Apparatus for preparing and delivering custom-ordered caffeinated beverages

An apparatus for preparing and delivering custom-ordered beverages, said apparatus comprising:

• a housing having a plurality of cup dispensers;
• a plurality of beverage dispensing systems, each having a dispensing head;
• a first cup-transfer mechanism for transporting a cup from one of said cup dispensers to one of said dispensing heads to fill said cup with beverage;
• a second cup-transfer mechanism for transporting said cup with filled beverage from one of said dispensing heads to a first or second pick-up station;
• a first set of beverage pick-up windows located at said first pick-up station, and a second set of beverage pick-up windows located at said second pick-up station;
• a first and second conveyers located at said first and second pick-up stations, respectively, wherein one of said first and second conveyers moves said cup with filled beverage and stops to present it at each pick-up window of said first or second set of beverage pick-up windows;
• and
• a disposal bin, located between said first and second conveyors, for receiving said cup of filled beverage if it has not been picked up by a customer.