Cantaloupe Systems announced its expanded Seed Platform, an intelligent vending platform now optimized for Intel® architecture. This will help to redefine the consumer experience and reinvent vending as an innovative channel for retailers and brands. Vending machines will incorporate an embedded computer, where the technology ensures significant cost savings and increased revenue opportunities for vending operators. The easy-to-use touchscreen interface on these vending machines will enable consumers to purchase multiple items in a single transaction, and overall, encourage personalized interaction with vending machines. Consumers will have access to video advertisements that are relevant to them, lookup FDA mandated calorie disclosures, provide feedback, and receive promotional coupons.
“We are continuously thinking about the future of vending, and how we can improve customer experience while making a positive business impact for vending operators,” said Mandeep Arora, co-founder and CEO of Cantaloupe Systems in a prepared statement. “We believe in continuous innovation and using the latest technologies in order to improve overall efficiencies within the vending industry. This technology that we are developing optimized to run on Intel® Technology will significantly transform the vending experience, ensuring that vending remains a competitive market within the 21st century.”
“This innovative platform is focused on integrating vending services to the latest intelligent vending machines, with a view to growing the revenue potential and increasing vending operator efficiencies of vending machine” said Jose Avalos, director of visual retail for Intel’s retail solutions division. “There is great synergy with the Cantaloupe platform optimized on Intel Technology and we believe that we will redefine the user experience when purchasing from a vending machine.”
