Last Updated on August 6, 2026 by Craig Allen Keefner
Self-order food kiosks dominate
Self-order kiosks in restaurants dominated reader interest in 2017 as several national foodservice chains announced kiosk deployments.
Source: www.kioskmarketplace.com
Writeup on most read stories on KMC this past year by Elliot Maras.
1. best read story in 2017 was a summary of self-serve kiosk introductions at the National Restaurant Show in Chicago.
2. The second best read story addressed disability access lawsuits, an ongoing issue that continues to dog self-service technology.
3. Redbox announced plans to add 1,500 kiosks.
The usual “we are going to launch” PRs.
KFC to launch 5,000 kiosks with facial recognition to predict customers’ orders in China. Interesting that they have partnered with Baidu (BIDU).
Subway and McDonalds of course.
I think here in December a lot of buzz for Taco Bell and YUM has been percolating. One might think they have issued an RFP…
