Despite the spectacular failure of Juicero—A $ 400 machine that passes freshly squeezed juice through juice filled bags—There are still companies that are willing to bet on fast food based on pod. The latest is the ColdSnap serving soft and creating other frozen treats on demand if you still have some counter space to sacrifice on the pod life.
This is understandable why companies are still trying to beat gold with the fast food approach on pods. Last August, Keurig Dr. Pepper expects his income for 2020 would exceed $ 11 billion, and while someone could do with just a little more effort create a cup of coffee at home which exceeds the quality that an Exquisite machine can build; consumers like convenience.
The biggest concern with fast food machines based on pods and bags is not the quality of the food or drink they produce, but the pods and bags themselves. The machines produce a lot of unnecessary waste, and although coffee pods are usually recyclable or compostable at this stage, the manufacturing and recycling process still uses resources that are not only needed for convenience. half awake in the morning.
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Instead of coffee or ‘fresh’ juice, the ColdSnap creates portions of frozen treats, including soft serving ice cream, frozen yoghurt, iced coffee, smoothies, ‘healthy shakes’, ‘slushies’ and even cocktails in 60 to 90 seconds. . It’s like having one of the McDonald’s ice dispensers and a 7-11 Slurpee machine in your kitchen for your own use – albeit a very enticing pitch – but as far as pod machines go, the ColdSnap asks more real estate in the kitchen than most.
Not only is the ColdSnap machine much bigger than a Keurig, but also the pods he uses are as big as a can of hard seltzer. They are shelf stable, which means the cans and ingredients do not have to be in the fridge, but they will still fight with your cans of LaCroix and White Claw for space in your pantry.
There is no pricing information yet, as the ColdSnap will be launched this summer with a limited beta rollout in the Boston area, but you can expect the machine to cost a few hundred dollars, given the ability to get ingredients quickly freezing in less than two minutes – plus the cost of single person pods. Will it be worth the cost? Again, the biggest selling point here is ease, but for less than $ 100 you can get an ice cream maker that removes frozen treats from the ingredients in your fridge and cupboards in about 20 minutes. With a little patience, you can probably save a lot of money and a trash can full of disposable pods.