Restaurants News

NYC fast casual intros spinoff with self-serve focus

August 10, 2022

Serafina has been serving Italian cuisine in New York for decades and is now debuting a fast casual brand, Serafina Express, which offers kiosk and smartphone…

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Bobacino teams with Boba cafes to drive technology

July 28, 2022

Bobacino, a startup developing fully automated boba shops, has formed a research and development partnership with Boba Guys, a San Francisco-based chain of…

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UCLA to install Jamba by Blendid robotic kiosk

July 26, 2022

Blendid, a robotic foodservice solutions provider, has teamed with Jamba, a brand serving freshly blended fruit and vegetable smoothies, made-to-order bowls…

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iPourIt names Christopher Braun CEO

July 21, 2022

Christopher Braun iPourIt Inc., a provider of self-pour beverage dispense technology, has named Christopher Braun CEO, succeeding former Carl…

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Wow Bao to deploy Just Baked hot food kiosks

July 12, 2022

Wow Bao, a fast casual concept based in Chicago that has offered self-serve kiosks since 2009, will deploy Automated Retail Technologies' Just Baked Hot Food…

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DoorDash pulls the plug on Chowbotics

July 11, 2022

DoorDash has decided to discontinue Chowbotics, the robotic salad maker vending machine, the company announced on its website. The machine, which featured…

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Slovenia McDonald’s deploys service robots

July 11, 2022

Commercial service robots producer Pudu Robotics has teamed with McDonald's in Slovenia to deploy robots to assist restaurant staff with serving food and…

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NCR Corp integrates with Acrelec on restaurant solutions

July 8, 2022

Acrelec, a provider of hardware and software for restaurant brands, has teamed with NCR Corp. to enable NCR customers to access Acrelec's drive-thru, digital…

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Goji Systems integrates with ParTech’s Punchh loyalty solution

July 7, 2022

Goji Systems, a self-ordering kiosk technology company, has expanded its partnership with ParTech's loyalty solution Punchh to offer loyalty integration…

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Toast acquires scheduling, management solution Sling

July 7, 2022

Restaurant digital technology platform Toast has acquired Sling, an employee scheduling, communication and management solution, according to a press release.

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Videogame on McDonald’s kiosk stirs gamer interest

July 4, 2022

At first glance, it looks like the videogame Doom can be played on a McDonald's self-order kiosk.

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Acrelec offers Oracle Micros Simphony POS customers customizable kiosks

July 1, 2022

Acrelec, a provider of restaurant technology and a member of Oracle PartnerNetwork, announced its kiosk solutions are available on Oracle Cloud Marketplace for…

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BurgerFi rolls out Samsung kiosks powered by Grubbrr following successful test

June 28, 2022

BurgerFi, a fast casual dining chain, will introduce its Samsung Kiosk powered by Grubbrr following a pilot test, according to a press release.

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Kura Sushi introduces delivery robots, self-order, self-checkout

June 27, 2022

Kura Sushi USA, an Irvine, California based Japanese restaurant that features a revolving sushi service, has announced delivery robots, self checkout and…

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Parlevel Systems introduces restaurant self-checkout kiosk

June 27, 2022

Parlevel Systems, a supplier of software and hardware tools for unattended retail operations, has launched Cater Dash, a tabletop, self-checkout solution for…

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PizzaForno taps Travis Edmonson as chief development officer

June 6, 2022

Automated pizza vending brand PizzaForno has appointed Travis Edmonson as chief development officer. Edmonson has previously served as vice president of…

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Singapore students create machine for renting reusable food containers

June 6, 2022

A group of Singapore students have developed a vending machine to allow people to rent food containers and other reusable items during the recent…

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Apex Order Pickup Solutions teams with Radius Networks on digital locker solution

May 23, 2022

Radius Networks, a provider of enterprise location technology, has teamed with Apex Order Pickup Solutions, a provider of self-serve automated pickup solutions…

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Square introduces iPad POS device, KDS and more

May 23, 2022

Square, a provider of payment technology for retail and foodservice, has introduced its Square Stand Mount, an iPad point-of-sale device that can be used as a…

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Stayntouch teams with Tabit on contactless hospitality platform

May 18, 2022

Stayntouch, a provider of hotel property management systems and contactless technology, has introduced a direct integration with Tabit, a mobile-first…

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