Food service material dispensers, systems, and methods

A system for causing dispensing of printed food service material for use in creating a food service order, the system comprising:

• a food request module configured to receive a request for food service for a customer, wherein the request for food service includes the food service order, wherein the food request module is configured to:
• determine order information from the request for food service, wherein the order information comprises at least a food order specific to the request for food service;
• determine personalization information associated with the request for food service, wherein the personalization information is related to the customer of the request for food service;
• select, based on the determined personalization information, one of a plurality of pre-determined available messages to print on the food service material for the customer based on a computer-based prediction as to which of the plurality of pre-determined available messages encourages the customer to a same desired purchase or action, wherein each of the plurality of pre-determined available messages are designed to encourage a customer to the same desired purchase or action via a different incentive, wherein the same desired purchase or action comprises one of purchasing a specific product, ordering within a specific time window, or taking advantage of a specific promotion or limited-time-offer;
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• a food service material dispenser for dispensing the printed food service material that is to be provided with the food service order, the food service material dispenser comprising:
• at least one roller positioned along a dispensing pathway of the food service material dispenser;
• a motor configured to operate the at least one roller to cause movement of food service material along the dispensing pathway;
• a printer positioned along the dispensing pathway and configured to print on the food service material;
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• a controller configured to:
• receive instructions from the food request module to dispense the printed food service material, wherein the instructions include the selected one of the plurality of pre-determined available messages to print on the food service material;
• cause the printer to print the selected one of the plurality of pre-determined available messages on the food service material;
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• cause dispensing of the printed food service material, wherein the printed food service material includes the selected one of the plurality of pre-determined available messages printed thereon.

A method of dispensing printed food service material from a food service material dispenser, the method comprising:

• receiving a request for food service for a customer, wherein the request for food service includes a food service order;
• determining order information from the request for food service, wherein the order information comprises at least a food order specific to the request for food service;
• determining personalization information associated with the request for food service, wherein the personalization information is related to the customer of the request for food service;
• select, based on the determined personalization information, one of a plurality of pre-determined available messages to print on the food service material for the customer based on a computer-based prediction as to which of the plurality of pre-determined available messages is to encourage the customer to a same desired purchase or action, wherein each of the plurality of pre-determined available messages are designed to encourage a customer to the same desired purchase or action via a different incentive, wherein the same desired purchase or action comprises one of purchasing a specific product, ordering within a specific time window, or taking advantage of a specific promotion or limited-time-offer;
• causing a printer of the food service material dispenser to print the selected one of the plurality of pre-determined available messages on the food service material;
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• causing dispensing of the printed food service material from the food service material dispenser, wherein the printed food service material includes the selected one of the plurality of pre-determined available messages printed thereon.