SUNNYVALE, Calif. and WILLIAMS, Calif.—Love’s Journey Stops has opened its first Jamba by Blendid autonomous robotic kiosk at its Williams, California, retailer, including a wholesome foodservice choice for purchasers 24/7.
“The official opening of our first Jamba by Blendid robotic kiosk is an thrilling day for us and, hopefully, additionally for our company. We hope clients visiting the Williams, California, location get pleasure from this enjoyable new approach to rapidly entry refreshing, scrumptious smoothies on the go,” stated Joe Cotton, vp of meals companies for Love’s.
The Jamba by Blendid kiosk provides guests smoothie choices impressed by Jamba and powered by robotic foodservice options firm Blendid.
The self-operating kiosk permits clients to customise their smoothie orders by adjusting ingredient portions or including boosts immediately by means of the Blendid app. They will order on-site or schedule a most popular pickup time prematurely by way of the cellular app.
“We’re devoted to assembly the rising demand for refreshing quick-serve choices; our robotic kiosks give customers, and now motorists, quick, customizable and scrumptious meals decisions,” stated Vipin Jain, CEO and co-founder of Blendid. “We hope that our Jamba by Blendid kiosks set the usual for the way forward for foodservice at relaxation areas throughout the nation.”
Jamba by Blendid kiosks leverage Blendid’s contactless meals automation platform foodOS, a patented machine studying, robotics and synthetic intelligence-enabled system, to supply clients with simply accessible, refreshing meals choices made on-demand and customised to fulfill particular person preferences at any time of day.
Moreover, Love’s clients could have the chance to fulfill the brand new “persona” behind Jamba by Blendid’s distinctive kiosks.
“We started to note that our company had been actually within the robots and created personas for them, as they watched them make smoothies and, sure, even dance,” stated Danielle Fisher, vp of promoting for Jamba.
It was that commentary that led to Jamba participating with Gestalt Model Lab, which created the robotic’s persona and constructed a definite visible id for the Jamba by Blendid kiosks. The robotic lives in an uplifting and colourful setting, adorned with a mural by artist Bongang, a road muralist who has ceaselessly labored with the Jamba model.
Love’s Journey Stops has greater than 590 places in 42 states. Based in 1964 and headquartered in Oklahoma Metropolis, the corporate stays family-owned and operated, using over 37,000 individuals.
Look out for the NACS Journal article “Pour Me a Drink” within the upcoming October situation, which explores the newest beverage foodservice tools within the c-store business, together with Jamba by Blendid kiosks.
The 2022 NACS Present, October 1-4, in Las Vegas consists of 4 schooling classes on foodservice: Menu Optimization: Suppose Like a Restaurant, World Foodservice Tendencies & Menus, Foodservice Analytics: The Recipe for Success and Gulp! Reinvigorated Distributed Drinks. Register at the moment to attend the NACS Present.