Eatsa focusing on licensing self-serve restaurant technology

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Eatsa, both a restaurant and technology provider, faced a difficult choice in deciding the best way to revolutionize the fast casual dining experience. The…

Wow Bao introduces Eatsa self-serve technology to new Chicago store

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

As the first licensee of Eatsa's self-service technology, Wow Bao's newest unit allows guests to pick up their orders from cubbies that alert them on the…

Self-serve kiosks: A QSR growth opportunity in challenging times

Self-serve kiosks offer QSRs an opportunity to tap the hidden potential of real estate, an opportunity that an infographic, created by Diebold Nixdorf Kiosk…

Eatsa closing 5 units, selling tech platform to other brands

November 27, 2017

Eatsa announced last week that it's closing five of seven of its locations, saying on its website that because of its "eagerness to get the Eatsa experience in…

KFC restaurant in China tests self-serve kiosks with facial recognition

November 6, 2017

Yum China Holdings is testing self-serve kiosks with facial recognition at a store called KPRO in Hangzhou, according to Fox News. Yum China Holdings spun off…

Agilysys releases enhancements to self-serve kiosk POS solution

October 26, 2017

Agilysys, a provider of hospitality software solutions and services, announced enhancements to rGuest Buy, the company's self-service kiosk POS solution that…

Startup tests portable, mobile order food kiosk

October 26, 2017

Veebie, a Portland, Maine based startup, offers a portable, self-service food cart where customers can order and pay for their grab-and-go meal through their…

Self-serve kiosks help a startup introduce its menu: Part 2

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Léa French Street Food has found that introducing self-serve kiosks as part of a restaurant launch can deliver a high level of kiosk use.

Seaga Manufacturing introduces intelligent inventory control machine

October 17, 2017

Seaga Manufacturing Inc., a vending equipment manufacturer, has introduced an intelligent inventory control machine, the IIC SightGuard, according to a press…

365 Retail Markets reaches wireless milestone with OptConnect

October 6, 2017

OptConnect Managed Wireless Solutions has reached a milestone with partner 365 Retail Markets, a provider of micro markets, according to a press release.

Kiosks drive add-on orders for French street food startup

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The self-order kiosks enable customized orders, delivering higher tickets for this startup offering French street food.

Loyalty marketing firm acquires eTouchMenu

September 29, 2017

House Advantage, a customer loyalty marketing, strategy and technology provider, has acquired eTouchMenu, a provider of digital menu technology with clients…

Self-serve lockers let consumers preorder and pick up cannabis products

September 28, 2017

Grasshopper Kiosks has introduced a self-service locker that enables customers to preorder and retrieve cannabis products, according to a press release. The…

Restaurateur shares benefits, pitfalls of kiosk deployment (Part 2)

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

An independent fast casual encountered its fair share of challenges in deploying self-order kiosks. The restaurant's co-founder and the kiosk vendor weigh in.

Arizona TV news report: kiosks not hurting restaurant jobs

September 20, 2017

KPNX-TV in Phoenix, Arizona, explored the impact of self-order kiosks on restaurant jobs and concluded in its report there is no indication that kiosks are…

Independent fast casual wades into self-serve kiosks, Part 1

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The kiosks have been an efficient way for customers to access the menu and nutrition information, in addition to other benefits for Flatbread Grill. There have…

KFC in China spins off a fast casual chain with face recognition payment kiosk

September 1, 2017

Under its KFC brand, Yum China has launched a new fast-casual-esque concept called KPRO, featuring not only a breaking edge use of face recognition payment…

Using a kiosk, McDonald’s customer removes all ingredients and gets charged for empty bag

August 24, 2017

A U.K. McDonald’s customer found an interesting twist to the self-order kiosks that the company may not have intended, according to Fox News.

MobileBytes intros self-order kiosk app for restaurants

August 24, 2017

MobileBytes, a provider of point of sale software for iPads, has introduced a self-order kiosk app that can be loaded onto stationary iPads in restaurants…

Cellomat mobile phone repair service kiosk comes to the US

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The Cellomat offers an example of how kiosks can play a support role in the expanding mobile communications economy.