SageNet and Presto to Showcase Connected Drive-Thru AI Solution at the 2026 National Restaurant Association Show.

SageNet and Presto to Showcase Connected Drive-Thru AI Solution at the 2026 National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago.

The co-branded solution brings together AI voice ordering, POS connectivity, and real-time operational visibility to help restaurants improve speed, accuracy, and guest experiences.

The joint solution brings together Presto Voice™ with SageNet’s SageView Digital Experience services, helping restaurant brands connect drive-thru AI ordering to their point-of-sale systems, digital content, and day-to-day site operations.

SageNet and Presto will showcase the solution at the 2026 National Restaurant Association Show, taking place May 16–19, 2026, at McCormick Place in Chicago. Visitors can learn more at Booth 5667.

Presto Voice is recognized as the industry-leading Voice AI product that automates drive-thru order-taking, alleviates staff from excessive multitasking, increases revenue with consistent upselling, and optimizes the guest experience. Presto’s Menu Unification feature significantly elevates Presto Voice by providing the best upsell opportunities in Voice AI for the drive-thru, unlocking benefits and customization opportunities driven by data insights previously unavailable to QSR operators.

SageNet provides the managed foundation that helps make those interactions operationally possible at scale. As a single, accountable partner, SageNet connects AI voice ordering, POS systems, dynamic menu boards, and always-on connectivity into one managed ecosystem. With SageVision, SageNet’s real-time visibility layer, restaurant operators gain insight into network health, screen status, and site performance across distributed environments.

Together, the companies are addressing a growing operational need in restaurants: not just adding AI at the order point, but tying AI into the broader customer interaction stack. That includes connectivity between the drive-thru lane and the POS system, visibility into what the guest is ordering, the ability to support dynamic menu and promotional changes in real time, and the operational awareness to respond quickly when issues affect ordering, screens, or site performance.

“Drive-thru ordering is only as effective as the infrastructure, integration, and visibility behind it,” said David Cai, Chief Technology Officer at SageNet. “SageNet serves as the thread that ties together the AI voice experience, the POS system, and real-time customer interactions. By connecting those systems through managed infrastructure and operational visibility, we help QSR brands move faster, respond in real time, and deliver more consistent guest experiences.”

“Restaurants need more than a Voice AI point solution. They need a solution that works in the reality of live operations,” said Krishna Gupta, CEO of Presto. “Presto brings proven drive-thru Voice AI, and SageNet helps connect that innovation to the systems, screens, and site performance layers that matter in every transaction.”

Presto has emphasized that Voice AI adoption in QSR is increasingly tied to productivity, faster service, more accurate order-taking, and stronger upsell performance. In its April 2025 QSR productivity article, Presto argued that restaurants are investing in technologies that reduce wait times and improve efficiency, describing Voice AI as a labor-supporting tool that shortens delays and improves accuracy.

At the show, SageNet and Presto will demonstrate how restaurant brands can move beyond standalone AI pilots and toward a connected operating model in which Voice AI, POS integration, dynamic menu execution, and real-time visibility work together as a single, coordinated experience.

To learn more, visit SageNet and Presto at Booth #5667 during the National Restaurant Association Show, May 16–19, 2026, in Chicago..

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About SageNet

SageNet is a managed services provider specializing in connectivity, digital signage, and satellite solutions for distributed enterprises. With more than three decades of experience, SageNet supports many of the nation’s leading retail, restaurant, convenience store, and financial brands by designing, deploying, managing, and monitoring the technologies essential for day-to-day operations.

SageNet’s portfolio includes managed network services, digital signage and interactive experiences, satellite and wireless connectivity, plus nationwide field and logistics support. The company manages more than 430,000 endpoints and provides 24/7/365 U.S.-based support through its Network Operations Centers and Security Operations Centers, as well as a centralized National Logistics Center.

About Presto Phoenix, Inc.

Presto is the Voice AI market leader for restaurant drive-thrus. Presto’s products increase revenue, decrease labor costs, improve staff productivity, and standardize/enhance the guest experience. Presto is expanding nationwide with some of the most recognized quick-service restaurant (QSR) brands in the United States. Based in Silicon Valley, Presto is backed by Voice AI specialist Remus Capital and aims to deliver a full suite of Vertical AI solutions for restaurant chains to enable end-to-end automation.