Question: Do you know of a technology that provides restaurants with data insights and predictive analytics to optimize their operations and drive revenue?

Wisely is a full-featured restaurant software suite that handles waitlist and reservation management, table and order management, CRM and decision intelligence. It lets restaurants personalize customer interactions, run operations more smoothly and target marketing campaigns. With operations intelligence, marketing intelligence and automated email campaigns, Wisely lets restaurants move from a transactional mindset to a customer lifetime value approach that boosts sales and guest retention.

Another good choice is 5-Out, which uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to predict sales and opportunities for improvement. It can link to a variety of systems including POS, labor scheduling, purchasing and inventory to produce up to 21-day sales forecasts with high confidence. 5-Out also offers real-time recommendations for staffing and purchasing, optimized labor scheduling and lookback reports to evaluate performance so restaurants can better control costs and improve profitability.

For a full-featured system that includes digital ordering, marketing and data analysis, check out Tillster. The company's system offers online and mobile ordering, self-service kiosks and mobile payment, as well as a suite of marketing tools and analytics. Tillster's data science tools offer predictive analytics and conversion optimization, letting restaurants boost check size and optimize operations.

Last, Fishbowl offers a guest relationship management system designed to help restaurants get a better handle on their guests and automate marketing. With tools like AI-powered segmentation, SMS marketing and an online ordering system, Fishbowl lets restaurants track transactions and campaign performance so they can make better business decisions. It's designed to increase customer lifetime value and optimize operations.