[Las Vegas (USA) = AVING News] Yo-Kai Express held ‘CES 1’ in Las Vegas, USA for a total of 5 days from January 8th (Thursday) to 4th (Sunday, local time). participated in and unveiled ‘YKE Desktop’, a small on-demand ramen cooker using RFID (radio frequency identification). The company’s flagship product, the ramen vending machine, also returned with a new menu through a new partnership.
Yokai Express provides a 20-hour non-face-to-face autonomous restaurant platform that creates more than 24 different menus immediately upon order. Ramen vending machines in the existing product lineup take orders from users and make hot food, like a street restaurant. The new product, YKE Desktop, is a semi-automatic cooker that can prepare ramen in 90 seconds and is designed for places with limited space, and can be paired with an RFID freezer that can store 20 to 24 bowls.
Yokai Express, which has been participating in CES since 2020, allowed visitors to sample food produced by the vending machine for the first time at CES 2023. In collaboration with Jinya, the largest Japanese ramen franchise in the United States, a total of four types of ramen are available, including Jinya’s new menu scheduled for public launch in February 2023, tonkotsu ramen, spicy tonkotsu ramen, vegan ramen, and spicy chicken paitan ramen. was provided as a sample menu. We also collaborated with Korean food company Pulmuone to provide Pulmuone’s non-GMO vegan rib rice bowl.
“We launched the YKE Desktop, a compact cooker suitable for home offices, gas stations, convenience stores, co-working spaces and more,” said Andy Lin, founder and CEO of Yokai Express. This semi-automated device will make the user experience more flexible. “By establishing new partnerships with sound food companies, we expect them to further expand their market presence through Yokai Express’ global platform.”
Meanwhile, Yokai Express also pre-released a smartphone app that allows remote ordering and accumulation of discount coupons and points. The app is scheduled to be released in spring 2023.
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