HOT FOOD VENDING
prepare, with hot water being the only requirement, aligning it closer to hot drink vending in design.” Martin continued: “This made the manufacture and design of our Noodle Kiosks much more streamlined, allowing us to focus on the next greatest challenge: How to market a product to an industry so under- loved. He explained that while people were
already programmed to use hot drinks and standard vending machines, they weren’t aware that they should be looking for hot vended food because they didn’t know there was a suitable solution. “We combated this from the very start,
finding already-ideal locations for our machines, that are keen on adopting new technology and desire healthy hot foods. The likes of university after-hours catering, large office environments and hotels were the first that became apparent and identifying these has led us to our first successes. “The next challenge was knowing how best
to inform and educate these consumers. The solution has been our large 42” touch display mounted to the front of our kiosks. These large screens allow targeted, direct messaging, pushing content tailored to the location and demographic of the potential user.”
products in its vending machines at -18˚C, meaning the key challenge is in protecting the cold chain in both storage and transport. Keith Pordum said: “Bon Appetit has over
20 years’ experience in handling frozen food, so for us it is not a problem. The food is heated in the microwaves provided by using our unique bar codes which appear on the packaging of each product.” An added client benefit is that with frozen
meals there is no food wastage, which in the catering trade can bring a significant cost.
PIZZA ANYONE? Brand new to the UK market is the Smart Pizza machine, an automatic pizza distributor with an integrated oven. The machine has already achieved widespread success in France and is believed will fit right in with British habits. API Tech has developed a baking technique using an aluminium hearth oven, that goes to an oven made with industrial and high-tech components and allows 24/7 sale of pizzas.
Managing director Frédéric Deprun said:
“There is a demand for hot food vending in the UK. People want to be able to get access to hot food anytime, anywhere and this machine responds to the demand. “As the designers, we have to make sure
THE FREEZE FACTOR Other companies that have found success in hot food vending have their own unique challenges and solutions to providing hot food that is fit to eat. Bon Appetit, for example, stores all its
that the quality of the product matches with the pizza maker’s expectations. We have worked very hard to ensure that the machine restores the taste and the quality of the pizza.” If you are interested in a hot food vending solution, there are many benefits, not least of which is that it is not a run of the mill vending offering. It can also be delivered 24 hours a day, seven days a week and there are manufacturers who are experts in meeting the unique challenges involved. It’s up to operators to grasp the opportunity.
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