French fry vending machine
A French fry vending machine is a vending machine that dispenses hot French fries, also known as chips. The first known French fry vending machine was developed circa 1982 by the defunct Precision Fry Foods Pty Ltd. in Australia. A few companies have developed and manufactured French fry vending machines and prototypes. Furthermore, a prototype machine was also developed at Wageningen University in the Netherlands.
A Just Fries brand French fry vending machine at Central Station in Montreal, Canada
Side view of a Just Fries brand vending machine in Valenciennes, France
Integra Saratoga French fry machine delivers fries in 35 seconds at Köln, Germany, at exhibition Eu'Vend and coffeena 2019.
A Nichirei vending machine that offers prepared French fries (Tokyo, 2012)
A vending machine is an automated machine that dispenses items such as snacks, beverages, cigarettes, and lottery tickets to consumers after cash, a credit card, or other forms of payment are inserted into the machine or otherwise made. The first modern vending machines were developed in England in the early 1880s and dispensed postcards. Vending machines exist in many countries and, in more recent times, specialized vending machines that provide less common products compared to traditional vending machine items have been created.
A snack food vending machine made in 1952
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Newspaper vending machines in Munich, Germany
An automobile parking ticket machine in the Czech Republic