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April, 2005, ContraCostaTimes, Rotisserie chicks turn into savory savor faire

March, 2004, Chicken convoy: Movable feast rolls and roasts at Bay Area farmers' markets
Thomas Odermatt knows he likes his job because he never oversleeps. "If you start to oversleep, you better go and see what's wrong," said the 34-year-old founder and CEO of Hayward-based RotiSystems Inc. "I've never overslept."

February, 2004, Toast to the Roast / Takeout chicken is the ultimate fast food

We set out to find the Bay Area's best. Mayor Gavin Newsom (center) buys a chicken from the RoliRoti truck at the Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market, much to owner Thomas Odermatt's (right) and Hector Soto's delight.

January, 2004, RoliRoti Recognized by Sonoma County for Excellence in Food Safety

November, 2003, RoliRoti featured in Zippy the Pinhead Cartoon

November, 2002, Chicken truck' found in one piece But 10 birds, secret recipe missing
The missing truck with the giant fiberglass chicken on top is missing no longer. The truck was found Friday morning in Richmond, vandalized and abandoned, a day after it was reported stolen from a locked parking lot in Emeryville.

November, 2002, Truck owner cries fowl play over theft
Somewhere, a thief is driving around in a truck with a 10-foot-long fiberglass roasted chicken on top. And with 105 stolen chickens inside. "This," said Emeryville chicken caterer Thomas Odermatt, "is a catastrophe. It's a disaster. That's exactly what it is."

November, 2002, Press Release, Chicken Truck Stolen
Emeryville, CA, November 7, 2002. Thieves break into Emeryville commissary of RoliRotiT, stealing one-of-a-kind truck and family chicken recipes from entrepreneur.