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‘Automated Cafe’: Sather Lane’s hot food vending machines open 24 hours

Dec 8, 2024

Sather Lane, home to various traditional dine-in restaurants and takeout stores, has one automated food service establishment that is open 24 hours a day.

VendiZone, a vending machine based “automated cafe” on Southside, has been operating in Berkeley since November 2023. VendiZone’s business model combines a Bake Xpress hot food vending machine with other machines that dispense ready-to-consume fare.

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