Hot chip vending machine created by company that believed it could fry

Ten years of development, "mini fish and chips' Perth office will begin commercial production this year - and sites are placed on the international market

 

One of the first Hot Chip automatic dispensers in Manjimup, Western Australia

One of the first Hot Chip automatic dispensers in Manjimup, Western Australia. Photography: Bendotti Exporters

Calla Wahlquist

Friday, 30 January 2015 03.16 GMT

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A company of Western Australia has a potato dispenser hot chips fried frozen pending.

 

Although the idea has occurred to many who watched with sadness in the closing sign of the local pizzeria to three hours before stumbling home to a disappointing slice of toast, the successful execution took years of work .

 

This is the latest company to Perth Affairs Peter Malone, best known for his turn as CEO of telecommunications company collapsed New Tel, the company's $ 2.5 billion he founded with his best man in 1988.

 

New Tel trades in 1999 and reported $ 150 million in the market before its promise of being "America Online China" fell flat. When the company was in administration in 2002, he had to creditors nearly $ 50 million . Telstra and Optus both were owed $ 10 million.

 

Malone, who heads the company Hot Chip, said that the development of the vending machine began over 10 years ago when his business partner group began recording unsuccessful attempts by other companies.

 

He said his machine, which has just passed the trial stage and begin commercial production this year, fried potato chips in a bucket of 10 liters of rice bran oil in the belly of the machine.

 

The technology used in the final design, which is based on a robotic arm to grab the chips in a cup and serve the customers waiting, has been made available in recent years.

 

Malone suggested chips could qualify for the Heart Foundation tick than fried in oil without cholesterol. Said the risk of food poisoning was minimal because "the potatoes are much more than an inert material."

 

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The choice of potato was not an easy task. Stephen Bendotti is a potato processing company director Bendotti exporters and WA Chip, which provides chips. He said it took a lot of trial and error to frozen french fries that are cooked properly within minutes.