The makers of Atchayam Foodbox, as the machine is called, claim that it is a first of its kind concept in the food and retail industry and insist it’s not a vending machine.“This is like an ATM where you withdraw cash by yourself,” says Satish Chamy Velumani, a first generation entrepreneur from Coimbatore who is also the founder and CEO.

The Foodbox serves everything from snacks to complete meals from popular restaurants in the city. These include Adyar Ananda Bhavan, Aasife and Brothers Biriyani, Moti Mahal, Amaravathi, Kaaraikudi and Mr Chows .

In another 5 years one can see this type of restaurants in metros all over south india as it is seems to be a profitable one.