Clay Dover

Velvet Taco Names Former Voodoo Doughnut CEO as Its New Chief Executive

by | Dec 3, 2025
With a resumé that includes fast-growing and iconic brands selling doughnuts, pizza, and coffee, Chris Schultz brings more than 30 years of restaurant leadership experience.
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The Last Word: Velvet Taco’s Clay Dover on AI as an R&D Tool
by | Oct 12, 2023
In July, we wrote about Dallas-based Velvet Taco launching a new “Chat GPTaco” as part of its weekly taco feature. Now using AI to help create menu items seems to be catching on nationwide. According to Business Insider, more restaurants—from local spots to big national chains—are taking the AI plunge.
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Dallas-Based Velvet Taco Launches ‘First-Ever’ AI-Created ChatGPTaco
by | Jul 12, 2023
While some experts were worrying about AI's threat of human extinction, Dallas-based Velvet Taco embraced the potential for ChatGPT-4 to do something even more formidable: come up with a tasty taco idea. See what's in the AI taco creation—and how it's helping Velvet Taco "deliver the unexpected."
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