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…

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

August 1, 2018

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

Clinc introduces AI powered drive-thru and self-service kiosk ordering for QSRs

July 30, 2018

Clinc, a provider of artificial intelligence technologies for financial institutions, introduced its AI-powered drive-thru and in-store kiosk ordering…

No kiosk is an island … why restaurants need a digital self-service strategy

Rather than seeing a kiosk as a separate solution, a platform should bring the kiosk together with other channels so a single customer view can be presented…

Touch Dynamic introduces widescreen touchscreen terminal

July 23, 2018

Mobile POS provider Touch Dynamic has added a widescreen, touchscreen terminal to its lineup, according to a press release. 

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…