Anyone here ever seen or heard of a standalone coffee shop? I have the idea to use a small space similar to the drive-through places, but fully automate it so that I only have to maintain it and not have employees? If there is already a business or someone that is interested in partnering, would love to connect.

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You could split the difference and have a single employee to receive orders, be a friendly face, and make sure customers get what they need. Automate as much else as possible; can still make good coffee and offer people a moment of human connection.

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https://www.coffeerobot.co/

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It's an interesting idea, but the trick will be to differentiate it from just being a collection of vending machines. Things like that already exist in airports and other public spaces where you have what's essentially a self-service food court.

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What problem are you trying to solve? Is it a customer problem or an employee problem

I think just some revenue generation business, pick cofee on the go and drive

I think you are thinking of this? https://www.getoctanecoffee.com

A vending machine

Honestly that is a really good idea. I haven't seen it done but it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

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They have stand alone coffee machines in cafeterias and 3 star hotels. The issue is, there is always someone around to monitor that equipment. If you have anything unmanned in the US, you have to factor in vandalism and attempted robbery of your equipment, on top of having a repairman on standby.

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