System and method for the personalized production of foods
A system for the personalized production of foods including an automated selection station of the type of food requested by the customer, including the relative topping, and of the method of preparation thereof, a preparation station of the dough portions (P) that constitute the base of the requested foods (X,X′), a first topping station of the dough portions (P) with ingredients to be cooked, a cooking station of the dough portions (P) with ingredients to be cooked, a delivery station to the customer of the finished foods (X′), means (IS) for transporting the dough portions (P) and/or the foods (X,X′) through the stations. The first topping station includes a counter with worker and a selection counter of the ingredients to be cooked freely accessible to the customers; the transportation means include a sorting device of the dough portions (P) towards the counter with worker or towards the selection counter.
1. A system for the personalised production of foods such as pizza, focaccia bread and the like, comprising:
at least one automated selection station of the type of food required by the customer, including the relative topping, and of how it is to be prepared, at least one preparation station of dough portions (P) that make up the base of the foods (X,X′) required, at least one first topping station of the dough portions (P) with ingredient to be cooked;
at least one cooking station of the dough portions (P) with ingredients to be cooked;
at least one delivery station to the customer of the finished foods (X′);
a first weighing station of the dough portions (P) and/or of the foods (X,X′), positioned upstream of said cooking station;
a plurality of baking trays, able to be associated with said dough portions and/or with said finished foods associated with a certain customer, equipped with respective identifiable elements, and a plurality of readers of said identifiable elements positioned at predetermined points of the system;
at least one central processing unit to which said stations, said transportation means, said weighing means and said recognition means are slaved,
said first topping station comprising a counter in which the food is prepared manually, and a selection counter of the ingredients to be cooked that can be freely accessed by the customers,
a first conveyor that transports the dough portions from said preparation station towards said first topping station,
a sorting device positioned downstream of said first conveyor, that selectively sends the dough portions (P) towards said counter in which the food is prepared manually, or towards said selection counter, in relation to the selection made by the customer,
a second conveyor and a third conveyor, which transport the dough portions, selected by said sorting device, respectively towards said counter in which the food is prepared manually, or towards said selection counter.
2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said preparation station comprises at least one kneading machine, warming cabinets and proving chambers and at least one sheeting machine.
3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said automated selection station comprises at least one user interface through which the customer can define the characteristics of the requested food.
4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said cooking station comprises at least one conveying tunnel oven.
5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said identifiable elements comprise barcodes.
6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said weighing means comprise a second weighing station positioned downstream of said cooking station.
7. The system according to claim 6 , comprising at least one second topping station with ingredients to be used after cooking.
8. The system according to claim 7 , wherein said weighing means comprise a third weighing station positioned downstream of said second topping station.