Blendid, a robotic food service solutions leader, announced its expansion into the athletic club industry.
The Bay Club Company, which operates 22 active lifestyle clubs along the West Coast, will open Blendid kiosks at two of its California locations this spring.
The first clubs to open Blendid robotic smoothie kiosks will be Bay Club San Francisco and Bay Club Redwood Shores.
The new 8 by 8-foot kiosks will allow members, staff, and guests to enjoy delicious, freshly made smoothies customized to their distinct nutrition needs any time the club is open.
By leveraging Blendid’s contactless food automation platform, foodOS, a patented machine learning, robotics, and artificial intelligence-enabled system, orders can be made directly at kiosk touchscreens or through the Blendid App and scheduled for a pick-up time.
The robot can make nine smoothies simultaneously and up to 45 custom blends in a single hour, so smoothies are typically ready in under three minutes.
Blendid currently operates kiosk locations in a variety of non-traditional venue types including shopping centers, colleges and university campuses, travel centers, hospitals, and now active-lifestyle and athletic clubs.
With the global health and fitness club market projected to top $125 billion by 2030, the strategic expansion opens an enormous new market for Blendid kiosks.
More details on the first Bay Club Blendid kiosk locations and offerings will be made available once they open.