GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Gilbarco Inc. has acquired Intermedia Kiosks Inc., a provider of customer-operated foodservice ordering solutions for gas stations and convenience stores, grocery and quick-service venues.
Founded in 1993, the company has more than 1,600 installations of its food ordering and kitchen management system kiosks.
Intermedia Kiosks'proven foodservice ordering kiosk and kitchen management solutions are an ideal addition to our technology portfolio aimed at helping retailers better merchandise and market to consumers, [image-nocss] said Kirsten Paust, Gilbarco's vice president of retail systems. Through this purchase, we are delivering customers a truly integrated suite of ordering and merchandising technology, both inside the convenience store and on the fuel island. This solution, combined with our powerful dispenser merchandising solutions and Passport, our next-generation point-of-sale [POS] system, gives retailers the power and flexibility to merchandise and sell at various locations throughout the convenience store.
Beth Kaplan, chairman of Intermedia Kiosks, added, Gilbarco Veeder-Root's highly effective sales, distribution and service network will add value to our existing and future customers as well as our strategic partners. In addition, Gilbarco Veeder-Root's depth of offering and expertise in the retail petroleum arena will allow us to bring comprehensive merchandising tools to our existing and future customers.
Intermedia Kiosks will continue to operate from its Owings Mills, Md., office.
Greensboro, N.C.-based Gilbarco Veeder-Root and its Gasboy unit are major suppliers of integrated fuel control, site management and support services for petroleum marketers and commercial fueling enterprises worldwide.
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