Dive Transient:
- Jamba by Blendid plans to deliver its autonomous robotic kiosks to Love’s Journey Outlets, the corporate introduced Tuesday in an electronic mail to Restaurant Dive.
- The primary kiosk might be piloted at a Love’s Journey Store in Williams, California, this summer time. Extra particulars on further areas and kiosk choices might be obtainable as soon as plans are finalized, the businesses mentioned.
- This partnership comes only a few months after Jamba by Blendid kiosks opened at two college campuses in February, a shopping center in 2021 and a Walmart in 2020.
Dive Perception:
Love’s might maintain vital development alternative for Jamba by Blendid. The journey cease chain boasts over 590 areas throughout 41 states, and can enable the robotic smoothie kiosks to function 24 hours a day. The models could be arrange inside 24 to 48 hours and be prepared for operator coaching.
Jamba by Blendid models additionally might create a quick and straightforward meals choice for truckers, commuters and vacationers in search of a fast snack. The robots installed in Walmart locations can create as much as 45 drinks per hour and 9 drinks on the similar time, finishing a smoothie in three minutes.
Jamba by Blendid kiosks additionally use Blendid’s contactless meals automation platform foodOS to offer motorists with a option to customise and order their drinks at any time of day, in accordance with the press launch. The smoothie machines gained’t growing workers calls for for facility managers, both, the press launch mentioned.
“It’s thrilling to see extra alternatives for Jamba by Blendid kiosks to develop throughout retail properties, school campuses and now alongside highways and main thoroughfares throughout the nation within the years forward,” Vipin Jain, CEO and co-founder of Blendid, mentioned in an announcement.
This technique additionally aligns with Jamba father or mother Focus Brands’ strategy to develop into extra non-traditional areas comparable to airports, comfort shops, amusement parks, faculties and ghost kitchens.
Focus Manufacturers has been opening extra Jambas in airports and is concentrating on areas close to school campuses. It’s anticipated to open a co-branded Jamba/Auntie Anne’s close to Auburn College this yr. The corporate opened its first Jamba/Auntie Anne’s co-branded drive-thru final yr in Wylie, Texas.
Chains are more and more turning to automation as a option to develop their buyer attain. Wow Bao, for instance, is increasing through scorching meals merchandising machines to achieve into locations like resorts, hospitals, army bases and airports. Piestro and Serve Robotics partnered in July to offer robotic supply from automated pizzerias.
