In Japan's Fukuoka Airport you'll find a cool vending machine that dispenses a tasty treat that's not a bag of chips or cookies—instead, the machine gives out crêpes.
This unique vending machine is stocked with a number of options, including your pick of chocolate, tiramisu, pudding, blueberry, orange or cheese crêpes. Additionally, for a higher price the machine also has a few premium options like caramel chocolate, caramel lemon and caramel melon crêpes. When you put in your coins, the machine spits back out a long glass jar, which contains a pastry wrapped in plastic, so that the treat is kept fresh and moist. If you're hankering for a dessert while you're waiting around the Fukuoka Airport, this is a quick and easy way to sate your sweet tooth.
What's Driving This Trend
- Pastry Vending Machines
- Developing advanced vending machines that dispense fresh pastries can disrupt the traditional bakery industry.
- Convenience Snack Vending
- Creating vending machines that offer a variety of convenient snack options can disrupt the traditional packaged snack industry.
- Premium Vending Options
- Introducing vending machines with premium and customizable options can disrupt the traditional vending machine market.
Who This Affects Most
- Bakery
- The bakery industry can embrace technology and convenience by exploring the integration of automated pastry vending machines.
- Snack
- Packaged snack companies can consider incorporating vending machines with fresh options to cater to the growing demand for convenient and healthy snacks.
- Vending Machine
- The vending machine industry can capitalize on the rising consumer preference for customized and premium offerings by introducing advanced vending machines with a wide range of options.
