One of today’s most popular drinks in the San Francisco break room is sparkling water. But, why do people love it so much, and why are employees loving having access to sparkling water service in the break room? Let’s dive in and find out why.......
30 November, 2021 Beverages Health Office Breakroom
Fall is finally here and that means it’s time to upgrade your office coffee services! With changing seasons comes cooler temperatures and shorter days. Therefore, you and your employees will need something warm to sip on at work! That’s why now is the perfect time......
11 November, 2021 Office Coffee Service
As the weather begins to change, so do people’s eating habits. Is your break room ready for this change? If you answered yes, good for you! If you answered, no keep reading we’ll share what you’ll need in your winter break room. Warm Beverages Since......
25 October, 2021 Office Breakroom Uncategorized
Grab-and-go items are essential to a successful San Francisco refreshment service. Why is that? Because, the world is more fast-paced than ever, and your employees need something tasty and nutritious to take on the go with them throughout the workday. Keeping plenty of grab-and-go snack......
13 October, 2021 Health Healthy Break Room Snacks Healthy Snacks Healthy Vending Machines Healthy Vending Options
Having fruit in the break room sounds good in theory, but the reality of stocking fresh fruit for your employees can be challenging. We have the solution for you. Through our partnership with a local family-owned orchard, we provide fresh office fruit along with our......
29 September, 2021 Health Office Breakroom
Coffee. Some may say it’s the backbone of the American workforce. After all, it wakes employees up in the morning. It pushes them through the mid-day slump. It motivates them to power through that last hour of the workday. Coffee impacts your San Francisco company’s......
31 August, 2021 Uncategorized
When it comes to break room solutions, micro-markets have quickly become people’s favorite. Filled with healthy options and grab-and-go snacks, micro-markets in Sacramento bring your employees the best in break rooms solutions. Like having a corner store in the break room, a micro-market provides everything......
11 August, 2021 Uncategorized
When it comes to providing employees with work perks, it’s the smallest things that can go a long way. For instance, a San Francisco Bay Area office coffee service might seem like a simple addition. However, it can make a world of a difference in......
24 June, 2021 Office Coffee Service
Have you considered the different ways in which you can improve your workplace and company culture? A Northwest Arkansas micro-market might be the answer for you! When it comes to building a positive workplace environment, a high-quality break room can make a big impact. Update......
10 June, 2021 Office Breakroom
When it comes to stocking your San Francisco Bay Area micro-market service, it’s important to consider the overall health and wellness of your employees. If they feel great, they’ll work better! Supplying healthy options in your break room can also lead to less sick days......
10 June, 2021 Health
Having a variety of fresh food options in your Northwest Arkansas micro-market allows employees to try new things. They want healthy, fresh food and refreshing options that make their tastebuds sing. While it may seem like a large task, upgrading your break room service can......
27 May, 2021 Healthy Break Room Snacks
When it comes to finding the best San Francisco Bay Area break room solutions, it’s important to consider the latest technology and state-of-the-art equipment. Nowadays, vending machines offer the ability to track customer usage and product sales. This creates a more efficient flow to and......
27 May, 2021 Vending Technology
A break room is an essential part of any Northwest Arkansas business. It provides a comfy area where employees can relax and unwind. But did you know that amazing break rooms can also boost wellness, productivity, and a positive workplace culture? Here are five ways......
13 May, 2021 Office Breakroom
The vending industry has evolved over the past year. COVID-19 has transformed what the typical workday looks like and the refreshment industry has stepped up to the task. One major factor is cashless payments to purchase vending machine products. The awareness of staying safe and......
13 May, 2021 Vending Technology
When it comes to office coffee roasts, everyone has a favorite. For Northwest Arkansas businesses, offering a variety of coffee roasts in the break room is important for promoting workplace satisfaction. In this article, we’ll breakdown the different types of coffee roasts and why they’re......
22 April, 2021 Office Coffee Service
Not sure what kinds of drinks to supply in your San Francisco Bay Area office break room? The best place to start is with nutritious and healthy beverage options. Employees need the proper nutrients and energy to keep them focused and on track throughout the......
