It's Baton Rouge: Out To Lunch

Entrepreneurs and other creative ambitious types have been figuring out how to make money by selling food since people have lived in community. Restaurants in some form or fashion have been around for hundreds of years. But only in the past century or so have things gotten really interesting. The possibilities are endless, and some of them are being tried and tested right here in Baton Rouge Speed Bancroft, who, besides having perhaps the coolest name in the world, is an entrepreneur with one of the coolest ideas you can imagine. It’s an automated food kiosk that can deliver hot, fresh food directly to your car window. Speed’s company, Speedy Eats, has designed a robotic kiosk that can store, warm and serve an array of fresh, hot entrees - like pizza and wings - with side dishes and beverages, while promising investors a quick and easy return on their investment. It’s like something out of the Jetson’s. or perhaps it’s more accurate to think of it as a 21c twist on the Automat of