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WELLNESS With work and office-based customers - traditionally the source of regular trade for many café and food to go operators - having stayed away, or switched to delivery and take-out options over the past year, self-service concepts are now offering one way to tackle the need for hygiene as well as still provide access to quality food and beverages. INNOVATION Award-winning British company, Healthy Nibbles, recently launched their innovative unmanned retail concept - the Wellness Hub. This unmanned retail concept benefits from tech-enabled innovation, real-time monitoring capability, sustainably sourced goods and a range of 1000 plus healthy snacks, drinks and meals currently aimed at enhancing workplace wellness in particular. The company say that they are committed to enabling healthier choices, providing an opportunity for people to make positive lifestyle choices beginning with their health. Their goal is to help companies and organisations improve their culture by pioneering new workplace wellness ideas thereby increasing health, happiness and productivity. As a business, Healthy Nibbles has been built with strong foundations and robust principles, being made up of a team of skilled people who share similar goals and ambitions, and who are also all committed to building a sustainable business with purpose. Healthy Nibbles enable healthier home, on the go and office-based food solutions, underpinned by personalised nutrition and data to
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support the wellbeing of employees. Their ‘micro markets’ come at a time when many businesses are having to think differently about the delivery of health and wellness offerings, and as offices steadily open up again after the Covid-19 pandemic, businesses, as well as food suppliers and operators, need to offer relevant, customisable concepts in a socially distanced environment. The Wellness Hub provides a healthy, convenient solution, with each unit effectively operating as its own mini-market. Offering fresh and frozen meals, delicious and innovative snacks and drinks, all dietary needs are catered for too, claim its creators. Sourced from impact-driven brands such as Mindful Chef and Modern Standard coffee, such ‘markets’ can deliver high quality food to fuel health and performance 24 hours a day. All products have also been benchmarked against over 15 UK and international nutritional standards, as well as against the B Corp impact assessment to ensure true workplace wellness, the company add. To date, over 40% of businesses are thought to still have closed office kitchen facilities following
the pandemic. Micro markets seek to overcome this shortage by allowing everyone to have access to healthy food options regardless of their working pattern. Micro markets are entirely self-service, eliminating the need for them to be staffed. Customers can simply use the self-service interface of the micro market, or alternatively download the app to checkout. The quick, low-touch experience reduces queue times, helps to maintain social distancing and allows for a more even distribution of employees throughout the day, making each micro market a Covid-19 safe area within the office. INTELLIGENT Smart, remote monitoring capabilities enable the real time tracking of stock levels so that restocks can be carried out on a required basis, allowing everyone’s favourite food to always be on offer. Each unit can be easily tailored to suit specific environments, as well as individual employees, whilst limiting waste and miles by ensuring that restocking only takes place when necessary. “Flexibility and health are going to be key drivers in any food and beverage solution, both in the
