SEATTLE – Picnic Works, a Seattle-based kitchen automation technology developer, announced today a partnership with Minnow Technologies, a neighboring Seattle-based IoT startup that has developed Pickup Pod ™, a self-service pickup solution for food service operators. The partnership uses the expertise of both companies to help commercial kitchens, stadiums, large franchises, universities and commercial food service providers predict and enable end-to-end food automation services. This includes a focus on mobile and kiosk orders, automated food assembly, and secure touchless pickup solutions.
“The two companies are committed to creating automation solutions for the catering industry,” said Clayton Wood, CEO of Picnic. “The Minnow cloud reception solutions are the perfect complement to Picnic’s kitchen automation technology. From mobile ordering to safe pickup, together we offer a complete, modern automation solution. ”
The partnership will build custom solutions using the technologies of both companies. Examples include the development of new concession concepts in amusement parks, stadiums or schools. The customer can place a mobile or kiosk order, which is done automatically by the picnic station, and then placed in a heated or insulated capsule for pickup, which the customer can pick up at a convenient time. At universities, students can place mobile pizza orders, which are picked up by the Picnic Pizza, and then picked up from Pickup Pod. Such end-to-end automation solutions can help you increase kitchen efficiency during rush hour, reduce food waste with efficient ordering and just-in-time production, and increase customer satisfaction with ordering and receiving.
“We are delighted to partner with Picnic to deliver cutting-edge automation solutions to food service operators,” said Steven Sperry, CEO and Co-Founder of Minnow. “Our goal is to create solutions that delight customers while improving kitchen efficiency and profitability. By leveraging Picnic’s kitchen automation technology and Minnow pickup trucks, we have the ability to provide our customers with best-in-class automation solutions. “
The Picnic Pizza Station is autonomous and fully customizable for each order – after loading the dough, the Picnic Station takes care of applying the sauce, cheese, freshly sliced pepperoni and additional toppings. The finished pizzas are then placed in kitchen ovens for cooking. The Picnic Station can collect up to 100 pizzas every hour. Picnic technology also enables integration with POS devices and mobile kitchen ordering platforms. Picnic Pizza Station’s customer list includes Managed Food Service Providers Compass, Chartwells and Sodexo Live !, Texas A&M University, Ohio State University, SeaWorld, and numerous regional pizzerias with new online customers every week.
The Minnow Pickup Pod is an IoT-enabled smart food cabinet that provides restaurants, spiritual kitchens, coffee shops and other food service operators a self-service solution to picking up orders. Instead of leaving orders with delivery and take-out on a maintenance-free shelf, which inevitably leads to pick-up errors and shrinkage, orders are stored in secure, insulated lockers. To ensure food safety and freshness, Pickup Pod monitors each pickup, alerting the catering operator if food is not picked up within a certain time. Minnow Pickup Pods are proudly manufactured in the USA by Hatco Corporation, a world-class manufacturer of catering equipment. Currently, Pickup Pods can be found in more than 15 states and most major cities, including Atlanta, Boston, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, Houston, Dallas, Washington, and Chicago, with new installations taking place every week.
Picnic Pizza Station and Minnow Pickup Pods are NSF and ETL / UL certified, support online connectivity, support integration with popular point-of-sale (POS) services such as Toast and Square, and are supported by cloud-based software and over air firmware updates . With a solid foundation of shared technology capabilities and an understanding of how to create customer-centric automation technology, the partnership between Picnic and Minnow sets the standard for food automation solutions.
For information on picnic pizza stations visit hellopicnic.com and Minnow pickup capsules at minnowpod.com. About the picnic:
Founded in 2016, Picnic Works (hellopicnic.com) has brought together an experienced team of food and technology veterans to develop and deliver specialized smart technology and exclusive solutions for the catering and hospitality industry. Restaurants, grocery stores and stores, university and corporate campuses, casinos, hotels, cruise lines, sports facilities, catering groups, healthcare canteens, small kiosks, ghost kitchen operators, mobile food plants, food trucks, supplies and military facilities are some of the most important, many segments can benefit from an automated food assembly platform that integrates RaaS, software, cloud and deep learning technology.
Find Picnic online at hellopicnic.com or on social media at facebook.com/picnicworks, linkedin.com/company/picnicworks, twitter.com/picnicnews and instagram.com/picnicnews. About Minnow
Established in 2017, Minnow Smart Food Lockers (known as “Pickup Pods”) provide a better way to manage pickups. With their modern design and small footprint, Pickup Pods are perfect for restaurants, ghost cuisine, coffee shops and other food pick-up locations. They can also improve food delivery to office buildings, multi-family properties, universities and hospitals.
Find Minnow online at minnowpod.com or on social media at linkedin.com/company/minnow, facebook.com/minnowpod, Instagram.com/minnowpod and twitter.com/minnowpod
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How many minnows are in a dozen?
I know that in the east, a dozen goldfish are literally 12, due to the high cost and bait regulations.
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How many pounds of minnows does a pond need?
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