NEXTEP brings self-order kiosks to Chicago cafe

September 18, 2014

In a recent case study by food technology provider Nextep Systems, the company outlined the challenged it faced in working with SAVOR…Chicago to accommodate a…

Pantry smart vending to expand to schools, restaurants

September 5, 2014

Smart vending machine company Pantry raised $1.3 million to roll out more of its healthy snack machines.

Check out Panera To You

by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group

The store layout is dominated by ordering, order pick-up and wait-area seating.

Orange Leaf adds self-serve smoothies

July 10, 2014

Orange Leaf recently announced the addition of self-serve smoothies to its menu.

Starbucks debuts at Disney World with ‘distinctive’ design

June 3, 2014

Starbucks recently opened its first company-owned store at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. According to the company’s blog, the new store…

McDonald’s automated cashier: Will it win with millennials?

by Jeff Fromm — Executive Vice President, Barkley

Using self-service kiosks will provide the chain with customer data to enable more personal engagement and purchasing suggestions.

Vivonet kiosk offers self-order solution for restaurants

January 8, 2014

Vivonet Acquisitions Ltd. announced the addition of a consumer self-ordering solution to its cloud POS product line. The Vivonet Kiosk is a restaurant-branded…

Peterson Foods purchasing Otter's Chicken

June 14, 2013

Peterson Foods, owner of Otter's Chicken in Marietta's The Avenue — West Cobb, has purchased the Otter's Chicken Tenders Restaurant Concept from the…

Seattle's Best Coffee, Coinstar partner for major self-serve kiosk rollout

June 7, 2012

Coinstar Inc. and Seattle's Best Coffee, part of Starbucks Corporation, have announced an exclusive agreement to roll out Coinstar's new Rubi coffee kiosk in…

NEXTEP launches self-service platform for foodservice industry

October 24, 2011

NEXTEP Systems, a provider of customer self-service ordering technology, has launched its Foundation5 foodservice technology platform.

CherryBerry inks 35-unit deal

September 20, 2011

At least 35 CherryBerry Self-Serve Yogurt Bars will soon be open in Nebraska. Beautiful Brands International (BBI) announced today the signing of a Master…

Four Benefits of Using an In-Store Nutritional Kiosk

Besides legal compliance, nutritional kiosks offer marketing opportunities, customer service rewards, and more.

Tableside POS is a game changer

by Nate DaPore — President and CEO, PeopleMatter

Higher sales, fewer servers, faster table turns, and happier, more loyal customers – Tableside Point-of-Sale offers all this and more. I foresee that it is…

bd’s Mongolian Grill’s iPhone App puts guests in control of meals

June 13, 2011

bd's Mongolian Grill, a concept that allows guests to create their own stir-fry meals, is now bringing that experience to the iPhone, iTouch or iPad with the…

SmartMenu offers diners customized meals based on dietary needs

by Kim Williams — Reporter, NetWorld Alliance

Restaurant operators are pleased with the efficiency, customer response and ROI.

NRA 2011: nClosure and the iPad as kiosk

nClosure spokesman Dan McCain and Poslavu's Travis Kellerman discuss the challenges and benefits of employing iPads as self-service devices.

MobileBytes launches White Label program for restaurants

April 21, 2011

Phoenix-based technology firm, MobileBytes LLC is trying to make it easier and more affordable for restaurants to reach their customer base with the launch of…

NEXTEP adds iPad Ordering to portfolio

April 5, 2011

Troy, Mich.-based NEXTEP Systems, a provider of customer self-order technology, has added iPad Ordering to its automated ordering portfolio.

FreshBerry to open first self-serve location

August 11, 2010

Beautiful Brands International (BBI) will soon open the first self-serve FreshBerry Frozen Yogurt Café in the FreshBerry franchise system. The new store will…

New tech solutions to debut at NRA Show 2010

May 18, 2010

A number of technology providers will debut new solutions at this weekend's National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, May 22 through May…