Essentials Marketplace & Cafe
Essentials Marketplace & Cafe is Corporate Essentials’ self-service vending kiosk solution for companies that want to provide satisfying fresh food vending of healthy snacks, fresh light meals, and ice-cold beverages to employees. This is the perfect option for companies to subsidize a portion of the cost or simply reward employees with marketplace “perks” for their daily snacks and drinks by making these products readily available in your workplace.
From salads and sandwiches to yogurt and fruit, single-serve beverages to specialty teas, our office micro market vending services can be stocked with endless combinations of brands and products. Employees will have a wide variety of food and drinks available for purchase, as well as other products such as health aids and other merchandise.
Learn more about Essentials Marketplace & Cafe.
Why Offer a Micro Market?
of millennials said if they were offered a job at a company with better perks like snacks, they would take it (Leanbox)
of workers consider healthy snacks a “huge perk” (Planadviser, 2015)
Improves Recruitment & Retention
67% of employers say that food is part of their employee retention strategy. (Zerocater, 2018)
Fuels a Positive Culture
Easy access to food at work helps teams meet up more frequently over meals or snacks, encouraging more collaboration and social time.
Powers Productivity
An on-site micro marketplace saves employees time and avoids that midday energy slump when an employee might normally leave the office to get these snacks and/or beverages.
Nourishes Better
Stocking better-for-you snacks and meals fosters better nutrition and sustains a healthier team.
The Ultimate Convenience and Selection. That’s Essentials Marketplace & Cafe.
- Adding our micro market vending services to your premises adds convenience for both business owners and employees.
- Open shelves and coolers offer flexible layout possibilities, and Corporate Essentials designs each micro market vending kiosk to optimize your available space.
- Employees scan and pay for their items with ease, at an unmanned kiosk or via mobile app.
- Optional video monitoring helps curb loss.
- Corporate Essentials designs each micro market vending kiosk to optimize your available space.
Theft
Deterrence
A motion-activated security camera in each market deters any theft and keeps the space secure.
Flexible Payment Options
Essentials Marketplace & Café offers additional convenience with two versatile, fast ways for employees to pay—at our self-service vending kiosk or via our smartphone app. Plus, all transactions are encrypted for security.
Versatile
Checkout
Guests checking out at the dedicated marketplace kiosk can use a credit or debit card, or their thumbprint.
Benefits of a Micro Market Kiosk – Give Them What They’re Hungry For!
Fresh Fruit
Stock your marketplace with fresh seasonal fruit that adds a burst of nutritious energy as a snack or side offering to a delicious grab-and-go meal. Plus, fresh fruit helps maintain glucose levels that affect brain function. More fruit, sharper employees!
Fresh Salads & Sandwiches
Keep them coming back for what they love every day, with a diverse selection of individually wrapped fresh light meals that change with the seasons.
Better-for-You-Snacks
Elevate your snack offerings with healthier options everyone will feel good about, such as cheese & crackers, yogurt & fruit, nuts, crudités and dip, cheese and crackers, trail mix, and energy bars. Don’t forget the specialty teas and drinks that provide a healthful alternative to sugary sodas.
Dietary Needs
Accommodate your team’s special dietary needs with gluten-free, vegetarian, or dairy-free fresh food vending options.
Fan Favorites
We also make sure that your micro market vending kiosk includes the traditional candy, cookies, and treats some employees love to enjoy.
Adding a micro market kiosk enables you to:
- Provide healthy snacks, fresh meals, and ice-cold beverages on site for employees seeking a quick breakfast, lunch, coffee break or light mid-day snack.
- Support corporate health initiatives – with health and wellness on everyone’s minds, you can create a great foundation by offering fresh produce to your employees to lead by healthful examples.
- Address what today’s employees want – micro market vending services are a convenient way to fuel and hydrate your team with the latest beverages and foods, and can satisfy their carvings at a moment’s notice.
- Enhance productivity – the convenience of an on-site micro market vending kiosk can’t be beat. There’s no need to run to the corner convenience store for a sandwich, or deal with elevators to get downstairs. Micro market kiosks can be connected to our smartphone app for browsing selections in advance.
- Boost morale – like the employee break room, micro market vending kiosks provide another space for your team to meet up for a few minutes of positive social interaction as they peruse the many options available.
