In this 20-minute session, SignalFlare product lead Adam is joined by Patrick (VP of Data Services, Thrive Restaurant Group) and Jennifer (marketing lead, Hopdoddy) to show what purpose-built AI agents can do for a restaurant business. Through three live examples, the panel walks through how Navigator handles real restaurant data—starting with why a purpose-built agent gives you one consistent answer to "what's the formula for average check?" while general tools like ChatGPT and Claude vary by context.

From there, the demos go deeper: a one-sentence menu mix analysis across five locations and 127,000 transactions, complete with performance tiers and prioritized recommendations, and an open-ended marketing question that Navigator turns into a zip-code-level ad targeting and whitespace strategy. The throughline: agents that speak your language, do real analytical work on repeat, and act as genuine thought partners for the whole team—not just the analysts.