EQUIPMENT
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DEMANDS
The changing nature of the hospitality business in dealing with Covid has caused many operators to re-think their businesses models and menus with delivery and takeout options, and hygiene considerations, to the fore as foodservice businesses continue to adapt. DELIVERY FOCUS Redbox is an innovative delivery proposal aimed at ensuring an incomparable quality of delivered food, as though it were consumed at the restaurant table, claim its supplier Gi.Metal. The home pizza delivery, as with any other hot food suitable to be delivered, is a much requested service for many restaurants, having also experienced significant growth in demand during the lockdown period. Indeed, this service is becoming more essential, feel Gi.Metal, but it is not always linked to the quality concept - a concept beloved by the pizzaiolo who engages all his passion, from the choices of flours to the rising of the dough, up to the selection of the ingredients for cooking first class pizzas. Thus, when the pizza is delivered to the customer’s home, as opposed to being served at the table, the quality is often compromised, causing not only the discontentment of the customer but a dislike for the delivery services in general. RedBox – a new box for professional home delivery – sets out to solve this problem by maintaining the quality of the pizza, and of any other hot food, by ensuring the maintenance of heat and crispiness thanks to a patented system of temperature and humidity control. Pizza, pasta, fried food, hamburgers and any other hot food can be maintained in the right degree of warmth and 36
humidity, enhancing the most refined and sophisticated ingredients without compromising taste and quality, claim Gi.Metal. RedBox allows for the adjustment and maintenance of constant, set temperatures for all deliveries, adjusting it from 65°C up to 120°C. The patented RedBox system is electric, powered by a specific lithium battery, and offers a large capacity. It has also been designed to be used on all types of cargo scooters, both electric and gas, and on cars (four seats or more, with folding rear seats) cited in the trunk, with a special adaptation kit. An appropriate control unit, special heat diffusers, sensors and proprietary technology allow the set temperature to be adjusted and maintained (65°C/120°C) and patented temperature and humidity control system so that the food stays
dry and its taste is preserved. RedBox features a durable stainless-steel structure which is easily washable and sanitised. Currently, Gi.Metal Delivery Solutions say that they are offering different purchase options, rental or financing to help operators offer the best delivery services, and personalised quotes can be provided according to a business’s needs.
SPEED MATTERS “As the demand for hot food to go continues to rocket across the sector, so does demand for pieces of equipment that can keep up with the pace, November 2020
