These virtual payment systems for the food industry show a shift that enables consumers to make orders and payments on their terms. Although these systems seem heavily slanted towards customer convenience, they do not disrupt a restaurant's preparation or serving times.
To speed up the process of ordering fast food even more, McDonald's implemented a 'Contactless Coupon' that uses RFID technology. Similarly, Foodo is an app that allows consumers to browse a restaurant's menu ahead of time and virtually pay before they go to pick up their order.
Another example of exceptional convenience is the 'Draqie' interactive table, which has a touchscreen surface that allows restaurant patrons to browse the menu and place food orders. At the end of the meal, the function of the tablet changes, shifting from menu to payment terminal.
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Self-Serve Wine Bars
This Machine at Park 112 Automatically Serves Wine to Patrons
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Digital Dinner Bills
Check 1-2 Integrates Paper Checks With Touchscreen Tablets
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Touchscreen Tabletop Menus
Order Food Conveniently From Your Seat with Draqie Interactive Table
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Biometric Bar Tabs
The Ushuaia Ibiza Beach Hotel Utilizes the Biometric PayTouch System
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Tab-Keeping Apps
Spotme is an App to Help You Get Your Money Back
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Shade-Shifting Dining
Sang Hoon Lee's Digital Table Refrigerates, Heats and Changes Color
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Special Dietary Restaurant Apps
Turnyp is a the Restaurant Guide App for Bounded Diets
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Biometric Buying Systems
This New Payment System Lets You Buy Things with Your Face
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Recipe-Suggesting Shopping Carts
The 'Recipe Cart' Suggests Mayo-Infused Recipes as You Shop
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Pre-Planned Meal Pickup Apps
The 'Foodo' Food Ordering App Lets You Browse Menus and Pre-Order
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Queue-Defying Event Apps
The 'ExpressQ' App Lets You Skip Food and Merchandise Lines
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Tablet-Powered Bars
Logbar's iPad Minis Let Guests Chat and Create Custom Drinks
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Pre-Registered Dining Payments
E la Carte Makes Eating Out as Smooth as Butter
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