06.2010
American Egg Board Partners with ShoptoCook
"During the first 5 months of the program, AEB's recipes have been viewed by consumers 3 million times".... View Article05.2010
American Egg Board - Retail Detail Newsletter
"AEB is partnering with ShoptoCook™, the number one provider of meal solution content delivered through customer-facing technologies."... View Article05.2010
Engage Connect and Retain with Tek Panel and ShopToCook
"Nearly 1,000 ShopToCook units are in stores across 27 states, and the power and reliability of Tek Panel hardware will allow them to grow even more in 2010."... View Article05.2010
TV in the aisles: Metro's recipe kiosks
"It's ideal for the retailer because it increases consumer engagement and sales, but also for brands because they can target consumers at the time they are prepared to spend their money, she adds. They can spend their broadcast dollars on where [consumers] can purchase the products as opposed to a person's living room."... View Article05.2010
Attract Value-Oriented Shoppers with New Coupon and Mobile Rewards/Loyalty Programs
ShoptoCook, the nation’s leading provider of customer interactive software solutions for the grocery industry, recently enhanced its AnswersHD™... View Article04.2010
Canadian Metro Supermarkets Digital Signage
"Looks like MediaTile and Metro are thinking beyond the simplistic approach some of their competition in retail and grocery categories."... View Article03.2010
Kiosks help egg board link to Schnucks, other supermarkets
"The American Egg Board, Park Ridge, Ill., is partnering with kiosk operator ShoptoCook, Buffalo, N.Y., to boost National Egg Month in May"... View Article11.2009
Recipe Kiosks Wag Tail Of Niche Product Sales
In the past, retailers have tried to address this with solutions like recipe racks, brochure racks, and even store maps to direct shoppers to the products they need. “Those are all good attempts at search marketing, but they are legacy. Interactive search marketing uses technology to maintain an enormous database that – with a touch – can present shoppers with a multitude of solutions to the specific problems they may be facing at any moment in time,” Beurskens said."... View Article11.2009
Integrated Approach Keys Schnucks’ Recipe for Success
Schnuck Markets, a St. Louis-based chain of 105 supermarkets, is meeting the needs of its time-pressed shoppers with an integrated meal-solution program that involves recipe kiosks, in-store demos, and an enhanced web site. The highly-successful and creative approach earned the grocer the IBM LEADER award presented in Chicago recently at the LEAD Marketing Conference (the initials stand for Loyalty, Engagement, Analytics and Digital).Schnucks operates interactive recipe centers called “Schnucks Cooks” in many of its stores. Each store features three kiosks, positioned in the meat, perishable, and wine departments.... View Article
10.2009
Recipe Touchscreens a Hit at Dash's
"When they bring up a new, enticing recipe, they may very well need ingredients they don't already have on hand. We see them walking around with a printed recipe in their hand, often heading for the spices or produce
aisle. The sheer number of people printing out recipes has been an unexpected bonus. They're printing out 40% of the recipes they're looking at on the screen. That's double what we expected."... View Article06.2009
Recipe kiosks, 'less is more' attitude
drive Bloom's seafood department success
"Customers are utilizing Bloom’s “Shop to Cook” recipe kiosks where customers can scan their seafood purchase, and the kiosk will print appropriate recipes. In addition, Bloom stresses consumer education in training to associates, so they are able to offer recipes and cooking tips to customers."... View Article05.2009
Bloom Marks 5th Anniversary
"...Ditto for its use of innovation and technology that also endeavors to make its shopping fun and convenient. Bloom’s easy-to-use kiosk technology provides many benefits for customers"... View Article05.2009
Cinco de Mayo Entrée Recipes Hot
"...ShoptoCook adds a Cinco de Mayo button and has seen hits on the special, limited-edition page grow each year. This year, same-store figures at one grocery store show a 225% increase in activity on that button."... View Article03.2009
Meal-Planning Center Provides Incremental Sales Opportunities
"Our objective is to provide supermarkets with a single source for interactive customer service solutions in-store and on the web, seamlessly integrated and built around recipes. It solves fundamental shopper problems and increases sales for retailers and brands".... View Article02.2009
Grocers Geek Out, Too
"This is a KILLER kiosk system"... View Article02.2009
New Out-of-Home Ad Space: Recycling Machines
