Crushed Red Launches Airport “Buy & Fly” at STL

Crushed Red Launches Airport "Buy & Fly" at STL

Posted on March 21, 2024 in Media Releases

Airport's First Self-Serve Pizza Kiosk

(This release comes from Crushed Red)

St. Louis, MO (March 20, 2024): Crushed Red founder Chris LaRocca is never happy sitting still. The Founder and CEO of Crushed Red always has his eye on expansion and currently, he is looking to assist hungry travelers at St. Louis Lambert International Airport's (STL) Terminal 2 (T2) with his latest venture: the Crushed Red Buy & Fly. This self-serve, grab and go "café", if you will, has a wide selection of Crushed Red's Urban Crafted Salads and Folded Flats, all colorfully displayed in their branded coolers.

That's what you would expect in a busy airport. What you don't expect is… a self-serve pizza kiosk! The first one of its kind in St. Louis, this self-contained pizza kiosks boasts touch screen technology and a self-contained oven that delivers piping hot Crushed Red pizzas on demand in 3 minutes. "

We love the idea of having fresh-made self-serve pizzas available for STL travelers in T2," says STL Airport Director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge. "We are certain our passengers will not just be pleased with the pizzas, but also impressed by the technology."

"I was so impressed to find this technology," says LaRocca. "It's truly a unique invention that delivers a high-quality result." He was so excited about the kiosk, he flew all the way to Europe to see it in person at the manufacturer. And, if you thought pizza on demand sounds too good to be true, you can also order a trio of hot, gigantic chocolate chip cookies as well.

Getting it to STL was no small feat either. After the machine was custom built and wrapped, it was hauled over land to a container ship, crossed the Atlantic, was put on a train bound for Chicago and…misplaced! Once the transport company was finally able to locate the kiosk, it was onto another truck for final delivery to the Chesterfield Crushed Red for testing. LaRocca states: "This project has been over a year in the making and I'm just glad it made the trip in one piece!"

Crushed Red's self-serve pizza kiosk makes its high-flying debut in STL's T2 on March 13.

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About Crushed Red

Founded in St. Louis by veteran restaurateur Chris LaRocca, Crushed Red restaurant concept that fills the need for truly delicious, healthful foods that are served quickly. Their "Healthful, Sustainable, Craveable" tagline is more than just an idea, it's how they approach the ideation and preparation of their menu items every day.

About STL

St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) is the primary commercial airport for the St. Louis metro area and parts of eastern Missouri and southern Illinois serving 15.6 million passengers annually. STL is an Enterprise Fund Department of the City of St. Louis. It is wholly supported by airport user charges. No general fund revenues are used for the operation, administration, promotion or maintenance of airport facilities. For more information, visit www.flystl.com. Follow us on Facebook: @flySTL, Twitter: @flySTL and Instagram: @flySTL.

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