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…

Alabama family court offers book vending machine

June 5, 2023

Book vending machines have been installed in schools for years to promote reading, but the Jefferson County Family Court in Birmingham, Alabama may be the…

Chicago ‘anti-theft’ Walgreens requires kiosk ordering for non-essentials

June 5, 2023

A Chicago Walgreens now requires customers to order "non-essential" items from kiosks and pick them up at a counter, according to a WBBM Newsradio report.

EVgo charging stations out of order Thursday

June 5, 2023

EV owners in southern Maine were unable to charge at EVgo charging stations Thursday on account of an outage affecting hundreds of EV charging stations…

Addressing the Growing Mental Health Crisis with School Spirit Interactive Kiosks

Designed to promote student engagement and address mental health concerns, the School Spirit Interactive Kiosk offers automated updates, event promotions…

Australia services agency offers female hygiene product machine

June 2, 2023

Desert Blue Connect, a provider of services for women and families in Geraldton, Australia, has installed a "Dignity Vending Machine" at its newly established…

SB22 debuts sports betting kiosk

June 2, 2023

SB22, a Dallas-based provider of sports betting platforms, has launched its K22 kiosk and retail sports betting solution, according to a press release.

Japanese manufacturer deploys vending machines for natural disaster relief

June 2, 2023

Earth Corp., a Tokyo-based manufacturer of pharmaceuticals and other consumer products, has installed two vending machines in Ako, a western coastal city, to…