It’s always fun to drill down into the replies to specific questions we asked in our yearly Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey. The one we are highlighting here, about what venue tech operators’ top concerns are for the next 12 months, provides a pretty clear answer: Budgets, and all the input that influences them, are top […]
KC Current picks Xtract One for security screening at CPKC stadium
National Women’s Soccer League team Kansas City Current announced it will use Xtract One’s SmartGateway walk-through security scanning system at its new home, CPKC Stadium, when the venue opens next year. In a press release the team and company announced it would use Xtract One’s weapon detection technology solutions at the new 11,500-seat venue, the […]
New Report! An in-depth look at the concessions technology at Denver’s Empower Field at Mile High
Welcome to the third issue of our TENTH year of STADIUM TECH REPORTS, the Fall 2023 issue! These long-form reports are designed to give stadium and large public venue owners and operators, and digital sports business executives a way to dig deep into the topic of stadium technology, via exclusive research and profiles of successful […]
Faster paths to food and drink: Broncos, Aramark team up on concession-technology innovation
The linebacker-size Denver Broncos fan walked boldly up to the new-technology concession stand, stopped at the entry, spread his hands wide and said with a smile: “OK, tell me what I need to do here.” If you’ve been to a game recently at Denver’s Empower Field at Mile High, it would not surprise you that […]
Denver Concessions, Part 1: Facing a new way to Zippin
Zippin, a San Francisco-based startup which is leading the sports stadium market for checkout-free concession stands, is now embracing another new technology – facial authentication systems for age and payment verification – to speed transactions up even more. “This is the holy grail for us,” said Alicia Woznicki, vice president of design and development at […]
Denver Concessions, Part 2: Mashgin scanners provide flexibility and checkout speed
Even before Zippin, fans at Empower Field at Mile High got introduced to new concessions technology several years ago when a curious machine appeared at the checkout area of some stands. Instead of a staffer behind a terminal, the new devices were a platform surrounded by metal bands above and on the platform’s sides. What […]
