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Restaurant Technology

Restaurants today rely on a variety of technology solutions to enhance their operations and improve guest experiences. The majority these days are cloud-based, which comes with its positives and negatives. Here are some essential types of restaurant technology:

  • Touchscreen Point of Sale (POS) Terminals: Modern POS systems with intuitive interfaces allow efficient order-taking, payment processing, and tracking. Some even have guest-facing screens for a seamless experience
  • Self-Order Kiosks: These interactive kiosks enable guests to place orders directly, reducing wait times and streamlining the ordering process
  • Kitchen Display Screens: These screens display incoming orders in the kitchen, helping chefs manage preparation efficiently and ensuring timely service
  • Printers for Restaurant: Printers are essential for generating order tickets, receipts, and kitchen chits
  • Cash Drawers: Secure storage for cash transactions at the point of sale
  • Integrated Online Ordering Solutions: Seamless integration with online platforms for delivery and takeout orders 1.
    Payroll Solutions: Streamline payroll management for restaurant staff
  • Scheduling Software: Efficiently manage employee schedules and shifts
  • Inventory Management Software: Helps track inventory levels, reduce waste, and optimize stock
  • Reservation Software: Facilitates table reservations and guest management
  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM): Tools to manage customer data, loyalty programs, and feedback
  • Digital Menu Design Tools: Create visually appealing digital menus for guests
  • Online Ordering & Delivery Platforms: Enable online ordering and delivery services
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Chick-fil-A’s Hospital Vending Machine is Changing Food Access for Patients and Staff

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New Chick-Fil-A Vending Machine Noted — Chick-fil-A has launched its first food vending machine at Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia, located inside the hospital’s “F entrance.” This marks an innovation in Chick-fil-A’s service delivery, aiming to provide quick, convenient access to its food, particularly in a hospital setting where traditional dining options can be limited. The… Read More »

Kiosk Market Research and Data

Kiosk Market Research TIG in Denver

NEW! We are releasing data reports and ADA Guidelines See https://industrygroup.org/market-data-for-self-service-kiosks-digital-signage-and-more Excerpt —  Research Reports, Data, Regulatory Standards and More Takeaway on global kiosk market — A more conservative, “real” estimate from direct industry participants—especially in the U.S.—often puts the true kiosk sector (excluding ATM, vending, and all tangential categories) at closer to $8–15 billion globally for core… Read More »

2025 State of Restaurant Industry

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National Restaurant Association Report 2025 The State of the Restaurant Industry 2025 report by the National Restaurant Association provides a comprehensive outlook on restaurant performance, sales forecasts, workforce developments, technology adoption, and consumer behavior patterns shaping the year ahead. Overview The report is based on surveys from operators and consumers across six key categories—family dining, casual dining, fine dining, quick… Read More »

Restaurant POS ROI — Reduced Labor, More Profit and More Sales

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Case Study of Three Example Restaurants Before and After “Elevating Restaurant Finances: The Transformative Power of Self-Ordering Kiosks,” presents a detailed study on how self-ordering kiosks can dramatically improve financial outcomes for independently owned counter-service restaurants.​ Editor Note — Nanonation AI offers a “suggestive selling” AI tool that recommends the best combinations based on learning from orders over… Read More »

Top 50 Point-of-Sales Systems Market Data Report

TIG Analysis – Self-Service “Hooks”, experiments and functions the POS supports The restaurant technology landscape is undergoing a major transformation driven by the rapid evolution of point-of-sale (POS) systems. As the operational hub of modern dining, POS platforms have moved far beyond simple transaction processing to become integrated ecosystems powering every aspect of service delivery, customer engagement, and… Read More »

McDonald’s Kiosk – Top Three Questions

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Why Did They Introduce? Fewer Employees?  Higher Sales? 1. Why did McDonald’s introduce kiosks? People wonder whether kiosks are meant to replace workers or just improve speed and accuracy. The answer usually highlights customer convenience, higher order accuracy, increased upselling, and the ability to free up staff for food prep and table service rather than just taking orders. … Read More »

