The Industry Group Participation Guidelines

By | May 18, 2026
The Industry Group

Last Updated on May 18, 2026 by Craig Allen Keefner

Why Participate?

Demographics for Newsletters/LInkedIn

  • Here is 2026 review of newsletters/etc — Demographics for Industry Group
  • QSR Restaurant segment is 4100
    • Most Common Companies — Top represented organizations:

      Company Contacts
      Wingstop 42
      The Coca-Cola Company 18
      Sodexo 11
      Compass Group 10
      Chicken Salad Chick 10
      Aramark 10
      Coca-Cola 8
      Red Robin 8
      Dine Brands 7
      Black Bear Diner 7
      NRAEF 7
      Texas Roadhouse 6
      Taco Bell 6
      Al Copeland Investments 6
      Red Lobster 6

       

  • Our LinkedIn footprint is heavily centered around:

    • self-service
    • kiosks
    • restaurant tech
    • accessibility
    • digital signage
    • airline/CUSS
    • embedded computing
    • edge AI
    • POS convergence
    • enterprise vendor ecosystems
    • 4600 connections
    • This is a very large niche B2B industry network. The network strongly skews toward:
      • restaurant/QSR tech
      • kiosk vendors
      • airline/self-service
      • enterprise IT
      • digital signage
      • embedded systems
      • AI/self-checkout
      • accessibility/compliance
      • payment systems

Contact:

Author: Craig Allen Keefner

Craig Allen Keefner is an industry analyst, content strategist, and longtime authority on self-service kiosks, digital signage, unattended payment systems, and interactive technology. He manages content and industry strategy for Kiosk Industry and The Industry Group, with a focus on kiosk software, hardware-software integration, accessibility, payment compliance, healthcare kiosks, restaurant self-service, and emerging AI automation. Craig has covered the self-service and kiosk industry since the 1990s, tracking how public-facing terminals move from concept to field deployment. His work combines industry research, vendor analysis, operator conversations, standards tracking, trade show coverage, and practical experience with the real-world constraints of kiosk deployments. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiosk