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Startup tests portable, mobile order food kiosk

October 26, 2017

Veebie, a Portland, Maine based startup, offers a portable, self-service food cart where customers can order and pay for their grab-and-go meal through their mobile device and pick it up at the cart without waiting, according to tech.co. The food is supplied by a local partner restaurant, Sisters Gourmet Deli.

Steven Sperry, founder and CEO, ran a 10-day test in downtown Portland, Maine. By 1:30 p.m. all but one of the kiosk's 48 cubbies, which had been filled at 11:30 a.m. were empty.

Customers select their item, pay for it, and take the food from the cubby their receipt specifies. The production version of the unit will have locked cubbies that only unlock when the buyer arrives to pick up their purchase, Sperry said.