Gone are the days that people associate vending machines with junk food snacks—now that this has become a popular way to dispense everything from champagne to healthy fresh food, these machines are being viewed as convenient self-serve gourmet shops. Spanish design firm Mormedi's refined 'Button Gourmet' perfectly exemplifies this.
The Button Gourmet shop is built in a modular way that's designed to be customized to the requirements of a space. The shop's different stations allow patrons to pick up a variety of hot and cold food items on-demand, ranging from a single snack or drink to a full-on meal. Beyond conventional details like price, the upscale vending machine also supplies nutritional information.
The self-serve unit operates 24/7, making it especially valuable in high-traffic areas where people want to find a variety of food choices quickly and conveniently.
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Mormedi 'Button Gourmet' Shop Doles Out Cold Drinks and Hot Food
Trend Themes
1. Gourmet Vending Machines - Opportunities to revolutionize vending machine food options and make them more upscale and convenient.
2. Modular Retail - The ability to customize self-serve retail machines to fit different spaces and needs.
3. 24/7 Self-serve Retail - The potential to offer consumers quick and convenient access to a variety of products at any time.
Industry Implications
1. Food and Beverage - The food and beverage industry can benefit from offering healthier and convenient self-serve options to customers.
2. Retail - Retail companies can incorporate modular vending machines to offer customers different types of products in various locations.
3. Hospitality - Hotels, airports and other high-traffic places can implement 24/7 gourmet vending machines to offer guests convenient access to food and drinks.