Restaurants News

Apex Order Pickup Solutions teams with Kitchen United on grab-and-go solution

February 18, 2022

Apex Order Pickup Solutions, a provider of contactless pickup solutions for use in foodservice, retail and b2b ecommerce, has teamed with ghost kitchen pioneer…

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Hooters faces backlash for hosiery vending machine

February 16, 2022

Vending got some unusual attention recently when a Hooters employee revealed on Tik Tok that waitresses have to buy their tights for $5 in a bathroom hosiery…

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Apex Order Pickup Solutions teams with Tacit on digital solutions for foodservice

February 4, 2022

Apex Order Pickup Solutions has partnered with Tacit Corp. on a software integration to help foodservice operators improve digital experiences, according to a…

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Yo-Kai Express to debut electric mobile restaurant

February 3, 2022

Yo-kai Express, a robotic ramen vending machine, demonstrated its first electric powered mobile restaurant, called the Yatai, in a Tik Tok video.

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Paris Baguette tests climate controlled pickup lockers

February 2, 2022

Paris Baguette, in response to the rising demand to meet customers where they are, is testing climate-controlled smart lockers at its Edison, New Jersey…

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Pizza Hut in Israel tests robotic restaurant

January 28, 2022

A Pizza Hut in an Israeli mall has a robotic restaurant using technology from Hyper Food Robotics, according to a New York Tech Media report.

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Samsung Canada teams with Luxembourg tech firm on touchless interactive kiosk

January 26, 2022

Samsung Electronics Canada has teamed with iNUI Studio, a Luxembourg technology company, to launch the AirxTouch Kiosk Series 3, a touchless interactive kiosk…

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Tokyo restaurant chain installs vending machines for take-home sales

January 17, 2022

A Tokyo restaurant chain specializing in noodle dishes has installed vending machines at 26 outlets offering frozen versions of its products for take-home…

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Brooklyn Dumpling Shop signs multi-unit franchise agreement in Philadephia

January 14, 2022

Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, the automat dumpling restaurant concept, has signed a multi-unit franchise deal in Philadelphia, according to a press release.

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Israeli McDonald’s kiosk requires guests to have vaccination certificate

January 10, 2022

A McDonald's order kiosk in Israel requires guests to have a COVID vaccination certificate in order to be served, according to a social media video reported by…

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UST intros AI-based personalized food, beverage recommendations tool

January 6, 2022

UST, a digital transformation solutions company, has launched UST AiSense, an AI-led solution that provides personalized food and beverage recommendations…

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Clean Juice adds franchisees in 5 states

December 28, 2021

Clean Juice, a QSR franchisor specializing in USDA certified organic juices, smoothies and food, which this year introduced a self-order kiosk, has added five…

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Fast casual BurgerFi tests self-order kiosks

December 17, 2021

BurgerFi, a Palm Beach, Florida based fast casual chain, is testing self-order kiosks as part of a technology upgrade, according to a press release.

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Japanese sushi chain to retrofit kiosks with Neonode technology

December 13, 2021

One of Japan's largest sushi chains, The end customer, will deploy a contactless retrofit solution powered by Neonode touch sensor modules to all existing…

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Grubbrr to provide free Samsung kiosks during holidays to qualifying restaurants

December 1, 2021

Grubbrr, a provider of self-ordering technologies, will be providing a Samsung Kiosk powered by Grubbrr to qualifying quick-service restaurants that keep their…

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Robotic kitchen maker Nommi seeks to raise $20M

November 17, 2021

Nommi, maker of a fully automatied kitchen that features a pickup locker, is looking to raise up to $20 million in seed capital, according to a press…

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Brooklyn Dumpling Shop signs 2 multi-unit franchise deals

November 11, 2021

Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, a restaurant based on the historic Automat concept utilizing self-service lockers, has signed two multi-unit franchise deals to expand…

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How McDonald’s is leading the way helping low vision customers: Don’t miss SSIS!

November 10, 2021

McDonald's has played a pioneering role popularizing self-service kiosks and this past year the fast food giant is upping its game by introducing technology to…

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PopID teams with Japan Computer Vision to launch PopPay in Japan

November 10, 2021

PoplD has teamed with Japan Computer Vision, a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp, to launch PopPay, PoplD's face- recognition-based ordering and payment system, in…

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The Halal Guys to expand Botrista DrinkBot to all stores

October 29, 2021

The Halal Guys will introduce the Botrista DrinkBot machine to all of its restaurants by spring of 2022, according to a press release. The robotic machine…

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