22 April, 2021 Beverage Vending Machines
Variety is the spice of life. This certainly applies to food. In fact, a meal or snack that includes a variety of foods has been shown to lower the risk of malnutrition. Diverse food choices also increase happiness and heighten the snacking experience. To promote......
08 April, 2021 Healthy Break Room Snacks
When it comes to eating at work, it’s no longer all about the lunch break in the San Francisco Bay Area, its about the snacks. Now, more than ever, people eat smaller amounts throughout the day instead of one big meal. As a result, grab-and-go......
08 April, 2021 Healthy Break Room Snacks
While the start of a New Year is a wonderful time for reflection and to set new health intentions, many abandon these health goals shortly after starting. Businesses in San Francisco Bay Area can help employees maintain their fitness and wellness goals all year long......
25 March, 2021 Health
Having a company break room that includes an office coffee service has proven to keep employees happy and productive throughout the day. But the one thing that can take this employee perk to the next level? Green tea. Offering the tasty tea as an alternative......
25 March, 2021 Office Coffee Service
When you think of workplace culture in Northwest Arkansas, multiple things come to mind, perhaps employee perks, integrated leadership, and a shared system of values. What you may not think about is your break room services. But break rooms do more than offer your......
11 March, 2021 Office Breakroom
Are you drinking the recommended eight glasses of water per day? Many of us can skimp on adequately hydrating ourselves, especially at work. Since we’re so busy meeting deadlines, we can often overlook the signs of dehydration, including headaches, rapid heart rate, and irritability. To......
11 March, 2021 Healthy Vending Machines
Is your Northwest Arkansas break room an inviting space that your employees look forward to visiting? Does it offer a wide selection of snacks, drinks, and fresh food? If the answer is no to either of those questions, the following are four things to consider......
25 February, 2021 Office Breakroom
In the past, companies made changes to break room technology for one of two reasons. The first was to solve a problem. The second was to be known as a company at the front of innovation. Today, things are different. Many San Francisco Bay Area......
25 February, 2021 Vending Technology
Today’s break room is tasked to perform multiple functions. It’s a place to relax, to grab a bite to eat, and to have meetings. While the room’s look and feel needs to be inviting, the refreshment menu is even more important. Employees will go off-site......
15 February, 2021 Vending Industry
Great-tasting food, cold drinks, and coffee are a must in any break room. But, did you know that there are several other things that every Northwest Arkansas break room should have? Adding some or all of the following categories can turn a bare-bones space into......
15 February, 2021 Office Breakroom
The break rooms of yesterday didn’t offer many services, including a micro-market. Instead, they often included a vending machine or two that served as a backup to eating at home. Today, however, things are different. Many Northwest Arkansas employees look to their break room vending......
30 January, 2021 Office Breakroom
A chocolate bar is a great snack to include in your San Francisco Bay Area break room vending machine. Seriously. Traditional snacks and better-for-you snacks do not have to fall into two different categories, especially when chocolate is involved. Chocolate can be both. This is......
30 January, 2021 Healthy Break Room Snacks
Do you wish you could offer your employees something bigger than vending machines in the break room? A micro-market is the perfect solution. It offers a wider range of snacks, beverages, and fresh food in open-front coolers and on free-standing racks. Your break room will......
15 January, 2021 Healthy Vending Machines
January is National Hot Tea Month. Can your employees find their favorite teas in the break room? If the answer is no, you’ve just discovered a new opportunity to encourage employees to stay on-site during the workday. Today’s office coffee service (OCS) is about more......
15 January, 2021 Office Coffee Service
Have you ever considered what the workday would be like without office coffee service? No? Well, neither have I. And Northwest Arkansas employers don’t want to see that happen either. Today, employers have a lot of break room options to consider. For example, which would......
31 December, 2020 Office Coffee Service
Office coffee service (OCS) is often considered a separate service when it comes to the break room. But it doesn’t have to be. For a moment, ponder what it would be like to mesh coffee service with a micro-market. On their own, each offers distinct......
