Target Market

The global ice cream industry is growing, with projections estimating a global CAGR of over 4% and annual sales climbing to $80 to $89b in the next five to seven years (“The State of the Global Ice Cream Market” by Alexis Hosch | 13 August, 2018). At the same time unattended retail is predicted to grow into $13 billion industry (Amazon 2019). NISKA solution an unattended retail solution for premium single serve ice cream and such would facilitate consumer interest via robotic entertainment part too, as robots are a huge trend and already to have proven to gain public admiration. This will be coupled with enhanced margins for business owners.

The NISKA robotic retail solution project is focused toward the ice cream vendor ‘owner’ and ‘franchisee’. The IP licence customer with hospitality business experience is the initial target in order to sell the license for the robotic retail ice cream concept. Business entities like established retail corporations in food market, such as restaurant and cafe chains are perfect customers; additionally hotel chains, shopping centres, cruise ships and other entertainment venues.

Bullet points of the market:

– consumption of dairy and sweets has a sustainable cultural aspect;
– appreciation of the futuristic technologies and novel products, social acceptance of robotisation;
– growing segment of the premium & portioned ice-cream;
– sophisticated customers who are ready to pay premium for unique experience and product;
– reasonable rent rates and employee associated expenses.

Areas of impact

– consumption of dairy and sweets has a sustainable cultural aspect;
– appreciation of the futuristic technologies and novel products, social acceptance of robotisation;
– growing segment of the premium & portioned ice-cream;
– sophisticated customers who are ready to pay premium for unique experience and product;
– reasonable rent rates and employee associated expenses.

Niska provides turnkey digital and robotics solutions that address retail business profitably and consumer engagement via the application of innovative technologies.

Niska’s opportunity is underpinned by advanced technologies that are driving global growth of practical business improvements applications. Innovation, shaped by ‘market makers’ who see a future others’ can’t, is creating solutions that enable problems to be solved; this is NISKA. Our Company is at the vanguard of real-world inventions and big data, with clear and saleable product applications in Retail Robotics.

Technology Validation

Niska has built and launched the world’s first front of store Robotic Retail Solution for portioned scooped ice cream & gelato on fully commercial basis. Profitable commercial operation with successful unattended retail. Executed Patented technology with over 45 000 ice cream scoops served.