only is it helping operators save on payroll... but their case studies are showing that the system is actually generating a revenue lift. Across the board in FSR concepts, as well as QSR concepts. LEARN MORE: https://loman.ai/***** LEARN ABOUT THE P3 MASTERMIND: https://www.restaurantstrategypodcast.com/listeners