Partnership Aims for Automated Pizza-Making Vending Machines in All West Coast C-Stores

Photograph courtesy of PizzaForno

PizzaForno has high hopes to expand its around-the clock automatic pizza vending machines to all convenience stores across the West Coast.

Toronto-based PizzaForno is partnering with Los Angeles-based Invig Consulting on the venture.

“PizzaForno allows store owners to introduce a new product to their customers efficiently and reliably without having to pay for the extra training, labor and materials that would come with running a pizza-making operation within their store,” said Bassem Nowyhed, CEO of Invig Consulting, about the pizza-baking vending machines. “These vending machines are a no-brainer for stores to have an edge over their competitors and introduce a new line of revenue. We’re super excited to bring these incredible machines to store owners across California and the entire West Coast.”

PizzaForno has launched in Utah, Delaware, New York, Florida and Maryland, establishing 39 new units across the nation.

In addition, Sunoco is among the companies involved in a 40-unit deal in Michigan.

PizzaForno has introduced its vending machines at three locations across California, including an ampm in Palmdale, an independent satellite location in Riverside and a winery in San Francisco.

“At the moment, there are no convenience-store chain deals for multiple locations, but the goal is for that to happen in the future, which they are testing with the relationship with ampm in Palmdale,” Invig told CSP.

With this new partnership, PizzaForno seeks to continue to expand and spread its machines across the state, with the ultimate goal of establishing a PizzaForno inside every convenience store.

“Our 24/7 automatic machines embody everything customers seek in a convenience store appliance,” said Travis Musser, master licensee for PizzaForno Southern California and Washington State. “With how connected Invig Consulting is to the convenience-store industry, we’re confident that our vending machines will become available to more stores and eventually become an essential component for the convenience store experience.”

Founded in 2018 by Canadian entrepreneurs William Moyer and Les Tomlin, PizzaForno sells the automated PizzaForno machines that make a pizza in less than 5 minutes. Accessible 24/7 at the tap of a digital screen, PizzaForno offers a selection of pizza options. PizzaForno has more than 70 locations, more than 100 additional locations committed in the United States and more than 30 U.S. locations already established in California, Georgia, Florida, Delaware, Michigan, Virgina, Alabama, Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana.

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