28 December, 2020 Office Coffee Service
Your San Francisco Bay Area break room has potential. It doesn’t have to be a place that employees avoid or use sporadically. Instead, employees should be able to find a relaxing space with vending machines or a micro-market that offers delicious lunch options. While breakfast......
18 December, 2020 Vending Industry
What do you think of when you think about snacks? Is it about something sweet or salty that you enjoy between meals? Or maybe it’s something a bit healthier that is enjoyed instead of a traditional meal. Today, Northwest Arkansas employees have a lot of......
16 December, 2020 Healthy Break Room Snacks
When is a coffee break more than just drinking a cup of coffee? The answer is when it happens during a work break. Even though many businesses are short-staffed or overwhelmed because of COVID-19, San Francisco Bay Area employers realize that encouraging their employees to......
30 November, 2020 Office Coffee Service
The word tea often conjures up many different images—hot, iced, loose, bagged, black, green, oolong, and the list goes on. It’s not surprising then that tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world next to water. In the U.S., 80 percent of households......
30 November, 2020 Office Coffee Service
Which is better—coffee or green tea? While everyone has an opinion, there is no right or wrong answer. Both beverages are part of any office coffee service and offer a multitude of varieties and flavors and health benefits for San Francisco Bay Area employees. A......
16 November, 2020 Office Coffee Service
Place yourself in this scenario. You’re in the mood for a snack, but you’re at work. Do you have to go off-site to grab something to eat? Thankfully, no, you don’t. The break room vending machine at your place of employment offers snacks and fresh......
15 November, 2020 Healthy Break Room Snacks
What are ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages? It’s any type of prepared beverage that is packaged and sold, usually in a single-use container. Bottled iced tea is a popular example. The tea has already been brewed, and sugar and other flavors have been added. Available for purchase......
30 October, 2020 Beverage Vending Machines
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Northwest Arkansas businesses has been immense. Employees are contending with change even more frequently than before. And while the challenges are difficult for everyone, employers can examine one aspect or location as employees return to the workplace—the state......
30 October, 2020 Office Breakroom
Offering Northwest Arkansas employees vending equipment with state-of-the-art technology in the break room has always been important. However, the changes to how individuals live and work in 2020 has produced a new understanding about how vending machine technology can support hygienic, socially distanced, and contactless......
15 October, 2020 Vending Technology
What was the last pre-COVID item you purchased from a vending machine? Would your choice change if you were to purchase something today? If it would, you aren’t alone. A recent survey performed by Shorr Packaging revealed insights about how U.S. consumers’ purchasing behavior has......
15 October, 2020 Snack Vending Machines
For coffee drinkers in San Francisco Bay Area and around the world, the end of September and the beginning of October is the perfect time to celebrate their favorite hot beverage as National and International Coffee Days happen within two days of one another. In......
30 September, 2020 Office Coffee Service
The arrival of autumn in Northwest Arkansas means more than falling leaves, pumpkins, and cooler weather. Beverages with distinctly fall flavors also make their appearance. Since many of these delicious flavors including hot mulled apple cider and pumpkin spiced everything only seem to appear in......
30 September, 2020 Office Breakroom
Do you ever skip breakfast? If your answer is yes, you aren’t alone. According to a recent study performed by Kellogg, approximately two-thirds or 9,300 of the 14,000 participants weren’t able to fit the morning meal into their schedule even though just over half of......
15 September, 2020 Office Breakroom
2020 has brought about many unforeseen changes, especially in San Francisco Bay Area break rooms. Whether a break room offered vending machines or a micro-market, refreshment providers have had to adapt. This isn’t, however, the first time that break room equipment has been modified to......
15 September, 2020 Vending Technology
What is your favorite type of candy? Is it something made with chocolate or without? According to The Daily Meal, the answer may depend on the state you live in. M&M’s came in first with 13 states followed by Skittles (10 states), Reese’s Peanut Butter......
31 August, 2020 Snack Vending Machines
COVID-19 may have disrupted almost all aspects of life, but it hasn’t stopped San Francisco Bay Area individuals from enjoying their daily coffee. In fact, consumption has increased during the past several months. One thing that is different is that many individuals are purchasing their......
