Announced on the UP.Summit Zipline will deliver sandwiches, salads and more from Mendocino Farms in select locations, starting in 2025.
Zipline, pioneers in medical drone delivery, have expanded their services to supply delivery of consumer goods within the US. The corporate recently received a ground-breaking waiver from the FAA to offer drone delivery services flying beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) of the pilot. The waiver offers significant opportunities to make drone delivery more commercially viable for partners and consumers.
For Mendocino Farms, offering upscale sandwich and salad items, drone delivery offers a possibility to delivery food at optimal freshness – not cold and late. “Zipline designed its P2 system to unravel this problem for partners like Mendocino Farms. With Zipline, guests will place their favorite order and track its progress in real-time on their phone,” says a Zipline blog post. “Once the kitchen loads the order, the P2 Zip will take off and fly to their home hassle-free, with no traffic or disruptions. Just a couple of minutes later (under 10 minutes for deliveries 10 miles away), the Zip will arrive at its destination and hover safely and quietly high up within the sky, while its fully autonomous droid descends on a tether, steers to the proper location, and gently drops off its package to an area as small as a patio table or the front steps of a house.”
For products like food delivery, drones are ideal – and more efficient and eco-friendly than delivery cars. “Based on Zipline’s evaluation, each flight today creates as much as 97% fewer emissions than traditional delivery services, with zero tailpipe pollution,” says the discharge.
“There’s quite a lot of work that happens between when a guest orders their food and after they take that first delicious bite. By working with Zipline, we’re making it faster and more convenient to Eat Joyful wherever you might be,” said Kevin Miles, CEO of Mendocino Farms. “Zipline delivery provides an exceptional, sustainable experience we’re thrilled to bring to our guests.”
Participating Mendocino Farms stores will add Zipline docks, which is able to allow team members to load orders without leaving their station for smooth and efficient workflows. “Zipline’s team worked closely alongside the restaurants to learn and understand workflows and construct an efficient system that works seamlessly in even the busiest kitchens. The system is more convenient for workers than a drive-thru window and requires less training.”
Mendocino Farms will use Zipline’s APIs to integrate the service into their existing ordering channels and POS system, enabling easy online ordering, real-time order and trend tracking, and workflows that make sense for his or her team. This implies minimal training for team members, while giving their team an entire picture of their delivery operations.
Zipline and Mendocino Farms will share more in regards to the rollout because it approaches.
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