Pizza vending machine that claims to rival high-end brick oven pizzerias can make a 10-inch pie in just three minutes
- Basil Street is piloting several pizza making vending machines in the US
- The systems make a 10-inch pie in just three minutes using fresh ingredients
- Pizzas are flash-frozen in the machines and use a non-microwave speed oven
- Customers choose what style of pizza they want, which start at $6.95
A California startup claims to have developed a pizza making vending machine that ‘rivals a high-end brick oven pizzeria.’
Basil Street unveiled its system that is capable of cooking and delivering a 10-inch, gourmet pie in just three minutes, all while using the freshest ingredients.
The cooking process uses the firm’s three element non-microwave speed oven that produces a ‘wood-fire oven experience’ in a fraction of the time.
Consumers can choose between Italian style, thin crust pizza offerings: four-cheese, pepperoni and a ‘Pizza of the Month’ that cost between $6.95 to $11.95.
A California startup claims to have developed a pizza making vending machine that ‘rivals a high-end brick oven pizzeria.’ Basil Street unveiled its system that is capable of cooking and delivering a 10-inch, gourmet pie in just three minutes, all while using the freshest ingredients
The vending machines are stocked with 150 flash-frozen, 10-inch, thin-crust pizzas that cook in just three minutes, according to Digital Trends.
There is a touchscreen on the front where customers place their order and payment is taking via credit cards.
Deglin Kenealy, CEO of Basil Street, said: ‘After three years of perfecting the process to deliver unmatched brick-oven style gourmet pizza through the convenience of a stand-alone vending machine, we are excited about the next step to bring this unique proprietary concept, and more importantly great tasting pizza, to market.
The cooking process utilizes the firm’s patent pending three element non-microwave speed oven.
The cooking process uses the firm’s three element non-microwave speed oven that produces a ‘wood-fire oven experience’ in a fraction of the time. Taste testers have said the pizza is just as good as their favorite pizzeria
Consumers can choose between Italian style, thin crust pizza offerings: four-cheese, pepperoni and a ‘Pizza of the Month’ that cost between $6.95 to $11.95
And Kenealy told Digital Trends that the secret is to have ‘direct flat contact with the heating source, rather than held on its side between heating elements like a piece of bread in a toaster, an approach others have tried.’
Basil will also stock each vending machine to make sure each pie comes out fresh and sticks to the firm’s standards that their product ‘rivals a high-end brick oven pizzeria.’
The vending machines are currently undergoing a pilot program in Texas, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina and Southern California, where Basil Street is headquartered.
Basil Street is targeting high-volume, high-traffic areas such as airports, military bases, hospitals, college campuses (pictured is an artist impression) or even inside existing locations like supermarkets
The vending machines are currently undergoing a pilot program in Texas, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina and Southern California, where Basil Street is headquartered
Basil Street is targeting high-volume, high-traffic areas such as airports, military bases, hospitals, college campuses or even inside existing locations like supermarkets.
The company said it has received numerous requests by interested parties who wish to take part in the pilot program, including corporations, health care facilities, universities, military bases and sporting arenas nationally.