Fecha de publicación: 12/09/2012 Fuente: WIPO Food Portada The invention relates to a system and a method for self-service food ordering or self-service food fetching through network. The system for self-service food ordering or self-service food fetching through network comprises an automatic food selling machine, a food ordering terminal, the network, a WEB server, a business server, a data server, a third-party payment platform and a food preparing inquiry printer. The specific method for self-service food ordering or self-service food fetching through network comprises the following steps: automatic food selling machines are distributed at food fetching points; food orders perform self-service food ordering; food ordering registration and network payment are carried out on an e-commerce platform; remote set for automatic food selling machines are realized through the e-commerce platform; orders are given to food suppliers through the e-commerce platform; the food suppliers finish production for the orders; food delivering staff obtains food preparing lists from the e-commerce platform and obtain food from the food suppliers; the food delivering staff prepare food for the automatic food selling machines; and food fetchers fetch food through wiping cards. The system and the method for self-service food ordering or self-service food fetching through network is convenient, rapid and economic and solve the problem that office workers in cities and towns are difficult to have meals.