Part One of the Radical Robopocalypse for Fast Food Industry

Starbucks launched Mobile Order & Pay in Portland, Oregon and expects to introduce this feature nationally beginning in 2015.

Mobile Order & Pay allows customers to place orders in advance of their visit and pick them up at their chosen Starbucks® store. The mobile ordering experience is seamlessly integrated into Starbucks world-class mobile app and My Starbucks Rewards® loyalty program. Mobile Order & Pay is available for customers using a Starbucks® app for iPhone® (version 3.2)* in markets where the feature is available.

Store locations appear based on the GPS functionality of a customer’s iPhone®. Upon first use, customers will be asked to accept location services allowing Starbucks to identify the nearest location offering Mobile Order & Pay. If customers choose not to accept location services, they will not be able to use the Mobile Order & Pay feature but will have access to the Starbucks® Mobile Menu.

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Robopocalypse: McDonald's is Starting to Automate its Fast Food Restaurants

McDonald's this week told financial analysts of its plans to install self-ordering kiosks and mobile ordering at its restaurants. It isn't the only food chain doing this.

The company that owns Chili's Grill & Bar also said this week it will complete a tablet ordering system rollout next month at its U.S. restaurants. Applebee's announced last December that it would deliver tablets to 1,800 restaurants this year.

The pace of self-ordering system deployments appears to be gaining speed. But there's a political element to this and it's best to address it quickly.

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Just need to add the burgertron on the back end...

The Robopocalypse has Arrived at McDonald's

The Singularity Is Nigh: Robots Make Gourmet Hamburgers Faster, Better than Fast Food Joints

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