That is why this spring, a series of innovative solutions were introduced in restaurants and cafes at OKKO gas stations, making dining on the road not only a necessity but also a pleasure. And most importantly, now you can enjoy the full diversity of cuisine at tasty gas stations even faster thanks to new services. More about them below.
Program “Calculate Your Travel Time”
The modern pace of life forces each of us to value time and clearly plan our daily schedule. To ensure that guests of OKKO gas stations do not waste a single extra minute, the “Calculate Your Travel Time” program has been launched in the network's restaurants. It provides that ordered dishes will be prepared and served to the guest within 15 minutes. If the kitchen is delayed even for a second, the visitor will receive a delicious coffee made from 100% Arabica as a gift from OKKO.
Initially, the program was tested at 8 Pasta Mia Italian restaurants of the OKKO gas station network. After receiving positive feedback from guests, it was decided to expand the service to the entire restaurant network. Therefore, during May, such a project will also be launched at 32 A la minute restaurants. To help restaurant guests easily navigate the preparation times of dishes, special marks “up to 15 min” and “from 15 min” are now placed opposite each of them on the cassettes above the serving line. Thus, within just a quarter of an hour, guests can get a full lunch: for example, by ordering 2 dishes, a salad, dessert, and fresh juice. An hourglass, which is given to the client immediately after paying for the order, will help control the speed of preparation. If all the sand in the hourglass has run out and the order is delayed, the guest will receive an apology certificate from OKKO, which can then be exchanged for any type of coffee in the network's restaurants.
Heat Display Cases
During March-April, a new service, which no other Ukrainian gas station network has, was launched at 23 OKKO gas stations. The innovative solution is that special heat display cases are installed in the cafe area, which allow keeping a wide range of ready-made dishes constantly hot – soups, burgers, pancakes, baked potatoes, potatoes with sausages (set meal), chicken wings or breast, Belgian waffles. Other new items will be launched in the near future. Freshly prepared dishes are placed in the display case, and the client has the opportunity to independently choose everything they like, taking the food to go or having lunch directly in the cafe. The speed of receiving a ready dish depends only on the speed of the client's choice. The assortment of the display case allows you to put together both a light snack or breakfast and a full lunch or dinner. In the first half of summer, heat display cases will be launched at another 15 OKKO gas stations – primarily at large highway complexes.
OKKO Prepares Pasta at Gas Stations
Guests of the OKKO network can now taste delicious freshly prepared pasta made from durum wheat not only at Pasta Mia restaurants but also at two capital gas stations (54 Velyka Kiltseva St. and 33 Akademika Palladina Ave.). By the end of spring, the network will have 7 cafes at gas stations (4 in Kyiv and 3 in Odesa) where you can enjoy traditional Italian food. In just a few minutes, cafe zone chefs will prepare pasta on special equipment according to the client's preferences. All you need to do is choose the type of pasta, sauce, and additional ingredients, and then you can simply enjoy the process of quick order preparation.
Guests are offered a choice of 2 types of pasta – spaghetti and penne, 3 types of additional ingredients – ham and bacon, chicken and mushrooms, or vegetables. Then you can also choose one of the sauces: “Napoli” (made from fresh tomatoes and tomatoes in their own juice with the addition of aromatic herbs) or “Alfredo” – a white creamy sauce, which, in addition to delicate cream, includes 2 types of cheese, Italian herbs, and dried garlic. Each portion is cooked in a wok pan for 2.5-3 minutes and decorated before serving with cherry tomatoes and Parmesan cheese.
New Trends: Donuts and Breakfasts
The OKKO network has always strived to set trends in the market, including in shaping the food culture of Ukrainians. One of the latest manifestations of this aspiration is the active expansion of the offer for full breakfasts. At the end of winter, healthy oatmeal and granola became available at more than half of the network's gas stations. And at the beginning of spring, hearty pancakes were added to this offer.
And a real breakthrough in coffee culture at gas stations was the exclusive appearance of legendary donuts at OKKO. From the first day of launch, the demand for them was so high that in just one week, the monthly plan for these most popular donuts in the world was sold. Currently, at OKKO you can purchase 5 varieties of donuts, which are available at more than 150 gas stations.
“In the process of our work, we are forming a new culture of eating on the road. For the driver and their passengers, the assortment of OKKO set meals is a profitable alternative to snacking on sandwiches 'on the dry',” comments Andriy Yanchuk, head of the restaurant direction of the OKKO network. “We offer not just tasty and satisfying snacks, but full and balanced meals at any time of the day at any point in Ukraine. And combined with an affordable price, consistently high level of service and speed of service, this makes the client's choice in favor of the OKKO network uncompromising.”