17 August, 2020 Office Coffee Service
COVID-19 has had an impact on everything including San Francisco Bay Area individuals’ relationship with food. While many of the changes can be seen anecdotally, a recent study by the International Food Information Council (IFIC) specifically identified how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Americans’ current......
17 July, 2020 Health
Snacks have many different purposes. For some San Francisco Bay Area individuals, they are a meal replacement while for other individuals they are a treat or a reason to gather with colleagues or friends. Just as there are different characteristics that make people unique, there......
26 June, 2020 Healthy Break Room Snacks
With warmer weather on its way, San Francisco Bay Area employees need to make sure they stay cool and hydrated. Being dehydrated especially when it’s warm out can have a wide range of adverse effects from having trouble concentrating at work to other more serious......
12 June, 2020 Beverage Vending Machines
The break room can change a San Francisco Bay Area employee’s workplace experience. A well-designed break room that offers popular snacks, beverages, and fresh food is a place for relaxation, spontaneous interaction between colleagues, and creativity as well as a spot to grab a bite......
28 May, 2020 Vending Industry
Workstations, desks, and the break room are just a few of the physical spaces that businesses have to consider as they begin the process of reopening. In addition, San Francisco Bay Area employers are developing new procedures and accommodations to ensure employee safety amidst ongoing......
12 May, 2020 Vending Industry
Everyone can agree that eating healthy is important, but making it happen every day can be a challenge. According to a recent survey from the American Heart Association and Aramark, a U.S. based food service company, participants expressed that availability of healthy foods (43 percent),......
28 April, 2020 Healthy Vending Machines
April is National Stress Awareness month. It’s also spring, which means trees are budding, flowers are blooming, and the grass is turning green. The signs of new growth in San Francisco Bay Area will soon bring vibrant colors and sweet smells to delight in. Spending......
16 April, 2020 Health
The need for break rooms in San Francisco Bay Area businesses that are fully stocked with healthy and popular refreshment options has recently increased. Whether it’s a great cup of coffee, a sought-after snack or a healthy beverage, access to on-site refreshments has become very......
31 March, 2020 Healthy Break Room Snacks
While tea has long been known to be a healthy beverage because of the antioxidants in the leaves, San Francisco Bay Area employees can now enjoy their tea without worrying too much about the amount of caffeine. In fact, adults can add up to 400......
13 March, 2020 Tea
How much do San Francisco Bay Area consumers really know about the snacks and beverages they consume? Some attributes like price, convenience and taste are relatively easy to determine, but whether an item was produced in an environmentally sustainable way is a lot harder to......
29 February, 2020 Healthy Break Room Snacks
How healthy is your heart? February may be best known for Valentine’s Day, but it is also American Heart Month, a time for San Francisco Bay Area individuals to reconsider their diet and exercise habits and the impact those habits have on the health of......
14 February, 2020 Healthy Break Room Snacks
Choosing healthy snacks is becoming easier for San Francisco Bay Area employers and students thanks to a new initiative by the International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA), a group of 12 leading global food and beverage companies. According to a recent IFBA press release, the......
31 January, 2020 Healthy Break Room Snacks
Staying healthy usually means something different to everyone whether it’s eating a certain way or participating in a favorite physical activity. As 2020 gets into full swing, let’s consider a super important but often forgotten organ that plays a huge role in everyone’s health –......
15 January, 2020 Healthy Break Room Snacks
Healthy treats and sweet treats are often perceived by many San Francisco Bay Area residents to be two very different things. One of them provides nutritional value while the other is full of unhealthy ingredients. But the term “healthy treat” doesn’t always have to refer......
31 December, 2019 Healthy Break Room Snacks
Making healthy decisions is always important, but for some, it is even more important as the days get shorter and darker. Whether it’s rain or snow, fall and winter weather can impact everyone. The decrease in sunlight throughout the fall and the increase in time......
14 December, 2019 Healthy Vending Machines
Bottled water is a healthy choice. Refreshing and great tasting, it is also convenient and portable. PepsiCo is upping their game and recently announced that they are taking bottled water and hydration to a new level with their Beyond the Bottle program. “The new system......
