Controlled inventory refrigerated dispensing system

A refrigerated storage and dispensing unit, comprising:

• a refrigerator cabinet;
• a chassis positioned on an interior of said refrigerator cabinet having walls defining an open cavity on an interior of said chassis;
• at least one shelf affixed to said walls of said chassis within said open cavity;
• and
• an open-front storage box removably positioned on said at least one shelf and comprising:
• a back wall panel;
• two side wall panels;
• a floor wall panel;
• and a top wall panel;
• said back wall panel, two side wall panels, floor wall panel, and top wall panel defining an open interior space accessible through a front of said storage box;
• a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) reader;
• and
• a planar RFID antenna positioned within at least one of said side wall panels and said floor wall panel;
• wherein said RFID antenna and said RFID reader are configured to read RFID tags on products positioned within said open interior space;
• wherein said open-front storage box further comprises a modular unit configured for insertion into and removal from said chassis.