McDonald's bacteria-covered kiosks give rise to safety concerns

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Bacteria found on McDonald's U.K. touchscreens have raised concerns about kiosk sanitation, presenting what many consider to be the first public health issue…

McDonald's kiosk touchscreens found with fecal bacteria

November 29, 2018

Stories are spreading like viruses across the news media concerning the findings of a kind of real-world experiment on McDonald's kiosk screens in a handful of…

MAC'D to deploy eatsa self-serve solution

November 28, 2018

MAC'D, a fast casual mac & chesse restaurant, plans to roll out eatsa's self-service platform at its locations. The eatsa platform offers kiosks, menu…

TouchSuite invests in kiosk, AI POS provider Grubbrr

November 28, 2018

TouchSuite, a financial technology company, has invested in Grubbrr, a platform for kiosks, point-of-sale, mobile and online ordering. Grubbrr plans to use the…

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers teams up with Tillster on digital ordering, loyalty

Rapid Growth Drives Freddy's Need for Fully-Integrated Digital Platform to Enhance Guest Experience

Customer facing features for POS kiosks

Customer facing kiosks require platforms that integrate with legacy management services and APIs which enable newer cloud-based infrastructure and maintain…

Elo recognizes Taco Bell for deploying kiosk technology in nationwide rollout

November 15, 2018

Yum China launches digital ordering kiosk, face recognition payment at KFC

November 14, 2018

Yum China Holdings Inc. has introduced AI-powered digital self-service kiosks at KFC stores in China and also has extended the use of Smile to Pay facial…

Partech unveils web-based safety monitoring for temperature, power loss

November 14, 2018

Partech Inc., a provider of point-of-sale and workforce efficiency technologies for retail and restaurants, has released PAR IoT, a cloud-based system that…

Streamlining Your Returns Process Pays Dividends

Online shopping is booming. Returns are not.

PourMyBeer, Untappd enter partnership for kiosk data integration with app

November 8, 2018

PourMyBeer, a Chicago-based self-service beverage firm, has entered a strategic partnership with social media app Untappd to provide real-time integrated data…

Yelp rolls out Nowait kiosks to cut restaurant wait times

November 5, 2018

Yelp, the San Francisco-based review site, has installed a new set of Nowait kiosks in locations across the country, including some popular restaurants in…

Tray enters partnership with MarketMan

November 2, 2018

Tray has announced a partnership with MarketMan, a cloud-based inventory management firm, to integrate item-level data from its point-of-sale solution with…

ETouchMenu announces strategic partnership with Shift4 Payments

November 1, 2018

ETouchMenu, a wholly owned subsidiary of House Advantage LLC, has partnered with Shift4 Payments, a provider of payment processing and merchant services, to…

Square integration with Kiosk Pro app enables self-service for iPads

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The functionality of the Kiosk Pro app moves to a whole new level with the upcoming integration of Square POS payments, which will allow iPads to perform…

Food pickup kiosk developer Minnow closes successful seed investment round

October 30, 2018

Minnow, developer of the first IoT-enabled food pickup kiosk that helps restaurants manage online and delivery orders, has closed a $1.2 million seed round led…

Fujitsu FP-2000 thermal printer series promises performance, cost-efficiency

October 25, 2018

Fujitsu Components America has expanded its standalone thermal printer offering with the FP-2000 series for point-of-sale applications.

NCR to enter payments arena with acquisition of JetPay

October 25, 2018

NCR Corp. has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Allentown, Pennsylvania-based JetPay, a provider of end-to-end payment processing and human capital…

Ingenico Tetra SI solution combines scalability, security with go-to-market speed

October 24, 2018

Ingenico Group is introducing its enhanced Tetra Semi-integrated solution to enable merchants to scale and adapt to changing market needs driven by growing…

Apptizer intros Order.Eat.Pay

October 19, 2018

Apptizer, a Silicon Valley based provider of order-ahead storefront technology for self-service mobile and kiosk implementations, has introduced Order.Eat.Pay…