For many companies, investing in a canteen simply isn’t worthwhile. Employees then turn to nearby restaurants or the supermarket around the corner. While the selection there is wide and varied, it often lacks wholesome and hot meals.We compare the Foodji smart food vending machine with the supermarket around the corner and summarize the most important facts for you:
| supermarket around the corner | ||
| Freshness & quality of food | High quality and freshness of the dishes | High quality and freshness – depending on the supermarket |
| Selection of hot and cold dishes | +300 hot & cold main courses, snacks & drinks | Mostly just cold counters and a repetitive range of products |
| employee benefit | Investment in employees | No employee benefit |
| opening hours | Around the clock | Restricted opening hours |
| Recovery time for employees | +30 minutes extra time: Reserve your favourite dish in advance & enjoy your meal on site | Going to the supermarket, looking at the range of products, no pre-selection possible |
| Sustainability & Food Waste | Zero food waste concept | 7% of food is discarded annually in retail outlets. Source: Bmel.de |
| Tax-free meal allowance | Meal allowance & other tax-free benefits (drinks & snacks) possible | Subsidisation via meal vouchers possible |
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Employee catering is a key factor in meeting all these needs. The availability of fresh food in the workplace shows appreciation for employees and contributes to staff retention. High employee satisfaction leads to lower staff turnover and a better working atmosphere. Find out here how the Foodji food vending machine ensures greater satisfaction in the workplace.
The daily trip to the supermarket may work for private shopping, but it is not a solution for employee catering in companies. Sending employees to the supermarket wastes valuable working time, encourages unhealthy snacking habits and leaves well-being to chance. Especially in companies without their own canteen or with shift work, this creates a supply gap that is neither efficient nor attractive.
Foodji brings fresh, healthy and varied meals right to where people work. Whether in the office, factory or clinic, the smart refrigerator provides modern employee catering around the clock without any effort on the part of the company.
Thanks to automated refilling, digital payment and a range of products tailored to the wishes of employees, Foodji offers a flexible alternative to the canteen – sustainable, efficient and available at all times. This creates genuine appreciation in everyday life: good food, exactly when it is needed.
Even though supermarkets offer a wide range of different products, many of them are not suitable for a healthy and fresh lunch break. Customers have to rely on fresh food counters or frozen foods, which usually still need to be prepared. Added to this is the walk to the shop, which makes it impossible to enjoy the break to the full. Those who work shifts find themselves facing closed doors from 10 p.m. at the latest.
Foodji offers a 24/7 fresh food concept with a wide range of meals and snacks right at the workplace. This means that breaks can be spent together with colleagues and maximum relaxation time can be enjoyed.
The Foodji food vending machine is a healthy and flexible solution for employee catering in companies. Employees can use an app and screen to reserve their favourite meals six hours in advance and, if offered by the company, redeem their subsidy. Subsidised meals are one of the most popular employee benefits. This benefits not only employees in 9-to-5 jobs who can use their lunch break more efficiently, but also shift workers. Foodji is available around the clock and supplies companies with 30 or more employees with over 300 fresh main courses, snacks and drinks.
Many companies pay attention to health and sustainability when it comes to nutrition in the workplace. To this end, these restaurants often serve healthy dishes such as salads or increasingly vegetarian dishes and less meat in addition to the classic currywurst. The catering provider also rounds off the gastronomic offering with a selection of delicious food and drinks. After all, access to the right food at lunchtime (and by that we don't just mean a traditional lunch, but your meal at work, regardless of the time of day) promotes concentration and productivity. For this reason, the company canteen and the choice of the right canteen food are a popular health management tool.
Many larger employers use Foodji to supplement their existing catering services. This is a decisive advantage, especially for companies with extended break times (e.g. night shifts), as it allows them to meet demand beyond the lunch break. With Foodji, opening hours can be easily extended at a moderate cost. This applies in particular to production and logistics companies or hospitals. But offices with flexible working models also benefit from this. Branches or companies with a large campus are also popular use cases for Foodji as a supplement to canteens. This means that all employees, regardless of their location or campus, can benefit from communal catering.
The Foodji is freshly stocked several times a week on fixed days. The menu changes with each restocking. This ensures that the selection is tailored precisely to your team. So if your team frequently orders salad, meat or vegetarian dishes, more salads, meat dishes or vegetarian dishes will be offered. The food at Foodji tastes as fresh as you would expect from a regular company restaurant. Thanks to the variety on offer, it is possible to order a different main course every day at Foodji for up to eight weeks. There is a varied and delicious lunch or breakfast to suit every taste. What is your favourite canteen meal?
Not every employee has the opportunity to take part in the traditional Monday to Friday lunch break. People who work shifts or weekends in particular do not have access to this. A canteen that is only open at lunchtime from Monday to Friday therefore does not reach them. With a catering facility that is open around the clock or at least has extended opening hours, everyone can be catered for. The purpose: this communicates appreciation and promotes health and satisfaction. Especially during night shifts, it is important for the body to eat healthily and prevent cravings. This can be promoted by the employer through a balanced menu and varied cuisine.
Yes. As with a traditional canteen, employers can subsidise daily meals (main courses, breakfast until 11 a.m., snacks, drinks) at Foodji tax-free. Foodji's intelligent system ensures that all tax regulations, such as the value of non-cash benefits, are complied with without any effort. In addition, it is possible that external persons (e.g. visitors or employees of other companies) may have access to Foodji at your location. In this case, it is ensured that only employees have access to the subsidy. The subsidy can be adapted for a wide variety of applications.
