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Gyms, clinics and offices

Away from schools the rules come off, which means the lineup is decided by whoever is standing in front of the machine at nine at night.

Gyms and rec
54
Clinics
31
Offices
29
Cost to site
$0

Gyms and rec centers

The busiest hour in a gym machine is between eight and ten at night, long after any staff member has gone home. That shapes everything: card readers only, nothing that needs a fridge door held open, and a shelf that is roughly half protein.

We survey members directly at the three month mark rather than guessing. It is a two question card at the front desk and it changes the lineup more than any sales report does.

  • Card and phone payment only, no coin mechanism to jam
  • Protein bars, shakes and jerky as the core of the shelf
  • Zero sugar electrolyte and sparkling water on the drink side
  • Cold brew, which is the single most requested item we get
  • Member survey at three months, then every six

A typical 24 hour gym shelf

  • Best sellerCold brew coffee, black
  • SecondZero sugar electrolyte drink
  • Protein share of shelfAbout half the snack selections
  • Busiest hour8pm to 10pm, then 6am to 7am
  • Payment97 percent card or phone
  • RestockWeekly, twice for clubs over 800 members

What clinics ask for that nobody else does

  • Real food after hoursWraps and egg bites for staff finishing at 2am
  • Low sodium optionsFlagged on the tag for cardiac and renal units
  • Subsidised staff pricingYou set a lower price for badge holders
  • Waiting room separationA gentler lineup out front, a fuller one in the staff lounge
  • Quiet machinesCompressor noise matters near patient areas

Clinics and hospitals

Two different audiences in one building. The waiting room wants something to hand a child at four in the afternoon. The staff lounge wants a proper meal at two in the morning, because the cafeteria closed at eight.

We usually run two lineups in the same building, and we can split the pricing so badge holders pay less than visitors. You set that number, we program it, and the difference comes off your quarterly statement.

Talk about a clinic program

Offices

The smallest part of what we do and the easiest to get right. Coffee first, cold drinks second, and an afternoon snack peak between two and four that is bigger than most offices expect.

If you would rather your team paid nothing, we can run it as a pantry instead: you set a monthly ceiling, we stock to it, and we tell you when you are at eighty percent rather than quietly going over.

What changes between them

Same trucks, same drivers, different shelves.

How the three programs differ in practice.
Gyms and recClinicsOffices
Busiest hours8pm to 10pmOvernight2pm to 4pm
Cash acceptedNoYesYes
Protein share of shelfAbout halfAbout a thirdAbout a fifth
Fresh foodRarely worth itAlmost alwaysDepends on headcount
Two price levelsNoYes, badge holdersYes, or full pantry
RestockWeekly or twiceTwice weeklyWeekly
Smallest site we take250 members40 staff35 people

The same rules we apply to ourselves

No federal standard applies outside schools. We hold a floor anyway, because it is the reason sites call us rather than a general operator.

Sixty percent under 200 calories

At least six in ten snack selections in any machine we place, whatever the site. It is a floor, not a ceiling, and plenty of sites go further.

Half the drink shelf zero sugar

Water, sparkling water, unsweetened tea and zero sugar options take at least half the drink columns before anything else gets a slot.

Nutrition on every tag

Calories, sugar, protein and sodium next to the selection number. Not a marketing decision, just easier than answering the question forty times.

Tell us about your site

Headcount, opening hours and whether anyone is there overnight. That is enough for us to say what we would put in and what it would take.