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TESTIMONIALS
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“We purchased two Z-400 Food Courts in ’06 just to try them out.
As a follow up, I want to say that they are performing exceptionally well
and we expect to be placing our next order for more machines. The Food Courts
have allowed us to reduce 100% of the stales/waste associated with the cold food
machines that were replaced.
Along with the high capacity offered by the simple chest freezer design,
the Food Court requires 3Xs fewer services resulting in a substantial reduction
in labor and fuel costs associated with those placements. Simply put, we love
the Z-400 Food Court Express and see it as an integral part of our food
offering.”
-Jerry Gray, Canteen Corporate, IL
Corporate Service Group
"I cannot say enough about your new Food Court Express. The Food Court's great
design, durable construction, and low maintenance have proven to be one of our
best purchases. It has been a tremendous success in helping us acquire new
accounts and the flexibility of offering both name brand foods and ice cream in
one machine has played a critical role in obtaining accounts where space is an
issue."
"However, from an operator's point of view, the most important aspect of the
Food Court Express is the ability to replace a fresh food machine in an existing
account. We can now offer our customers a machine with zero waste and a wide
variety of name brand products. It is a win-win for the client and the operator.
They receive more product selections and the operator is able to remove a
marginally profitable machine from the P&L. Our Branch Managers are requesting
the Food Court Express faster than we can install them!"
"Providing superior and innovative vending services is a deep commitment we at
Corporate Services Group make to our clients. The Food Court Express has been
instrumental in strengthening our position as a market leader and has quickly
become an integral part of our equipment offering and the value we bring to our
customers."
"Thank you for your efforts in creating such a quality merchandiser. We look
forward to many years of continued success with the Food Court Express."
-Brad Bartholomew, President, Corporate Services Group
A&R Services
“Most [Food Court Express] machines doubled in volume [the machines they
replaced], and some revenues were up 400%... Our profits have grown as a result,
too.”
“The new design really caught my customers’ attention... Sales went way up in
comparison to the frozen and fresh food vendors we replaced.”
“What we found was that the combination of larger product cards, name-brand
products, and the ‘entertainment’ value of the Fastcorp vacuum system really
created an ideal environment for selling food to our customers. No more
‘What was in that empty column?’ like you’d here from a glass
front placement,
and in
follow up
surveys with the end users, we found that we increased the number of potential
users based on their previous concerns like ‘How long has that sandwich been in
there?’”
“There are a lot less labor and waste concerns with frozen food vending.
Our service calls have reduced, as well.”
“The F631 was always a workhorse, but the Z400 has taken that reliability to a
new level.”
-Richard Harvey, A&R Services, Monument Colorado

“As a smaller operator offering ice cream/frozen food helps maintain/win new
accounts as if we were a big operator.”
“…gives us the niche a smaller operator needs to survive in an industry that is
ever so rapidly changing.”
“…in a bank of equipment, always has the look of a fully stacked vender… is
professional and presents itself well.”
“Offered
food and ice cream increases sales and eliminates waste… a win-win, all in one
machine.”
-Ken Adler, HGA Services
GVR Services
"Put 2 FCE [Z-400 Food
Court Express Vendors] in an account that has 2 separate break rooms. Both had
cold food machines, stale rates of 20% and sales of $75-100 per week. He
approached the account with IC [ice cream]; obviously they really wanted ice
cream. He said he would pull the fresh food and replace it with the FCE. It was
difficult, but once the sales person got past not offering milk, they put one in
the main break room."
"For
morale/kick-off they sat in the lunchroom for a couple of hours the first day
giving away free product and observing the machine.
People went nuts! First week it sold $300 with no throw-always. Second &
third week it did $250 a week.
Next we placed the second machine in the other break room with a
blue-collar clientele of 500 people between the ages of 19-25 years old."
"It went from $100
in sales, with 20% waste and low margin, to $250 a week in sales, high margin
with no waste. It allows them to compete with the lunch truck!
The milk issue was resolved by placing a Nesquick in the bottle drop."
"The 2nd account had a
blue-collar clientele with 350 people....
Their cold food machine generated $180 a week, with low profit margin and
the same percentage of stales. After
adding the FCE, the FCE did $240 a week, cannibalizing $80 in cold food sales
(which was what he was hoping for).
This was a big hit to the employees, generating lots of excitement!! In
short, the account loves the machine: makes the boss look good for taking care
of the employees, makes GVR look good for taking the initiative to bring them
something new."
"The 4th account had a
blue-collar clientele with 400 people, in a business that specialized in custom
stonework. It generated $180 per week in sales. They added a FCE to the existing
cold food machine and saw a drop in cold food sales.
This was great since it did not take from snack sales, buffering him from
the competition."
-GVR
Services, Steve Marsullo, President 916-429-6048, Sacramento
["What finally drove
him to take one was when a key account with $40,000 in annual sales asked for
Ice cream and they wouldn't give it to him.
The location pulled the account and gave it to a USI Blue Sky operator.
He thinks he will get it back with the FCE." ]

"We just purchased our first Food Court Express. We took advantage of the Vistar
offer. Which gave us $ 1000.00 off the purchase! We have been very happy with
the concept of food & ice cream in one. It gave our account the flexibility to
get more offerings within one machine.
The account we placed it at has over 700 employees and we were able to work with
them, and give them selections they wanted! The customers like watching the
robotic arm in action. It gives them the satisfaction, that they are getting the
newest technology within the industry."
"As we spoke recently we are looking at our 2nd
& 3rd machines. We hope to pick up new accounts by offering them this
great product! The next time you are in Chicago, call me and I’ll treat you to a
Blue Bunny NASCAR bar from one of our Food Court Express Machines!"
-Jeff
Shapiro,
S & O Vending
"With higher prices being forced
upon us by the product manufacturers, ice cream seems to be the only product
that vending operators can sell that gives us 3-4 times earnings.
This is unheard of in all other parts of our portfolio.
In addition we are able to provide food to our clients without the
continual cost of waste."
"The quality of the Fastcorp
frozen machines has allowed us to take our company in another direction and
offer our clients a complete vending package."
-Michael Helft,
One Stop Vending
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