Carvana raises its Q2 2023 outlook

June 8, 2023

Carvana Co., an e-commerce platform for buying used cars that delivers cars to customers with a massive, coin-operated vending machine, announced an improved…

AWS Marketplace lists Vispero/TPGi accessibility products for US intelligence community

June 8, 2023

The AWS Marketplace for the U.S. Intelligence Community has listed Vispero and TPGi accessibility software and services to support the needs of the U.S.

Kadeya closed loop beverage vending system wins GS1 startup competition

by Jason Richter — Director of Marketing, Empire Coffee

June 8, 2023

Kadeya, a Chicago startup that provides a vending machine that serves water in a glass bottle, then allows the user to return the bottle to be sanitized and…

Bixolon names systems integration director

June 8, 2023

Bixolon America Inc., a subsidiary of Bixolon Co. Ltd, a mobile, label and POS printer manufacturer, has named Chad Guenther director, systems integration…

Snack POS integrates with third-party delivery services

June 7, 2023

Snack POS, a provider of POS solutions for restaurants, has integrated its POS with third-party delivery applications, such as UberEats, Grubhub, DoorDash…

Robotic coffee kiosk serves online orders in Wisconsin

June 7, 2023

Coffee lovers in Pewaukee, Wisconsin can order a beverage on an app and pick it up at a drive-up kiosk by scanning a QR code, according to a Let's Go Wisconsin…

San Diego to offer 50 digital Wi-Fi kiosks downtown

June 7, 2023

Residents and visitors in San Diego will be able to access Wi-Fi connectivity and information about local events and activities at 50 digital kiosks downtown…

German restaurant combines self-serve kiosks with pager system

June 7, 2023

Bona'me, a Cologne-based Kurdish-Turkish restaurant with branches in eight German cities, has combined a self- service kiosk with a pager system to streamline…

Voice order at the self-service kiosk? Coming right up

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Ben Kaplan of PLNT Burger and Ken Sutton of Yobe Inc. are working on a voice solution that will allow guests to speak their order at a kiosk and pick it up in…

Korean EV charging station maker to open Texas manufacturing plant, create 183 jobs

June 7, 2023

SK Signet, a South Korea based manufacturer of EV charging stations, will open its first U.S. production facility in Plano, Texas, creating 183 manufacturing…

Dog supply vending machine offers grooming mitt

June 6, 2023

The Posh Puppy Boutique vending machine, installed at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas in February, now offers a product that allows pet…

Crane Payment Innovations names Tanya Rawal marketing manager

June 6, 2023

Crane Payment Innovations, a Crane NXT company and provider of banknote and coin validation, cashless payment systems and asset management software, has named…

Blink Charging installs EV chargers in NYC metro region

June 6, 2023

Blink Charging Co. has installed 34 EV chargers at eight locations in Tuckahoe, New York, a village in Westchester County, according to a streetinsider.com…

HappyOrNot launches managed services for customer feedback

June 6, 2023

HappyOrNot, a provider of customer feedback solutions, has introduced its managed service package to provide businesses and organizations with real-time…

Kenya: Countertop, IoT device dispenses washing powder

June 6, 2023

Shopkeepers in Kibera, a Kenya settlement near Nairobi, are using a countertop, Internet-connected machine to dispense washing powder into reusable containers…

Health, wellness machines arrive in Brooklyn

June 6, 2023

Brooklyn, New York residents can access wellness products from a vending machine at the corner of Decatur and Broadway streets, according to a news12.com…

Illinois awards $12.6M for 87 EV charging stations

June 6, 2023

EV charging stations will be built at 87 locations in Illinois under a $12.6 million Illinois EPA award to 10 applicants, according to a press release.

Bucharest amusement park switches to cashless tech

June 5, 2023

Intercard, a provider of cashless technology for the amusement entertainment trade, has installed a cashless technology system at Miramagica, a family…

San Diego newspaper slams digital advertising kiosks

June 5, 2023

A San Diego newspaper has slammed the city for its plans to install digital kiosks downtown that carry advertising. The editorial in the Times of San Diego…

Powering the QSR customer experience: AI and machine learning

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are being deployed to personalize the customer experience at self-serve kiosks and drive-thrus in the restaurant…