Restaurants News & Media

Code Factory teams with Creoir on Voice Topping solution for self service

February 21, 2024

Code Factory, a provider of speech software and assistive technology, has teamed with Creoir, a provider of voice enabled and IoT products, to introduce…

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Toast to lay off 550, lifts Q4, FY 2023 results

February 16, 2024

Toast Inc., a digital technology platform for restaurants, plans to lay off approximately 550 employees as part of a restructuring plan, the company announced…

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Jersey Mike’s Subs taps guest-facing tablet to boost transaction time, engagement

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Jersey Mike's Subs developed a customer facing tablet that allows the guest to review their order, pay, sign up for loyalty rewards and view marketing messages.

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Birdcall debuts breakfast menu in Texas

February 14, 2024

Birdcall, a chicken QSR that features self order kiosks, will debut a breakfast menu at its newly opened, third restaurant in Richardson, Texas, according to a…

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Robot waiters to post 35+% annual growth through 2028

February 12, 2024

Robot waiters are expected to post a 35.14% combined annual growth rate through 2028, reaching a $1.97 billion market, boosted by labor shortages, rising costs…

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Ball State University celebrates National Pizza Day with robotic pizza machine

February 9, 2024

To celebrate National Pizza Day, Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, is offering free pizza samples from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. from…

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Ole Miss deploys self-order kiosks for campus restaurants

February 2, 2024

Students at the University of Mississippi can now order meals at self-serve kiosks at the Gertrude C. Ford Ole Miss Student Union, according to a report in The…

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Chowly acquires Targetable digital marketing platform

January 19, 2024

Chowly, provider of a digital ordering platform for restaurants, has acquired Targetable, an automated digital marketing platform for the restaurant industry…

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Samsung, Buona Beef partner in Chicago kiosks and menu boards

January 17, 2024

Samsung Electronics America has partnered with Buona Beef, a 40-year-old, family-owned and operated Italian Beef restaurant chain based in the Chicago area, to…

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How to get a handle on the self checkout data explosion

by Ozan Unlu — CEO, Edge Delta

Self checkout continues to expand, but glitches continue at an alarming pace as data volume rises. Retailers and restaurants need to scrutinize their data…

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Restaurant kiosks surge 43% from 2021 to 2023 to 350K, will double by 2028

January 10, 2024

Restaurant chains are seeing a clear business case for kiosk technology and also report an increase in average transaction values as a direct result of…

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Station Casinos to intro kiosks for sports betting

January 2, 2024

Red Rock Resorts Inc., a Las Vegas-based company that operates 16 casino and entertainment properties, has commenced field trials of GAN Sports under the STN…

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Automat-inspired Brooklyn Dumpling Shop opens in Philadelphia

December 27, 2023

Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, an automated restaurant based on the iconic Automat, recently opened its first location in Philadelphia, the city that hosted the birth…

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Post-COVID demand, challenges shape best-read KMC 2023 stories

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Technology continued to hold Kiosk Marketplace readers’ interest in 2023, as evidenced by the 10 best-read stories of the year, with technology players upping…

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Dynamic Digital Solution for Ever-Changing Drive-Thru Menu Boards

With the help of EcoDigital Media and Peerless-AV®, BigFoot Java’s Outdoor Digital Menu Boards Elevate Both the Customer and Operational Experience Across All…

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Tech partners team with Sodexo on UK hospital automated food court

December 14, 2023

Patrons at Royal Stoke University Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent in the U.K. will soon have access to an automated food court provided by Worldline, a global…

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UAE telecom intros autonomous store with self-serve parcel robot

December 14, 2023

Etisalat by e&, a telecom provider in the United Arab Emirates, has introduced an autonomous store known as EASE (Etisalat by e& Autonomous Store…

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New frontiers for convenience dining: How airports lead the way

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Attendees at last week's Self-Service Innovation Summit got an inside view of Burger King’s digital partnership with HMSHost, its airport foodservice partner.

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CaliExpress by Flippy automated restaurant to open in California

December 8, 2023

Cali Group, a holding company using technology to transform the restaurant and retail industries, has teamed with Miso Robotics, creator of the Flippy…

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Conversational voice provider Voicify integrates Chowly digital orders

December 4, 2023

Voicify, a provider of AI-based conversational voice, has integrated with Chowly, a digital ordering platform, to make its technology available to Chowly's…

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