Macy’s Valley Fair Installs Robot Bakery Machine

<p class&equals;"article-date"><strong>SANTA CLARA<&sol;strong> &&num;8212&semi; The <span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 1rem&semi;">Macy’s department store at the Westfield Valley Fair mall has installed a custom-branded Bake Xpress robotic micro-bakery&comma; offering shoppers convenient in-store meals and snacks&period; Developed by Le Bread Express&comma; the machine can make a full menu of fresh-baked meals and pastries&period; The Bake Xpress complements the beverage and snack options also offered&comma; while providing Macy’s customers with a unique&comma; high-tech experience&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"article-date"><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 1rem&semi;">Bake Xpress features a Macy’s-branded machine wrap and a custom menu selected by Macy’s to best enhance the in-store shopping experience&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"responsiveNews">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Food is an important part of our customer experience&comma; and Macy’s Westfield Valley Fair is thrilled to expand the customer experience with a robotic micro-bakery&comma;” said Heather Stallion&comma; Macy’s Westfield Valley Fair store manager&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;As we evolve to meet our customer’s changing needs&comma; we’re confident that Bake Xpress will be a tremendous partner by offering hearty&comma; fresh-baked food in a fun and futuristic new way just in time for holiday shopping&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"responsiveNews">Bake Xpress micro-bakeries are unique robotic vending solutions that offer a selection of pastries&comma; pizza and artisan sandwiches that are freshly baked at time of order&period; Each food item is prepared and partially baked at a traditional bakery before being stored in the Bake Xpress refrigeration unit and then freshly baked in the machine’s smart oven when the customer places the order&period; Food is delivered hot and fresh within minutes&comma; providing restaurant-quality food in a convenient vending solution&period; Bake Xpress partnered with Macy’s to create a custom menu featuring croissants&comma; chocolate croissants&comma; pepperoni pizza&comma; pasta meals&comma; sausage and ham sandwiches and calzones&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"responsiveNews">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are excited to launch the first public Bake Xpress in the Bay Area at Macy’s Westfield Valley Fair after two years of successful operation at private corporate and university locations&comma;” said Le Bread Xpress Founder and CEO Benoit Herve&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Bake Xpress is unique in its ability to provide hot&comma; freshly-baked gourmet food&comma; which sets it apart from packaged snacks in traditional vending machines&period; We are pleased to see our vision of applying robotics and technology to food delivery continue to gain popularity&comma; and we are looking forward to this new partnership with Macy’s&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Le Bread Express was founded in 2015 and its machines have been installed at corporate and university sites in the Bay Area since 2019&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;