Basil Street and Prepango this week announced a partnership to bring Basil Street’s fully automated pizza kitchen (APK) kiosks to airports beginning in the coming weeks with San Antonio International Airport (SAT).
With the partnership, Basil Street will utilize Prepango’s expansive relationships/contracts to launch its fully certified National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) and Underwriters Laboratories (UL and EPA-approved) APKs in major airports across the country.
“We have all experienced the desire for hot and filling meals during air travel,” said Deglin Kenealy, CEO of Basil Street. “Whether waiting to board a flight, between connections, or during late night layovers, food selections are oftentimes limited or inconvenient due to long lines. We are thrilled to partner with Prepango, an expert in the field of automated solutions with a strong focus on airports, to help us feed the masses no matter the time constraints inherent within travel.”
Basil Street’s kiosks feature three 10-inch Italian style, thin-crust pizza offerings: four-cheese, pepperoni, and a “Pizza of the Month,” selling between $12.95-$14.95. All of Basil Street’s pizzas are made with the freshest ingredients and then flash-frozen, to preserve the flavor and freshness, before being cooked-to-order in about three minutes. The cooking process utilizes their patented three-element non-microwave speed oven.
Basil Street indicated it plans to expand its APK portfolio to 200 units in airport locations over the next 12-18 months. The company is already in launch or discussions where Prepango currently has vending contracts, include Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), Cincinnati/North Kentucky International Airport (CVG) and Indianapolis International Airport (IND).
“Basil Street’s APKs fall right in line with other premium innovative automated retail solutions we offer our customers, which include illy coffee, Sprinkles Cupcakes, LEGO, and KYLIE among others, and is exactly what our customers are looking for,” said Marcos Modiano, founder, and CEO of Prepango. “Already, we have seen strong interest from our airport partners inquiring about Basil Street APKs to provide a quality food option to passengers at a time when service and opening hours fluctuate drastically due to the ongoing labor shortage.”
