Briggo installs self-serve coffee kiosk with app-based ordering at Austin airport

July 19, 2018

Briggo, a provider of a self-serve coffee kiosk and a coffee ordering app, has installed a kiosk near gate 8 at the Austin airport, according to Austin360. The…

Restaurant self-order revolution shifts into high gear: Are you prepared?

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The pioneer stage has ended for restaurant self-serve kiosks, and adoption has shifted into high gear. The time has come for all serious players in the…

Toast Inc. raises $115M in funding

July 11, 2018

Toast Inc., a restaurant POS platform, has raised $115 million in Series D funding to accelerate investment in research and development, recruit new talent and…

Taco Bell to install self-order kiosks in all stores in 2019 under its All Access initiative

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Rafik Hanna, senior director of Taco Bell’s All Access, shared insight on how the QSR is transforming to drive a best-in-class customer experience and why…

ADUSA teams with Frank Mayer and Associates on QSR, fast casual kiosks

July 6, 2018

ADUSA Inc. and Frank Mayer and Associates Inc. have announced that they will combine Qi digital engagement software from ADUSA with Approach kiosk hardware…

Nextep Systems introduces self-order kiosk

July 2, 2018

Image courtesy of Nextep Systems Nextep Systems has announced the launch of its X22 Self-Order Kiosk. The unit can accommodate either a portrait or…

Key Takeaways from a recent QSR’s Corporate Worldwide Convention

Our retail team just returned from a leading QSR’s Worldwide Convention, an invite-only event where we had the opportunity to demo our kiosks for more than…

The Three Ways Kiosks Will Change QSRs as We Know It

Here are the three ways that the kiosk will change quick service restaurants as we know it.

ADUSA Inc. teams with LevelUp to enable mobile payment at kiosks

June 27, 2018

ADUSA Inc., a provider of self-service kiosk software, has announced its partnership and integration with LevelUp, a mobile loyalty, payment and ordering…

Robotic salad-maker Chowbotics gains additional funding, adds executives

June 25, 2018

Chowbotics recently received $11 million in Series A-1 funding led by Foundry Group and Techstars, with Geekdom Fund, v1, and the Central Texas Angel Network…

Self-service food & beverage kiosks changing casual dining

Standalone self-service food kiosks are changing the restaurant industry, improving operations and impacting customers’ purchasing habits.

TouchBistro secures $54M in additional financing

June 21, 2018

TouchBistro has raised $54.08 million in Series D financing in a round led by OMERS Ventures and JPMorgan Chase, with participation from existing investors…

Shake Shack scraps plans for cashless stores, will still introduce self-serve kiosks

June 21, 2018

Shake Shack has decided not to go cashless after testing the idea in a store that had order-and-pay kiosks and no cashiers. However, the fast casual chain…

Discovery Zone wows ICX Summit attendees with promising customer engagement technology

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The ICX Discovery Zone featured a range of technologies such as a motion-based touchscreen, a projection screen, a holographic touchscreen, voice interaction…

Wendy’s CEO: Self-serve kiosks boost sales, customer satisfaction

June 11, 2018

Todd Penegor, CEO of Wendy’s, recently told The Deal that the company’s 300 self-serve kiosks are delivering higher average checks and improving customer…

Beer and pizza: Self-pour technology adds fizz to the mix

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The self-pour beer systems allow restaurant to capitalize on the popularity of craft beers. This is especially helpful to pizza restaurants, for which beer…

McDonald's kiosk faster and easier than a cashier, reporter says

June 6, 2018

Business Insider reporter Hollis Johnson recently used a McDonald's self-order kiosk in New York City's financial district and found that it was faster and…

DataVan introduces AI-based self-serve solutions

June 4, 2018

DataVan, a 30-year-old point of service designer and manufacturer based in New Taipei City, Taiwan, has brought together partners from a diverse range of…

Apex Supply Chain Technologies introduces hot holding device for order pickup

June 1, 2018

Apex Supply Chain Technologies has introduced a heated order pick-up station with self-serve automation technology, according to a press release.

Ziosk introduces Aurizon tablet

June 1, 2018

Ziosk, a provider of tabletop tablets for the restaurant industry, has introduced its new Aurizon tablet, offering operators with fewer than 20 locations a…