Global Payments acquiring Sicom for $415M

October 1, 2018

Global Payments Inc., a provider of payment technology and software solutions, is acquiring Sicom Systems from LLR Partners for $415 million. Sicom provides an…

ETouch Menu teams with NCR reseller for POS systems in Hawaii

September 27, 2018

ETouchMenu, a wholly owned subsidiary of House Advantage LLC, has teamed with CompuTant, Hawaii's only certified NCR reseller for independent and multi-unit…

Self-serve kiosks call for protection against hackers

With the rapid addition of internet-connected technologies that touch the same network as the point-of-sale system, new opportunities for credit card data…

Restaurant order and delivery service integrates Star Micronics printers

September 19, 2018

MunchEm, an online order and delivery service, has added support for Star Micronics SP700 and TSP100III printers, according to a press release.

Restaurant POS provider MobileBytes certifies Epson thermal label printer

September 18, 2018

MobileBytes, a provider of restaurant mobile POS applications, has added the Epson TM-L90 Plus thermal label printer to its lineup of certified Epson POS…

Will digital technology solve McDonald's woes?

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

McDonald's recently did a massive $6B digital signage, kiosk makeover. But will this be enough to solve its woes?

HMSHost introduces self-order kiosks

September 12, 2018

HMSHost has begun introducing self-order kiosks in quick service restaurants in airports and highway travel plazas across North America, according to a press…

How 5G, combined with IoT, will make mobile carriers the enablers of retail engagement

Video, gaming, AI, robotic, AR/VR platform CIOs and CTOs looking to embrace newer digital transformation solutions should look holistically within the mobile…

TouchBistro and 7shifts report reduction in restaurant labor costs with integrated apps

August 29, 2018

TouchBistro and 7shifts have announced that their integration of the TouchBistro iPad POS solution and the 7shifts restaurant app has delivered a reduction in…

McDonald’s kiosks draw positive customer reviews

August 23, 2018

McDonald’s employees displayed patience showing customers how to use the new self-serve kiosks when WPLV-TV in West Palm Beach, Florida visited one of the…

LightSpeed selects Epson printers for retailer, restaurant POS

August 22, 2018

LightSpeed, a provider of cloud-based POS software, has selected Epson's TM-m30, TM-U220, TM-T88V and OmniLink TM-T88VI POS receipt printers to meet the needs…

McDonald's invests billions for kiosk/digital makeover through 2020

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

McDonald's Corporation is spending $6 billion to revamp more than 6,000 stores throughout the U.S. in hopes of transforming itself into an efficiency expert's…

Shake Shack moves ahead with self-order kiosks

August 10, 2018

Shake Shack is moving forward with testing of self-serve, cashless kiosks in combination with cashiers, and is exploring a mobile ordering app, according to…

Self-serve kiosks bring more employees to McDonald’s Chicago flagship

August 9, 2018

McDonald's will be employing more people when it reopens its flagship store in Chicago today. The newly remodeled store offers self-serve kiosks, mobile…

How digital media can improve restaurant productivity

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

NPD Group joins two restaurant brands to talk about the tech "transformers" of the restaurant business today and how to make the most of them for your brand.

NEC gets it right – for display technology, the age of collaboration has arrived

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

NEC Display Solutions showcases the fruits of partnerships in its new versatile headquarters and briefing center at a ground breaking open house.

Levy Restaurants installs self-serve kiosks at Washington Nationals ballpark

August 6, 2018

Levy Restaurants subsidiary, E15, the concessionaire for the Washington Nationals, recently introduced four touchscreen kiosks at the club level at Nationals…

Berg Liquor Controls adopts Epson receipt printers for liquor control systems

August 6, 2018

Photo courtesy of Epson America Inc. Berg Liquor Controls, a provider of electronic beverage control systems for hospitality venues, has certified the…

How Wow Bao is changing the meaning of self-ordering kiosks

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Wow Bao President Geoff Alexander discusses customer acceptance of the brand's self-ordering kiosks and their use of pick-up cubbies.

Como partners with MobilBytes on data-driven solutions for self-serve kiosks

August 1, 2018

Como, a provider of customer engagement solutions, has partnered with MobileBytes, a provider of point-of-sale solutions for iPad, in order to…