US restaurant development is outpacing population growth by about 5x, Signalflare.ai’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer Michael Lukianoff tells Bloomberg Intelligence. In this episode of the Choppin’ It Up podcast, Lukianoff sits down with BI’s senior restaurant and foodservice analyst Michael Halen to discuss how chains can use data analytics and AI to compete in a difficult environment. He also comments on strategic pricing, quick-service discounting, marketing tactics and weak spending by middle-income consumers.