"ShoptoCook operates a chain of interactive kiosks that allow shoppers to browse meal ideas and recipes and print free coupons during their visit.".... View Article10.2008
Panel: Shoppers Still Look for Convenience
Reflecting on some of the insights offered by the consumer discussion, (the consumer panel) agreed that today's leading supermarkets don't just offer their customers a place to find ingredients, they offer a place to find ideas and solutions... View Article09.2008
You've Come a Long Way, Kiosk
"The fact that retailers are showing renewed interest in these little way stations isn't surprising, They're flexible merchandisers that pack a marketing punch...they serve as an important customer intercept capable of influencing purchase decisions."... View Article09.2008
Schnucks Rolls Out Recipe Kiosks to 27 Stores
"Schnuck Markets here, which runs 103 supermarkets, has rolled out ShoptoCook Recipe Solutions Center kiosks to 27 stores following a pilot in one store last year."... View Article08.2008
Brookshire Grocery Co. Deploys Recipe Kiosks in 10 Stores
"We see customers printing out recipes and we're translating that to products being sold in the
store...Chances are that when they print out a recipe, they don't have all of the ingredients."According to ShoptoCook data logs, more than 6,000 shoppers have used the kiosks in the first month of operation... View Article
06.2008
Marketing deal on ShoptoCook menu
ShoptoCook Inc. has entered into a media content agreement
with The Reader's Digest Association...
ShoptoCook's touch-screen activated kiosks will include recipes, shopping lists, food preparation
tips and other suggestions from the food properties of RDA, which include "Every Day with Rachael Ray," "Taste of Home"... View Article05.2008
Fresh Department Recipe Offering Delights Retailers
The METTLER TOLEDO Meal Planner proved its value in its first week... View Article05.2008
Hass Avocado Board Teams Up with Chefs
The Mexican Hass Avocado Importer Association and ShoptoCook Inc. are teaming up to offer free recipes from popular chefs to customers.With 899 freestanding interactive kiosks in 211 retail locations in target markets, the promotion will offer shoppers a selection of themes and recipe ideas using Hass avocados... View Article
04.2008
BRANDED INTERACTIVE MEAL SOLUTIONS OFFERED TO CONSUMERS THROUGH KIOSKS AT POINT OF SALE
The Reader's Digest Association (RDA) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with ShoptoCook™ to be the exclusive media content provider and integrated sales resource for this in-store, interactive service offering instant meal solutions to consumers at the point of purchase.... View Release
01.2008
NRF: The Digital Consumer Takes Center Stage
By Nikki Baird, Managing Partner 1/22/2008... View Article01.2008
In-Store Meal Ideas Just Got a Lot Easier
"Meal Planner drives shoppers back to the center store for sales of related recipe ingredients"...
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01.2008
ShoptoCook Builds Loyalty One Customer at a Time
ShoptoCook, together with METTLER TOLEDO, has developed the METTLER TOLEDO Meal Planner...
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01.2008
Supermarket of the future?
"We spent two years surveying customers in the U.S. and Europe, asking them what they wanted in a grocery store"...
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12.2007
Harvest Markets Pilots Recipe/Meal Planning Kiosk
"We installed the recipe center because we thought our customers would relate well to it, and we have had a very good response from them,"...
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12.2007
No Shopper Media In Tesco's Fresh & Easy
Harvest Foods is enjoying early success with a meal-planning kiosk in its 19,000 sq. ft. store in Bedford, N.H...
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11.2007
Kiosks Assist Thanksgiving Shoppers
"The seasonal buttons are very popular. It is a key part of what we offer."...
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11.2007
Harvest Markets Pilots Meal Solutions Kiosk
Harvest stages wine samplings in its stores every Thursday and Friday evening, and the kiosk's wine and food pairing application quickly became a shopper favorite...
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10.2007
MAKE IT EASY
62 million recipes have been browsed in the last year, with the simple-to-prepare Meals in Minutes getting a large share of hits...
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08.2007
What's To Eat?
Ever gone to the supermarket to buy groceries for dinner and have no idea what you want to eat? Thanks to ShoptoCook that dilemma could be a thing of the past...
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08.2007
One Millionth Bloom Shopper Uses Kiosk
The one millionth shopper has stocked up on grocery tips provided by a unique information kiosk in Bloom supermarkets...
