Three large players in self-service field team up to work on marijuana kiosk.
Source: www.cpbj.com
York County company KioWare Kiosk Software is trying to be one of the companies that offers a solution. It recently has partnered with two other companies to design and manufacture a secure cash-accepting kiosk specifically built for the marijuana industry.
“It’s something that was brought to us that is almost universally seen as a problem,” said Laura Miller, director of marketing at KioWare, a division of Analytical Design Solutions Inc. “And that’s what we do, we provide solutions.”
KioWare is writing the software for the kiosk while California-based Olea Kiosks Inc. is designing and manufacturing the actual kiosk. Malvern-based Crane Payment Innovations is designing equipment for handling money inside the kiosk.
The point-of-sale kiosk is designed to take in cash and allow buyers to complete their orders inmarijuana dispensaries, which will be opening over the next few years in Pennsylvania. The kiosk spits out a receipt that the buyer can hand to a dispensary employee in return for products.
The system frees dispensary employees from having to handle cash and allows them to concentrate only on the dispensing portion of the job. It also allows for efficient tracking of inventory and cash.
The kiosk itself is secure as well, keeping the cash safe instead of in a cash register during business hours.
“I look at it like the kiosks that are coming into the fast food industry now,” said Frank Olea, CEO at Olea. “You place your order yourself on an electric board, and you take the receipt to the front counter where they hand you your food. That’s how it works.”