Taco Bell and Yum Brands Partner with Nvidia – March 18, 2025
Taco Bell’s parent company, Yum Brands, announced a groundbreaking partnership with Nvidia today at the GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in San Jose, California, to accelerate the integration of AI technologies across its global restaurant network. This collaboration, Nvidia’s first with a restaurant chain, aims to enhance the Byte by Yum platform by deploying advanced AI solutions, including voice-automated order-taking powered by Nvidia’s technology.
Already piloted in select Taco Bell and Pizza Hut locations, the AI-driven voice ordering system is set to expand to over 500 restaurants across Yum’s portfolio—including Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, and Habit Burger & Grill—starting in Q2 2025. The technology, leveraging Nvidia’s AI Enterprise tools, adapts to human speech patterns and complex menus, promising faster, more accurate drive-thru and call center experiences.
Yum Brands, the world’s largest restaurant company with over 61,000 locations, views this partnership as a key step in streamlining operations and boosting customer satisfaction, while maintaining ownership of the resulting AI intelligence for future customization.