Can vending machines sell fresh fruits and vegetables?

Abstract: Automatic food vending machines selling potato chips and beverages we have become commonplace, but have you ever thought that vending machines can sell fresh fruits and vegetables? Pantry, a start-up company, has turned this idea into reality. I think you've guessed it, pantry.

Automatic food vending machines selling potato chips and beverages we've become commonplace, but have you ever thought that vending machines can sell fresh fruit and vegetables? Pantry, a start-up company, has turned this idea into reality.

I think you've guessed that the vending machine used by pantry is not a regular vending machine, but a smart fridge for Taiwan. These refrigerators are placed in large passenger locations such as schools, hospitals, sports halls, etc. The owner of the Pantry vending machine can pack the fresh and healthy food in advance, put it in the fridge, keep the fridge automatically recording the time, protect only fresh food, and inform the owner when the fresh food should be replaced. The fridge is equipped with an adapted Android tablet, which is mainly used for RFID card payments, and the user puts the card on top to pay.

Pantry's idea was supported by startups, which also attracted the support of Menlo Ventures, Arsenal Venture, Lemnos Lab and other investors, with a total of 1.3 million dollars in seed financing. The money will be used primarily to promote pantry's smart fridge vending machines in hospitals and local colleges.

Because salad is very popular abroad, I think the future of pantry can also occupy a place in fast food restaurants, in the fast food restaurant after closing for hungry people to provide fresh food, eat.