20 November, 2019 Beverage Vending Machines
Everyone needs to feel appreciated, including San Francisco Bay Area employees. Providing free vend in the workplace break room is just one way to express employee appreciation. While each organization in San Francisco Bay Area has a different culture, there are several things that create......
08 November, 2019 Healthy Vending Machines
The break room is the perfect place at work to celebrate fall. If your San Francisco Bay Area employer hasn’t gotten into the fall spirit yet, October 26, 2019 is National Pumpkin Day. In addition to thinking about all the yummy things that can be......
26 October, 2019 Healthy Break Room Snacks
In 2019 state-of-the-art technology is king, especially in San Francisco Bay Area break rooms. But, and it’s a big one, adopting new technology should not come at the expense of good employee experiences. Based on the most recent Consumer Payment Study performed by Total System......
16 October, 2019 Vending Technology
October 1 is International Coffee Day, a day celebrated around the world. Each year, the International Coffee Organization, the founder of the holiday, recognizes a different part of the coffee industry. This year, the holiday is focused on the farmers who produce the beans. ......
30 September, 2019 Office Coffee Service
Coffee and everything related to it has more of an influence than most San Francisco Bay Area employees realize. In fact, it’s impact isn’t only related to the caffeine boost that comes from drinking the beverage. Recent research in the Consciousness and Cognition journal found......
17 September, 2019 Office Coffee Service
The end of August signals to many San Francisco Bay Area employees that summer is almost over, but there is still time to enjoy August’s best tasting and healthy fruits and vegetables. Summer, in general, is a great time to slow down, relax and enjoy......
30 August, 2019 Healthy Break Room Snacks
Coffee, tea and energy drinks will never look the same. Change up your employees’ energy-boosting beverage routines with three new mashup trends. A mashup requires at least two separate ideas or, in this case, beverages and combines them in new, unusual and exciting ways. Today’s......
12 August, 2019 Beverage Vending Machines
The future of healthy snacks looks bright according to Fact.MR, a market research firm. Their recent report examined current and future scenarios of the snack market for the years between 2017 and 2022 and found promising data for the healthy snack sector. According to the......
31 July, 2019 Healthy Break Room Snacks
Blueberries are a delicious healthy snack that are often enjoyed by themselves or as an ingredient in something else. This time of year, blueberries can be found almost everywhere from farmer’s markets to pick-your-own farms to the grocery store. July is especially important for blueberry......
15 July, 2019 Healthy Break Room Snacks
“…a good cup of coffee always contributes to the positive mood of the employees and customers.” – Oliver Garn, CEO and Country Manager for Austria and the Netherlands at EVOCA Germany GmbH Whether at work in the San Francisco Bay Area or overseas, quality office coffee......
28 June, 2019 Office Coffee Service
Bottled water has done it again. “For a third year in a row, bottled water is the No. 1 packaged beverage in the United States,” according to Jill Culora, IBWA’s vice president of communications. Bottled still and/or sparkling water is also 72 percent of Americans’......
10 June, 2019 Healthy Vending Machines
San Francisco Bay Area residents and employees are on the hunt for new beverages that meet a variety of wellness-related needs. To stay current and keep up with growing demand, beverage manufacturers are continually offering consumers new and exciting options to explore. Functional beverages, as......
30 May, 2019 Beverage Vending Machines
Earlier this month, leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area vending industry joined their counterparts nationwide in attending the annual NAMA show in Las Vegas. Their goal was to explore new trends, technology, and products to bring to their customers. The show is an annual......
15 May, 2019 Vending Industry
The reputation of coffee keeps getting better as scientists learn more about it. A recent study by Dr. Donald Weaver, Senior Scientist and Research Director of the Krembil Brain Institute examined how compounds in coffee might help the brain fight Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.......
30 April, 2019 Office Coffee Service
Did you know that there’s a podcast about bottled water? The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) recently launched the podcast titled H2O In The Know. Each episode focuses on different water related topics including the current science on hydration, how to increase recycling rates, standards......