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07.2007
Study: Recipe Kiosks Drive Potato Sales
By catching customers' attention with interesting recipes whose main ingredient was potatoes, the month-long project sent sales up 5% across the whole potato category...
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07.2007
Bloom Marks Millionth Kiosk Interaction
"The millionth customer documented using the kiosk validates how accepted and valuable a tool it is."...
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05.2007
Recipe Kiosks Drive Center Store Sales at Independents
"The ShoptoCook Recipe Center really helps promote the center store."...
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05.2007
Build Brands by Engaging Shoppers Through "Discoverable Media"
A sophisticated way to build brands in supermarkets is emerging by engaging the shopper with "Discoverable Media." ...
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04.2007
Schnucks, Unified Western Test Kiosks
"We had more customers using the kiosk, more than we even expected...I want to get these into our other four stores as soon as possible - the sooner the better."... View Article
03.2007
A report from Piper Jaffray entitled "The User Revolution: The New Advertising Ecosystems and
the Rise of the Internet as a Mass Medium". This report relates to internet search and
discusses how consumers are taking control of their media exposure.
The User Revolution... View Article
03.2007
Touchscreen Tips - Supermarket News Special Report
Beurskens regards this kiosks as providing shoppers "expert advice on every perishable and wine stock keeping unit at a fraction of the cost of an employee."...
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1.24.2007
Guacamole for Super Bowl...
Food Lion's Bloom Promotes Guacamole for Super Bowl... View Article
1.09.2007 CPG Matters article on Digital media...
Why 2007 Will Become The Year of Shopper Media... View Article11.10.2006 ShoptoCook™ Enhances Recipe Center With Digital 360 Technology
CPG Matters reports on Digital 360 Technology... View Article10.16.2006 New Recipe for Success
Brandweek.com reports on a New Recipe for Success... View Article10.01.2006 Bloom kiosks are multitaskers
Grocery Headquarters magazine reports on Bloom kiosks.... View Article09.2006
Help for desperate cooks
"In just seven seconds, customers can have a complete meal plan in hand."...
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7.24.2006 Hannaford Tests In-Store Recipe Kiosks
Supermarket News reports on ShoptoCook's pilot at Hannaford Bros.... View Article7.10.2006 A Kick from Kiosks
Grocery Headquarters magazine reports on self-service installations... View Article6.27.2006 Food Lion Opens Three New Bloom Units in S.C.
ShoptoCook™ is proud to be part of Bloom's hassle-free shopping experience... View Article6.15.2006 What Marketers Need to Know About the New Breed of Kiosks
CPG Matters reports on new breed of in-store kiosks... View Article5.7.2006 Recipe-For-$ales Platform Enhancements
ShoptoCook™ enhances Recipe-For-$ales Platform with interface to third-party applications... View Press Release4.2006 Stepping up Grocery Tools
RIS NEWS reports on new hardware and software focus on customer-centric strategies... View Article4.24.2006 The GoCook Center Adds Training Videos
ShoptoCook™ promotes meal-planning kiosk as training tool using instructional videos... View Press Release1.31.2006 Using Technology to Improve the Customer Experience
Dave Couch presented on Spartan Stores three month kiosk trial at the 2006 Marketechnics show... View Presentation1.31.2006 ShoptoCook™ featured in Grocery Headquarters Magazine
Interactive technology enables grocers to leverage sales opportunities in their perishable perimeter... View Article1.30.2006 ShoptoCook™ Enhances Recipe-For-$ales Platform with Interface to Digital Screen for Video Clips
The new technology enables plasma screens near the GoCook Center meal-planning kiosk to show related advertising and instructional video clips that correspond to recipes selected by shoppers... View Press Release10.25.2005 Giant/Carlisle Advances In Pittsburgh Market With New Connellsville Martin's
Martin's will make it convenient for its new customers to find meal ideas with Recipe Solutions... View Article8.02.2005 Tops Markets Launches "Recipe Solutions"
Interactive in-store computer kiosks offer menu ideas to meet customer's needs... View Press Release5.01.2005 What's New in Retail Technology?
Tom Murphy of Peak Tech Consulting, Inc. spoke at the FMI Financial Executive Conference...View Presentation
