Baton Rouge startup Speedy Eats is aiming to launch its first unmanned drive-thru store on Dec. 13, owner Speed Bancroft tells Daily Report.
Speedy Eats, a developer of automated retail systems, currently operates more than two dozen automated fridge units throughout the Capital Region.
The new store concept will be on John R Junkin Drive in Natchez, Mississippi. It will be operated by Tance Hughes, an entrepreneur based in Vidalia.
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The store will be stocked by Hughes, who will pay Speedy Eats a percentage of his sales as well as a software subscription fee. In exchange, Speedy Eats’ software will run the store for him, selling products, tracking inventory and purging expired goods without any human intervention.
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Once operational, the store will sell prepared meals like salads, sandwiches and wraps in addition to beverages and sides.
Amanda Vinet of Baton Rouge-based meal prep company Fully Fit Meals is designing the store’s menu. New Orleans-based Baku Solutions will handle most of the actual food prep, though Vinet will chip in a bit on that front, as well.
This story originally appeared in a Dec. 9 issue of Daily Report. To keep up with Baton Rouge business and politics, subscribe to the free Daily Report e-newsletter here.