Tacos with a heavy serving of AI, please. That's what Yum Brands' Taco Bell chain served up to Wall Street this week, the most recent effort by a major fast-food chain to promote newfangled labor-saving technology.

Yum Brands Inc. said Tuesday it expects first-quarter same-store sales growth at Taco Bell to outpace its overall pace as it plans to grow the fast-food chain’s footprint. Yum Brands said it expects first-quarter same-store sales growth of 8% for Taco Bell.