Print Mates enters pilot at select Bed Bath & Beyond stores

Robotic Photo Printing Kiosk to Debut at Retail Titan in Select Cities

SAN DIEGO, CA, July 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NEWMEDIAWIRE — Generation NEXT Franchise Brands, Inc. (OTCQB: VEND) announced today a pilot at select Bed Bath & Beyond® stores for Generation NEXT’s subsidiary, Print Mates™ digital photo printing kiosks. As Back to School season approaches, Print Mates will be installed at four locations in California, including Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, and Mountain View.

Print Mates’ easy-to-use, touchscreen kiosks allow customers to instantly, easily and cost-effectively print high-quality photos directly from their smartphones or favorite social media and cloud storage accounts. They can also conveniently order other photo products, décor, and gifts ranging from fridge magnets, frames and posters, to jumbo-sized prints, beautiful canvases and wood prints. All products are conveniently shipped to their home in as little as one day.

“At Generation NEXT we’re committed to bringing consumers the next level of convenience through innovation, and we’re thrilled to pilot our latest innovative solutions, Print Mates kiosks at a retail destination like Bed Bath & Beyond,” said Nick Yates, CEO of Generation NEXT. “Bed Bath & Beyond is the epitome of what consumers love, and we are honored they recognize our new approach to photography development as something their customers will benefit from.”

Print Mates unattended kiosks will launch July 15 at the following Bed Bath & Beyond locations:

·      Bed Bath & Beyond | 555 9thStreet, San Francisco, CA 94103

·      Bed Bath & Beyond | 2470 Charleston Road, Mountain View, CA 94043

·      Bed Bath & Beyond | 3341 East Foothill Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91107

·      Bed Bath & Beyond | 1750 Camino Del Rio North, San Diego, CA 92108

For more information about Generation NEXT’s Print Mates, please visit www.printmates.com.

About Print Mates ™

Print Mates™ unattended kiosks are designed to reinvent the premium-quality photo printing experience by making it fast, fun, and inexpensive to get your photos “out of your phone into your hand.” Customers love using the Print Mates™ Kiosk because they can instantly, easily and cost-effectively print high-quality photos directly from their smartphones or through their favorite social media (Facebook, Instagram, Google Photos, Dropbox and Flickr) photo sharing, or cloud storage accounts in six different sizes of prints in just seconds. www.printmates.com

About Generation NEXT Franchise Brands, Inc.

Generation NEXT is a full-scale developer of robotics, automation, and AI innovations and technologies. We create, develop and manufacture innovative robotic vending concepts that enhance the delivery, engagement and customer experience through innovation. Generation NEXT Franchise Brands, Inc., based in San Diego, California, is a publicly traded company on the OTC Markets trading under the symbol OTCBB: VEND. Generation NEXT Franchise Brands, Inc. is parent company to Reis and Irvy’s, Inc. and Print Mates, Inc. www.gennextbrands.com