What's for lunch today? The "FREEZONE" smart fresh food vending machine is the savior of office workers. It changes new menus every day, so you don't have to wait in line for delicious food!

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"What should I have for lunch today?" is believed to be one of the most distressing questions for most office workers every day.

Every day at lunch time, the convenience stores and snack bars near the office building are always crowded with people, and the lunch break is usually only one hour. In order to save time, office workers usually choose the nearby convenience store or food stand to settle a meal. I've been tired of eating for a long time, and I have almost no choice! This is the helplessness and inconvenience of office workers for lunch!

Due to the impact of the epidemic and busy work , the business opportunities of "contactless consumption" and "unmanned stores" have exploded, and the demand market for smart vending machines has also grown rapidly; the distance between us and food has been shortened from restaurants to convenience stores at alleys, delivery Shorten it even further to your doorstep.

In addition, in many commercial buildings with densely populated people, new types of unmanned stores have appeared in recent years. How are these unmanned stores different from ordinary vending machines?



"FREEZONE" Smart Vending Machine

(Cover image of Free Food Room. Source: Fan Page of Free Food Room )



Taking Taiwan as an example, in response to changes in consumer demand, the catering industry has deployed digital transformation. By introducing new technologies, new equipment and new services, it has launched a new operating model from different perspectives. Founded in 2018, "Free Food Room" is a smart fresh food vending machine. It advertises a more convenient and smarter new retail miniature unmanned store. It adopts non-cash payment, self-service meal ordering, and automatic checkout methods to allow consumers to feel at ease at any time. Food shopping.





What is the difference between smart vending machines and ordinary vending machines?


Different from ordinary vending machines, consumers don’t need to go to the vending machine to “know what products are available on the day.” You can first check the nearby smart vending machine bases, and check the dishes of the day and the current status of the machine from your mobile phone. Inventory, and then go to the nearest vending machine to choose meals freely. You can see the contents of the lunch box at a glance. Don’t be afraid to choose dishes you don’t like. After choosing the meal, close the door to complete the purchase, and the system will automatically Complete the checkout process.



The consumption process is shortened to 3 steps, and you can buy what you want without complicated procedures!


The free food room smart vending machine is divided into two parts, namely the offline mini unmanned store and the online platform .

The offline mini store is to shrink the unmanned store to a very small size. There is only one vending machine. In the future, you may see its existence in various densely populated buildings or stations, or even downstairs in your home, allowing every consumer This pathway can be easily accessed.

The online platform omits all the troublesome steps of buying food. You don’t need to wait in line to check out when you buy things in the “free food room”. You can even choose the breakfast you want to eat the next day the night before, and then go to the vending machine to get it when you commute. up!



(Cover image of Free Food Room. Source: Fan Page of Free Food Room )




"FREEZONE" Join Members to Enjoy Discounts


The first time you use the "Free Food Room" smart vending machine, you need to become a member for verification. You can enjoy exclusive discounts, the latest product information, and query receipt details.




Scan the QR code on the top of the machine and perform mobile phone verification according to the operation to complete membership registration.





1. "Scanner QR code"




2. "Open the webpage after decoding is complete"




3.  " Enter phone number and verification code "

Enter your personal mobile phone number, and you will get a set of verification codes on the text message, just enter the verification code into the field.





4.  " Enter birthday and title "





5.  " Add friend "




6.  " Complete Registration "




How does "Free Food Room" operate the machine?


The operation process of the smart vending machine is very simple and only needs 3 steps.


1. "Scan code to open the door"

Tap the screen and select "Swipe Credit Card" or "Scan QRcode" to start the procedure.



2. "Enter mobile number"

The mobile phone number is used for sending receipts. After confirming the number input, wait for the cabinet door to be unlocked to start the service.



3. "Shopping and picking up food, just take it and go"

Whether it is one or two or the whole cabinet is empty, you can take it with you at once, close the door and leave! The system will automatically interpret the products you selected for checkout, and send the details to the official account of Free Food Room LINE, and you can check them on your mobile phone at any time.



🌟New users have a 30% discount on their first purchase!






The smart vending machine in the free food room is not a self-service checkout, but an automatic checkout . Each product has an induction barcode. When consumers take away the ingredients, the induction barcode will automatically sense which products have been selected. , as well as the price and discount of the product, and finally deduct the payment through the credit card bound by the consumer , and send the shopping receipt to the consumer's mobile phone.



FAQ


I sorted out common questions and answers from the official website of "Free Food Room", and provided the information for readers' reference!


1. " What payment methods does Free Food Room support? "


The following payment methods are currently supported:
1. Credit card (VISA / Mastercard / AE)
2. LINE Pay payment (if you want to use LINE Point for discount, please be sure to check it after scanning the code for the first time)


2. " There seems to be something wrong with the meal I bought "

If the meal you purchased is defective, please contact the dedicated customer service immediately, and someone will handle it for you.


3. " Can I pre-order tomorrow's meal? How to order "


【order process】

1. Enter the daily menu
2. Confirm that the "My free dining room is at.." setting is displayed at the location you want to pick up
3・Click the date of pre-order
4・Find the product marked【Available for pre-order】on the page
5. Click on the product name to enter the order process


【Pickup process】

1・LINE received the pick-up notification
2. Go to the designated refrigerator, swipe your card or LINEPay to open the operation, and click "Pre-order Pickup" on the screen
3. Enter the six-digit pick-up code
4. Open the door and pick up the goods.


(Common Q&A in Free Food Room. Source: Free Food Room official website )



Foreign case sharing


An unmanned vending machine located in "Farmer's Fridge" in the United States. The main products are salads and other healthy meals. The founder Luke has been used to eating fresh food since he was a child, but when he is busy, most Americans choose to eat burgers and fries. Most of the food industry, from then on the founder thought about how to make fresh and healthy food available to consumers quickly, and Farmer's Fridge was born.




In order to break the common people's impression that vending machines are equal to food being stored for a long time, founder Luke needs the appearance of vending machines to highlight "fresh food". So he used recycled wood planks to build a restaurant-like shell for the vending machine, telling shoppers that the food here is as fresh as it is in the restaurant.



The founder, Luke, also puts all the ingredients of Farmer's Fridge's food on the website, so that consumers know exactly what they are eating. This kind of transparency makes consumers feel more at ease when eating, and greatly enhances their trust in the brand. Currently, Farmer's Fridge has placed more than 200 vending machines in the United States, and each purchase has an average 1.2 samples and up to $6.50.


Summarize


It was the first time I experienced the "unmanned smart vending machine". I think the operating experience is very special. It is different from the general vending machine used in the past. The smart vending machine allows you to choose products freely, and then choose whether you want to buy, so as an example, There are side dishes that we don’t like in the bento we often buy, but we can’t choose them, but the smart vending machine can see at a glance which dishes are in the bento, which can avoid the problem of subsequent food waste.

In addition, I like the shopping process very much. It takes less than 10 seconds to scan the code to open the door and complete the checkout. The system will automatically sense the products and prices I purchased, eliminating the cumbersome steps of "self-checkout", which is convenient, time-saving and fun!

The vending machine updates the menu every day, and there are different meal choices every day. It is very friendly to office workers, and you can also book meals in advance, so that "what to eat for lunch today" is no longer a very troublesome thing for me!




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