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Stadium Tech Report

December 21st, 2024

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Denver Concessions, Part 3: The rise of the self-checkout kiosk

If there is a newer concessions technology that is fairly obvious in the how-to of its use, it’s the big-screen kiosk. Popular at quick-service restaurants in many places, self-order kiosks have been gradually growing in use at stadium concession stands, including Empower Field at Mile High, where the technology has been in use for several years in a few different...

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News

Aramark blitzes NFL stadiums with new concessions technology deployments

Caterer Aramark Sports & Entertainment announced a blitz of new stadium concession technology deployments at NFL stadiums aimed at improving concession services, a mix that includes checkout-free stands, facial authentication technologies, self-ordering kiosks and self-scan terminals that use both optical recognition as well as bar-code scanning. Of the numerous announcements, the one with perhaps the most widespread impact is Aramark's...

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Faster Food: Denver Broncos, Aramark team up on aggressive new-technology concessions deployments

Even before they traded for star quarterback Russell Wilson this offseason, the Denver Broncos have been taking care of their fans at Empower Field at Mile High, especially when it comes to concessions operations. By addressing years-old concessions problems with new technologies and new ideas of how to get food and drink into fans' hands (and stomachs) much faster, the...

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Appetize adds 5 MLB teams, 10 minor-league teams to concessions-systems roster

Food, beverage, and retail management software company Appetize Technologies Inc. has added five Major League Baseball teams and 10 minor-league teams this season to its roster of baseball venues using the company's systems to help power concessions and retail sales, according to the company. The five new stadiums using Appetize software and technology this season are Dodger Stadium, Progressive Field,...

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Editorial

For stadium concessions, the digital revolution is here

Goodbye, old-style walk-up concessions stand. I won't miss you. I won't miss waiting in line behind someone who is "buying for everyone," trying to remember food and drink combinations for the family or the group of friends, then watching concession-stand employees ring up an order, put food items together, take payment and make change. These things should have disappeared from...

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Editorial

Pandemic planning puts focus on venue entry, concessions

As some venues take baby steps forward in allowing limited fan attendance at events, for most venues the ongoing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are forcing owners and operators to take a longer look at the technologies and procedures that can help provide safer situations for large crowds inside public spaces for the foreseeable future. And if keeping fans farther...

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