Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Wonder Pizza USA - Pizza vending machine???


Slice: Reheated: 'What a Wonderful World': "Proving the Japanese aren't the only innovators in the vending-machine racket is Italian vendo-maker WonderPizza. This company's machines bake and dispense pizza in less than two minutes.

New Bedford, Mass.,–based Wonder Pizza USA has sole U.S. distribution rights for the machine and recently placed them at Brown University.

The machine can store up to 102 pizzas, for 30 days, in a refrigerated unit. When a customer buys one, a mechanical arm removes it from its package and puts it into the oven section, where it is flashbaked. It's then sliced and delivered to the customer. Cost: $5.



According to the Brown Daily Herald's story, "[Wonder Pizza USA sales rep Jay] Conway said WonderPizza vending machines fit well into the college environment because they make pizza available faster than delivery, 24 hours a day, and decrease labor and product costs for universities.""



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