Acrelec Rebrands

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Acrelec Unveils Rebrand as Company Continues Market Expansion March 27, 2025 — From CityBiz — It’s been clear for awhile that Acrelec is the leader in restaurant kiosks, and a lot more. Editors Note: The Acrelec logo communicates a sense of modernity, innovation, and technological sophistication. The stylized “A” design resembles a sleek, curved shape, suggesting dynamism and… Read More »

Self-Ordering Kiosk LG Announcement – Hands Free too

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Accessibility From The Start – Designed, Configured and Tested This is the first kiosk designed from the ground up for accessibility. TFA is known for its work with Southwest Airlines and their check-in units.  This is the first AI-assist for conversational AI voice kiosk we have seen. Not surprised to see Soundhound in the mix. Starting at $2667. … Read More »

Best of 2025 Industry Group Awards

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The Best of the Best Kiosks, Digital Signage, Lockers, POS, Automated Retail and Vending Recognizing excellence and communicating those projects is one of our jobs here at Kiosk Industry. Here are our candidates, so far… Self Ordering Kiosks – New LG Kiosk — totally accessible with conversational AI voice Audio — Conversational AI Voice by URway with AI… Read More »

Smart Lockers – Amazon Hub, USPS Locker & Temperature Controlled Locker

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Parcel Lockers, Food Lockers Updated August 31, 2025 — Lockers for parcel pickup and vending dispensing are surging in popularity.  Apartment complexes and more. Amazon is across the 7-Eleven chain.  One of the new ideas are custom solar-powered pickup lockers for residential consumers. Porch pirates are just one factor. We took a look at the space recently.  What… Read More »

Outdoor Menu Boards – Peerless-AV EcoDigital Media (EDM) & Big Foot

Peerless–AV‘s Xtreme Outdoor Digital Menu Boards Contact Rachel Hinds (rachel [email protected]) at Peerless for more info! Peerless-AV‘s Xtreme Outdoor Digital Menu Boards were installed with EDM’s invigorating graphics to excite and engage customers in the BigFoot Java’s drive-thru. The new signage also provides the added benefit of easy maintenance, enabling menu updates to be done within the store.… Read More »

Popeyes Kiosks in Travel Center

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TravelCenters of America Enhances Dining Experience with Popeyes Kiosks TravelCenters of America (TA) is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking partnership with Popeyes, aimed at revolutionizing the dining experience for travelers. TA would also like to recognize Tillster for their instrumental role in this initiative, noting the positive feedback from TA Groups on their experience working with the Tillster… Read More »

Kiosk Self Order – Clover

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Kiosk Self Order with Ordering Kiosk Every week another case study for a restaurant going self-order hits my desk. While monsters like Chick-Fil-A do a test delivery site and suck all the oxygen out of the media, another small to medium business takes advantage of self-service done right. Hero Boy Sandwich in Georgia Hero Boy Sandwich Co. in… Read More »

Stingray Kiosk and POS Terminal by Panasonic Connect at Murtec

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Panasonic Connect Announces Stingray Kiosk and POS Terminals at Murtec From press release. Also there are pictures and photos from MURTEC 2024 on our Murtec Wrap Newark, N.J. | March 11, 2024 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time  Panasonic Connect North America will showcase its restaurant technology solutions, including its newest Stingray® JS9900 Kiosk Series and JS988 Point-of-Sale (POS) Terminals,… Read More »

Stats Smorgasboard – What We See

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Stats – Restaurant, POS, Kiosks, Digital Signage We all like stats and numbers, too. Generally, though, any stats for any market are 95% of the time from India + they are automatically raised 10% from last year’s report + they want $5000 for them.  Generally all the wrong companies are listed, there are very pretty charts and graphs,… Read More »

LG’s Next-Gen Kiosks Advance a “Better Life for All”

