AutoCaf

This idea aims to be a fully automated coffee shop.

There would be vending machines for food and coffee, but not quite like regular vending machines...

The coffee vending machines would have a computerized touch screen, to allow the user to select from a huge variety of beverages, at least as many as one would get in a conventional coffee shop. For coffee drinks, there would be the same large variety of coffee beans available as in a regular coffee shop, and perhaps also a choice of brewing methods -- drip, percolated, espresso, cold-brewed, etc.. For maximum freshness, beans would be stored under vacuum, and would be ground just before brewing. To make the coffee machine more visually appealing, it'd have a clear front, and clear components, so that the user can see the coffee being made.

Cakes, etc, would also be available -- but instead of conventional vending machines filled with "shelf stable" foods, real food would be rear loaded into the machines from a real kitchen, where it is freshly made. Any pastries not purchased within a few hours of being baked are discarded and replaced. Each door in the vending machine would not only display the price of the item, but also how long ago it was loaded into the machine.