Everything Restaurants Need to Know about New Google AI Tools

4 Min Read By Ciaran Martin

Google’s I/O Conference on May 14th proves they’re taking generative AI seriously. In addition to the introduction of Gemini this year, they’ve also developed a range of AI features that will be integrated into standard Google searches. With Google committing to the AI project, the technology is likely to advance quickly and will present significant opportunities for business owners who are able to get ahead of the curve.

Sixty-two percent of consumers find new restaurants through Google, making it the most popular method of discovering new food. As Google search results shift, restaurateurs need to prepare their websites to capture the searches.

AI-Organized Search ResultsThis feature will organize search results into AI-generated categories to make search results more clearly digestible. A search example given by Google is “anniversary-worthy restaurants in Dallas”, which returns categories such as:

Anniversary-worthy restaurants

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