Valentina Ellison brings airport restaurant experience to automated vending

by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media

In this Q&A, Valentina Ellison discusses the challenges behind unattended food service, how she evaluates locations and why traveler interest does not always translate into a sale.

Building Loudega: What it takes to launch a smart cooler business

by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media

Dan Ross-Li saw an opportunity for modern unattended retail in Louisville. Turning that idea into a workable vending route required him to learn the business from the ground up.

Purpose-built automated retail: Designing for payment security and resilience

by Ben Wheeler — Dir. of Business Dev. - Automated Retail, T-ROC

A common mistake is designing every function of the kiosk around one shared connection and assuming that connection will always be available.

Stern Pinball, Inc. USA

Stern Pinball, Inc. is a global lifestyle brand based on the iconic and outrageously fun modern American game of pinball

Syracuse’s Whitman School adds automated food market

Syracuse University's Martin J. Whitman School of Management has replaced traditional vending machines with automated food options at its newly renamed Olsten…

ATMs & Kiosks

Convenience services operators often supplement their vending, coffee service, foodservice and micro market services with ATMs and kiosks. The kiosks play an integral role in micro markets, as noted in the micro market description above.