Key trends of restaurant self-service kiosks

Self-serve kiosks are becoming a regular entree for restaurant patrons. There are several key trends we have discovered from their implementation, from usage…

KMC November Top 5: Prelude to the future

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

November is a prelude to winter, the holiday season and the final month of the year. This month, our top articles also examined key market trends that may…

Tupelo plays to tourists with iPad kiosks

November 18, 2015

Tupelo, Mississippi, plans to provide information on all the city's attractions and restaurants with new iPad kiosks deployed at seven hotels throughout the…

Innovative tech powers restaurants

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Tablet kiosk ordering, mobile payments and digital signage are all key technologies that are driving the restaurant industry, and they show no signs of slowing…

Build a menu, get a free Spanish lunch

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

Normally there is no such thing as a free lunch, but a touchscreen display in downtown Madrid offered free lunches to participants who could create their own…

Red Robin deploys tabletop tablets to corporate restaurant locations

November 4, 2015

Red Robin has recently deployed more than 20,000 tabletop tablet kiosks to all of its corporate restaurant locations to allow customers to peruse the menu, pay…

McDonald's UAE deploys 'Create Your Taste' kiosks

October 26, 2015

McDonald's customers of the United Arab Emirates can now create their own custom orders with 'Create Your Taste' kiosks.

ICX Symposium: Chick-fil-A, Fiserv, HomeDepot.com execs set to talk future of CX

At the ICX Symposium in Atlanta later this month, attendees will get to hear from execs from three major companies talk about new technology and how it will…

Military considers adding healthier food at vending kiosks, restaurants

October 14, 2015

Military officials are currently considering adding healthier foods to vending kiosks and fast food restaurants on military bases. However due to a contract…

McDonald's Canada adding digital kiosks to compete with fast casuals

October 5, 2015

McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Ltd. is introducing digital kiosks at its restaurants to allow customers to order premium hamburgers from almost 30 options.

The iPad Mini gets a countertop kiosk

October 2, 2015

Kiosk manufacturer imageHOLDERS has announced the launch of its newest countertop kiosk for the iPad Mini, which will also work for several other tablets…

Panasonic showcasing digital signage, back-office software for QSRs at FSTEC '15

September 28, 2015

Panasonic, a provider of foodservice technology solutions, will showcase its digital signage solutions for the quick-service restaurant industry, as well as…

New fast casual burger joint integrates digital signage, kiosks

September 22, 2015

This new fast casual restaurant plans to attract millennials with a casual environment combined with modern tech including a kiosk and digital signage.

Startup develops french fry vending kiosk

September 15, 2015

Wageningen University students will now be able to get their french fries from a vending kiosk.

McDonald's kiosks useless to 70 percent of customers, analyst says

August 31, 2015

McDonald's self-service kiosks are only useful to 30 percent of customers, according to a report.

McDonald's Canada: kiosks will not replace employees

August 26, 2015

McDonald's Canada has recently announced that the move to integrate self-service kiosks in the chain's restaurants will not threaten job security for employees.

Kiosk manufacturer sees McDonald's kiosks as trend and opportunity

August 14, 2015

Recently, McDonald's announced plans to deploy 2,000 self-service kiosks to restaurants. Vending kiosk manufacturer AVT Inc sees this as part of a larger trend…

McDonald's beats the heat with heat-sensitive McFlurry vending kiosk

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

When temperatures soared to record highs in Amsterdam, residents were rewarded with free McFlurries from a vending kiosk.

ICXSummit15: Kiosk, digital signage and mobile payments reduce customer waiting

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Kiosks are one key element in improving overall customer experience and reducing wait times.

How self-service retail kiosks change consumer behavior

by Frank Olea

Self-service checkout technologies are expanding rapidly as shoppers gravitate toward the convenience, efficiency, and small lines that are provided by…