15 April, 2019 Beverage Vending Machines
Healthy, savory and tasty snacks are exactly what San Francisco Bay Area employees are looking for when they need a quick bite to eat. A recent survey about the Global Health & Wellness (H&W) market for Savory Snacks found that the growing number of health......
31 March, 2019 Healthy Break Room Snacks
March 7, 2019 was NAMA’s inaugural celebration of National Vending Day, a special day set aside to recognize those who make, sell and enjoy vending machines and the products they offer. Whether we realize it or not, the vending industry has played a role in......
07 March, 2019 Healthy Vending Machines
Even if you haven’t heard of the term “snack meal,” you’ve likely experienced it with the 86 percent of Americans who already have. A snack meal is a healthy snack eaten in place of a traditional meal, and more and more people are incorporating them......
25 February, 2019 Healthy Break Room Snacks
The blueprint of the local coffee shop continues to evolve as the broader coffee industry grows and consumer demands change. New flavors and combinations and roasting and brewing practices constantly appear in the market making local San Francisco Bay Area foodservice establishments the perfect place......
14 February, 2019 Office Coffee Service
Give yourself the gift of a healthy heart this holiday season and celebrate with some delicious dark chocolate — yes, dark chocolate. We know that diet plays an important role in one’s overall health including the health of the heart. New research has confirmed, yet......
31 January, 2019 Healthy Break Room Snacks
Cabbage, lobster, clothing, gold bars, and champagne are a few of the random items that can be purchased in a vending machine somewhere in the world. In the 150+ years since the first fully automatic vending machine was invented, there have been a wide range......
15 January, 2019 Healthy Vending Machines
No matter the time of day or year, Americans love coffee in all of its many forms. Whether it’s the traditional version with cream and sugar, an espresso-based beverage, or an iced coffee, every San Francisco Bay Area resident has their favorite one. There are......
21 December, 2018 Office Coffee Service
Which break room benefit do your San Francisco Bay Area employees value the most? The answer might surprise you. It depends on which generation the majority of your employees is from. As of 2017, the Pew Research Center determined that 35 percent of the U.S.......
12 December, 2018 Healthy Vending Machines
Have you ever considered what might happen if you were to offer healthy vending machine options in your San Francisco Bay Area break room? Would your break room turn into a space that everyone avoids or will it attract employees and become a welcoming gathering......
28 November, 2018 Healthy Break Room Snacks
Do you drink enough water on a daily basis to meet your health needs? If you’re like 77 percent of a group of recently surveyed, employed Americans, you don’t. The reason given by 43 percent of those individuals was lack of thirst. Before going any......
15 November, 2018 Beverage Vending Machines
In 2018, the number of beverages, snacks, and food that contain caffeine has skyrocketed. Whether it’s espresso, coffee, decaffeinated coffee, hot or iced tea, caffeinated soda (cola and non-cola varieties), chocolate and anything made with chocolate or coffee, energy drinks including energy water, caffeinated snacks......
30 October, 2018 Office Coffee Service
Bottled water continues to be a popular choice for both refreshment and rehydration in the San Francisco Bay Area. As the seasons change and summer comes to an end, San Francisco Bay Area employees are getting ready for all that the fall and winter have to......
15 October, 2018 Beverage Vending Machines
Enjoying coffee continues to be a daily experience for 64 percent of Americans. That number is important because it means that, according to research performed by the National Coffee Association (NCA), 5 percent more Americans are drinking it daily than there were in 2016. Unfortunately,......
28 September, 2018 Office Coffee Service
If San Francisco Bay Area employees look closely, they will see that there are new better-for-you chocolate snacks to be enjoyed. This is good news for employees that enjoy chocolate but stay away because of chocolate’s nutritional value. Researchers and analysts have found that consumers......
15 September, 2018 Healthy Break Room Snacks
“Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my coffee” is a phrase almost all San Francisco Bay Area employees have heard at least once at the beginning of the workday. Whether an individual needs the caffeine to finish waking up or to just mentally prepare......
30 August, 2018 Office Coffee Service
Changing snack and beverage trends in the San Francisco Bay Area are impacting everyone from small, local companies to the largest snack food distributor. To be successful in the long run, both big and small companies need to understand what consumers are looking for. Meals......