The Industry Group Kiosks and Digital Signage

Designing Accessibility into Everyday Interactions This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the landmark legislation that transformed public spaces, workplaces and digital platforms in the United States by protecting the rights of people with disabilities. This milestone is ushering in a new generation of B2B technology that is reshaping the way accessibility… Read More »

2025 Restaurant Tech Report Canopy

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What Customers Want From QSR Technology and Where Brands Fall Short The 2025 Restaurant Tech Report by Canopy provides a nuanced look at how technology is shaping customer experiences in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) sector, highlighting both benefits and ongoing challenges. Canopy, a provider of remote monitoring and management (RMM) software for connected products, recently released a report… Read More »

McDonald’s Kiosk – Magnification and Reach Mode Accessibility

McDonald's Kiosk Accessibility ADA

Extending Accessibility to Kiosks and Online From McDonald’s — Accessible to Everyone – Including Online! At McDonald’s®, we believe it’s important that all our customers feel welcome and comfortable – both in our restaurants and online. That’s why we’ve improved our digital channels and technologies to make them more accessible to everyone. We aim to ensure that everyone… Read More »

Kiosk Industry November 2024 Press Release

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Kiosk Industry November 2024 Self Service November 2024 Westminster, CO – November 15, 2024 Come see us in Orlando next week for IAAPA 2024 #5727. 1100 exhibitors and 40,000 attendees. Did we mention free passes? We have those too. See landing page for Code.   PRnewswire Here is APNews. Our booth at IAAPA features a strong lineup of partners,… Read More »

AI Connect Bar – Conversational AI Audio Gets a Leg Up

A black rectangular soundbar speaker with rounded edges and a perforated front grille, shown at an angle on a white background. An orange, abstract shape appears above the speaker, hinting at conversational technology and AI advancements inside.

Audio in High Noise Environments with AI The first unified communications product designed to leverage the full power of Conversational AI. The new AI Connect Bar combines the industry’s best microphones with a tuned, amplified speaker system into one sleek peripheral with a single USB connection to seamlessly attach to most All-in-One (AiO) touchscreen computers and kiosks. If… Read More »

Ingenico Newsletter Payments

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MWAA 2025, SoftPOS transforming Androids & Palm Vein Cielo interview Newsletter on LinkedIn September 5, 2025< Welcome to the twenty-third edition of The Ingenico Newsletter. Today, we’ll talk about MWAA 2025, SoftPOS transforming Androids & Palm Vein Cielo interview. 📖 Make yourself comfortable to enjoy your reading! 📅 MWAA 2025 – Event Recap MWAA 2025 was an incredible… Read More »

Samsung Kiosk – How Is it Working?

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Samsung Kiosk July 2024 Review — 2025 Update 2025 Update  — Here’s the 2025 news for Samsung kiosk.  Looks like the Super Bowl and Mr. Pickle.  Grubbrr has a certain opaque quality to it.  The documented ROI for example is always mentioned, but never seen.  Grubbrr is strategic partner for NCR Voyix. NCR used to make kiosks but… Read More »

Self-Order Restaurant Software – Acquire Digital

NRA Self-Order Kiosk

Self-Order Software Solutions Come to NRA booth 6576 in Chicago and see super-economical self-order station for restaurant Acquire Digital Restaurant Software Improve quick-service restaurant efficiencies with ordering software to place orders on the go. Easily synchronize content to menu displays for a complete digital experience. Website link Self-service and digital ordering is the way of the future for quick-service restaurants. As… Read More »

Restaurant Kiosk, AI, Vending and Digital Signage at NRA

Promotional image for the National Restaurant Association Show, May 17-20, 2025, at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. Features a bright orange background, people interacting with kiosks on a screen, and the text Step Into The Future of Foodservice.

Restaurant Kiosk & Digital Signage  & Vending Trade Show Are you looking for restaurant kiosk self-service technology? Here is our main NRA page and here is floorplan  #8030 at NRA show — Order station kiosks, menu boards, digital signage, POS payment options including biometrics and facial, lockers for hot or cold, EV charging, outdoor drive thru menu boards,… Read More »