Vending

Cugino Forno debuts pizza vending machine in North Carolina

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September 21, 2026

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Cugino Forno has introduced a pizza vending machine at Incendiary Brewing in Lewisville, North Carolina, according to a WXII report, giving customers access to the pizzeria's food around the clock. The company, which began in Greensboro and has expanded across the Piedmont Triad, is using the location as its first test of the automated format.

Customers place an order and pay through a touchscreen. The machine then retrieves a chilled pizza, heats it, places it in a box and dispenses it in about three minutes. The unit can hold as many as 66 pizzas at a time.

Co-owner Yilmaz Guver views the machine as a new way to expand Cugino Forno's reach beyond its restaurants. The concept allows the company to serve customers when a traditional kitchen is unavailable while placing its pizzas in venues that may not have their own food operations.