16 August, 2018 Healthy Vending Machines
Being aware of the type and amount of sugar in snacks and beverages is important. The number of San Francisco Bay Area residents coping with health related problems connected to sugar has increased over the years. Katherine Allmandinger, manager of strategic insights at Nielsen Health......
31 July, 2018 Healthy Vending Machines
Are you ever in the mood for a snack that is salty and crunchy, but want it to be a healthy choice? If you are, there are a lot of new healthy options available that were on exhibit at the 2018 NAMA (National Automatic Merchandising......
16 July, 2018 Healthy Break Room Snacks
Have you ever thought about which technology you might see in the future in your San Francisco Bay Area office break room? Many of those new technologies are likely to first be found in quick service restaurants and grocery stores. They include interactive kiosks, robotsas......
30 June, 2018 Vending Technology
It may be summer outside, but don’t forget to include a bit of dark chocolate in your healthy snack. The key is to use dark chocolate made with a high-cocoa content, low unhealthy-fats, and very little sugar. A few different ways to enjoy a dark......
15 June, 2018 Healthy Break Room Snacks
Making great coffee while protecting the brewing equipment requires San Francisco Bay Area employees to constantly perform a balancing act. They must choose the best type of water to find the sweet spot between preventing damage to the brewing equipment and brewing the perfect cup......
31 May, 2018 Office Coffee Service
Vending machine technology is only one of the many aspects of the vending industry that has changed a lot since the first bottled soft drink machines, cooled with ice, appeared on the market in the 1930’s. Which beverages San Francisco Bay Area consumers want to......
31 December, 2017 Healthy Vending Machines
Corporate wellness programs including those that offer healthy vending machine options can have a positive impact on both an employee’s health and on the company’s productivity, but only if the wellness program is implemented carefully. A recent study by researchers at the University of California,......
15 December, 2017 Healthy Vending Machines
The increase in demand for healthy snacks is not only about which ingredients are in a snack; it is also about the ingredients that aren’t there. According to Mintel, a global market research firm, 84 percent of consumers want to reduce the amount of natural......
30 November, 2017 Healthy Break Room Snacks
Enjoying coffee and tea from the office coffee service may provide San Francisco Bay Area employees with additional health benefits. Scientists from Boston Children’s Hospital recently found that consuming caffeine may help decrease pain sensitivity in those with chronic pain. The consumed caffeine caused dopamine,......
15 November, 2017 Office Coffee Service
Maintaining recommended fitness levels is a challenge for many individuals, but there is new research about caffeine that might make it just a bit easier to accomplish. Recent research from the University of São Paulo in Brazil found a link between caffeine consumption and more......
15 October, 2017 Office Coffee Service
By previous standards, it wouldn’t be considered a meal. It isn’t always consumed at traditional meal times or eaten at a table. But according to those between the ages of 18 and 35 (Millennials), it contributes to their daily nutritional needs and functions as a......
29 September, 2017 Healthy Break Room Snacks
Did you know that the majority of U.S. coffee drinkers do not drink their coffee black? According to the most recent National Coffee Association’s National Coffee Drinking Trends (NCDT) report, 68 percent of coffee drinkers add some type of non-dairy or dairy product to their......
15 September, 2017 Office Coffee Service
When it’s a micro-market! At first glance, a San Francisco Bay Area consumer might see a micro-market and think it is just a decorated space with vending machines, but that is not the case. A micro-market is a cafe-style break room that offers a wide......
30 August, 2017 Beverage Vending Machines
With the number of San Francisco Bay Area individuals who have to navigate life without gluten because of an illness like Celiac Disease, it is helpful to know that gluten-free foods are now more readily available. A recent report from Research and Markets, Gluten-Free Foods......
06 August, 2017 Health
“There will be exponential growth in mobile payments in the U.S. over the next five years.” – “The Mobile World of Retail,” a BRP Special Report In the almost three years since Apple Pay was launched, the ability to make a mobile payment with......
26 July, 2017 Snack Vending Machines