5 Awesome Technologies Changing The Restaurants


Bangalore: Food service industry may be the one which stood firm, even in the times of recession, and it is in no mood of slowing down. Restaurant chains all over the worlds are competing to serve the customers, more than ever and it’s reflecting in their balance sheets with estimated revenues, touching as high as $1.86 trillion for 2012. And if you think all this money will go for raw materials and production, you are wrong. Many restaurants indeed are investing a lot of money to embrace technology, not only in production, but in ways you could never imagine.

We already saw digital screens replacing the menu in restaurants and apps for ordering fast foods. But those are just the beginning. The food industry is about to enjoy the privilege of these below listed amazing technologies, compiled by Entrepreneur. com.

#5 Touchscreen Food Vendors

Touchscreens are invading the vending machines with capabilities like never before. Ice cream vending machines like MooBella will allow customers to make about 96 varieties of ice creams in less than 40 seconds, just with a touch. Coca-Cola also has a touch screen soda fountain, which can dispense 100 distant flavors from a single machine.

This technology is going to be a blessing for the cafeterias and ‘grab and go’ establishments which can essentially reduce the staffing and make money, from customers who are eager to create and taste their own flavors.

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