Personalized food service material printing systems

Abstract

Systems for providing on-demand food service material printing for food service are provided herein. Once a customer places a request for food service, the system can determine the order information about the customer's order and personalization information about the customer or store. Such information may be printed on a food service material item by a printer/dispenser in the store. The printed food service material item can then be used in preparation of the food order and provided to the customer—providing a more personalized customer experience. Such a system may be used to provide on-demand printing for any food service material item including, for example, food wrap, food containers, cups, carry-out bags, tray liners, pouches, napkins, among many others. Such systems may provide many advantages, including for example personalization of food service material and/or real-time promotion availability for stores. Example food service material dispensers are also provided herein.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 712,465, filed Jul. 31, 2018, entitled “Personalized Food Service Material Printing Systems”, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 597,516, filed Dec. 12, 2017, entitled “Personalized Food Service Material Printing Systems”; each of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]Example embodiments of the present invention generally relate to printing systems for food service and, more particularly to on-demand food service material printing systems for food service.BACKGROUND[0003]Customer experience for food service can often feel impersonal. A customer may provide a food order and a food service person may then package up the food order for the customer. The packaging is pre-printed and supplied to the food service store often months in advance, such that the customer is presented with generic food packaging for their food ...

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Benefits of technology

[0004]Some embodiments of the present invention provide on-demand food service material printing for food service. Such systems may provide many advantages, including for example personalization of food service material and/or real-time promotion availability for stores. Once a customer places a request for food service, the system can determine order information about the customer's order and/or personalization information about the customer or store. Such information may be gathered based on any information available including, for example, user profiles, past order history, store promotions, social media, a user's device, among many other things. Using that information, the system may determine information to print on one or more food

Problems solved by technology

Customer experience for food service can often feel impersonal.

Further, any promotions or messages that a food service business may want to present to the customer on a food service material

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