Tokyo restaurant chain installs vending machines for take-home sales

A Tokyo restaurant chain specializing in noodle dishes has installed vending machines at 26 outlets offering frozen versions of its products for take-home sales, according to a report in The Mainichi.

The chain, Ringer Hut, has installed the machines to offset sales lost on account of the cononavirus. So far, results have surpassed expectations.

The machines, 1.8 meters high, 1 meter wide and 80 centimeters deep, carry the chain's "R" logo and offer six varieties of frozen products, including noodles and fried rice priced at 450 yen ($3.94) each and sets of 12 gyoza dumplings at 350 yen ($3.06).

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