How long does it take to heat popcorn using an unmanned smart vending machine? The answer is: 30 seconds.

      On March 16, the Geely Mars Smart Vending Machine Global Launch and Future Life Trend Summit was held in Wuhan. At the meeting, Hubei Geely Food Co., Ltd. released the world's first full-link intelligent popcorn vending machine, which can heat a cup of warm popcorn in 30 seconds, with 6 flavors to choose from and unmanned vending 24 hours a day.

      The Geely Food team continues to plan for intelligent transformation. After five years of technical research, the company has successfully developed an intelligent popcorn vending machine that integrates on-site production, preservation, and payment. The equipment developed by Geely Food Company is equipped with a number of core technologies: it adopts factory-level full-link unmanned on-site production technology, and ensures the best taste of popcorn through an intelligent temperature control system; it is equipped with ultraviolet sterilization devices and degradable and environmentally friendly packaging to respond to the "dual carbon" goal needs.

      At the event, Geely Food reached strategic cooperation with more than ten domestic and foreign companies including Shenzhen Amoxi, Thailand Xinghui Tianxia, ​​and Shaanxi Cultural Tourism Group, with a total contract value of over 100 million yuan.

      Hao Yuhong, chairman of Geely Food, said that the company will continue to deepen the three-in-one strategy of "smart devices + cloud services + data empowerment", and plans to build a nationwide smart retail network within three years, so that technological innovation can truly serve a better life.

      Gao Fu, vice president of the China Council for the Promotion of National Trade, believes that the launch of Geely's Mars popcorn vending machine is a successful example of supply-side structural reform in the popcorn industry.

      It is understood that the "Love to Aid Education" public welfare program was launched on the same day. Gao Huoxing, general manager of Geely Food, promised to donate 0.01 yuan to the "Geely Mars Hope Project Education Fund" for every cup of popcorn sold. Based on the average daily output of 20 cups and 300 days of annual operation of the 10,000 devices put into use in the first phase, the annual donation amount can reach 600,000 yuan.