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The makers, Vending Systems International, are considering potential uses for international fast food chains that struggle to balance low profit margins and labour costs while maintaining good quality customer service. Munchies Express Food store systems makes this possible. Vending Systems International managing director Derek Brown says the opportunities are endless. “Any retail chain that provides a standard food range or menu could use the vending system. It provides good quality fast food at a controlled temperature to a large number of people at once. The way we have designed it with individual cabinets makes it like a McDonalds with 35 cash registers in a three-metre storefront. It gives consistently flawless customer service because there are no front staff.”
“We are particularly proud of the heating and refrigeration systems and computer software which are world firsts controlling the heat and humidity of each individual food cabinet and monitoring demand. We now have a range of options open to us including opening new stores, franchising Munchies or selling the technology to larger retailers. The potential for the new system is unlimited and we expect the Dunedin store will be the first of many,” says Mr Brown.
Each LCD display tells you the price and even how much fat is in the food you are considering buying. It also monitors the time the food is displayed for and will automatically reduce the price as the expiry time draws nearer. The food is not cooked in fats or oils and even the fries are oven baked. Other benefits of the new system include security for staff, food stays fresher for longer and no cash handling is required by staff.
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The world’s
first Munchies Express Food store opens today in Dunedin promising
healthier fast food with no delays and a guaranteed temperature
on delivery. The unique New Zealand designed system aims to change
the face of fast food outlets by automating food delivery, reducing
labour costs and giving consistent service.
The
system was developed over the last three years by a team of
local entrepreneurs who now have an international patent pending
on the system. The group secured funding assistance from Technology
New Zealand for the research and development and has also attracted
funding from New Zealand Trade and Enterprise. It has been
best
described as a cross between a coin-operated vending machine
and a fast food outlet
Customers can view the food in any one of
35 cabinets and by putting coins into the individual cabinet
coin slot are
then
able to open the door and take the food away instantly. The
separately operated cabinets mean several customers can buy food
at the
same time with no delays or queues.
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