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Bruster’s Real Ice Cream has adopted Aloha Next by NCR Voyix to modernize technology across its 230 stores. The company will deploy Aloha Next point-of-sale and Voyix Kitchen on nearly 700 devices across its network, including corporate-owned restaurants and franchisees.
NCR Voyix (NYSE: VYX), a platform-powered leader in unified commerce for shopping and dining, today announced a multi-year Voyix Commerce Platform agreement with Bruster’s Real Ice Cream (“Bruster’s”), a leading ice cream franchise and long-standing customer of NCR Voyix.
Under the new agreement, Bruster’s will deploy Aloha Next point-of-sale and Voyix Kitchen on nearly 700 devices across its network of 230 stores, including both corporate-owned restaurants and franchisees. Bruster’s will also leverage Voyix Pay’s end-to-end payment acceptance capabilities across its entire estate.
The Bruster’s Bridgewater location is now live with both Aloha Next and Voyix Kitchen, marking the first deployment of the Voyix Commerce Platform point-of-sale application for restaurants. This location serves as Bruster’s pilot store ahead of a broader deployment across its franchise network.
“Our franchisees are at the heart of the Bruster’s experience, and we want to give them technology that takes complexity out of running their restaurants so they can focus on serving guests,” said Sean Krings, SVP of Operations & IT, Bruster’s Real Ice Cream. “Aloha Next gives our franchisees a modern, scalable platform that simplifies operations, enables new capabilities and supports Bruster’s continued expansion.”
“Having supported Bruster’s for a decade, we understand its business and the operational demands of a growing franchise network,” said Benny Tadele, Executive Vice President and President, Restaurants, NCR Voyix. “Aloha Next builds on the proven restaurant capabilities Bruster’s relies on today with a modern microservices architecture designed to deliver a resilient, secure technology foundation. We look forward to extending our partnership as Bruster’s invests in its next phase of growth.”
NCR Voyix Corporation (NYSE: VYX) is a global platform-powered leader in unified commerce for shopping and dining. Combining a flexible, intelligent platform with end-to-end payments capabilities and services developed through its deep industry experience, NCR Voyix empowers retailers and restaurants to accelerate new possibilities for their operations, experiences and business outcomes. NCR Voyix is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and serves customers in more than 35 countries worldwide. For more information, visit ncrvoyix.com.
Bruster’s Real Ice Cream features over 150 flavors of premium, handcrafted ice cream, non-dairy oat milk flavors, sherbet, Italian ice, and sorbet to their local communities across the U.S. Starting with a proprietary, home-style mix delivered fresh from their Pennsylvania dairy to each store, small artisan batches are made on site daily by Certified Ice Cream Makers in each shop.
If you are looking for a business that is meaningful and fulfilling, you should take a closer look at Bruster’s® Real Ice Cream Franchise!
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This story was originally published in Franchising.com on October 29, 2026. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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