You buy the unit, choose the range and the prices, and keep the revenue. We build our smart fridges ourselves, deliver them and commission them on site. Restocking is done by you, your caterer or a local food supplier.
A smart fridge is a refrigerated cabinet that opens after payment or identification and records what is taken. There is no spiral as in a sweets machine (how such a unit works is explained step by step). So next to packaged snacks you can offer fresh dishes, salads, high-protein meal preps and drinks, which is what people on site actually buy. Why a spiral machine cannot manage that is covered under healthy vending.
As the owner, you decide what goes in and what it costs, and whether you take a margin or subsidise it as a staff benefit. We supply the unit, commission it and make sure it runs; from then on it is your machine. The model makes most sense where you resell yourself: a hotel to its guests, a gym to its members.
Buying is attractive but not always the best choice. It rarely depends on the machine and almost always on your cash flow and on who does the restocking, because that work comes back every week. Considering a traditional machine instead? Read what to check before you buy a vending machine.
| Buy | Rent or lease | |
|---|---|---|
| Ownership of the unit | Yours | Stays with the lessor or finance company |
| Up-front investment | Yes, you buy the unit | No, a fee over the term |
| Restocking and rotation | You or your supplier | You or your supplier |
| Software and support | Included | Included |
| Revenue from the food | Stays with you | Stays with you |
| Suits | Businesses that want to own the unit | Businesses that prefer to spread the cost |
Not sure? Say so in the site check and we will work through both scenarios for your site. When the numbers add up is explained separately.
Whether a fridge you bought works depends on what is in it. Fill it with crisps and cans and after two weeks you have an expensive refrigerator. You choose the supplier: your caterer, a local producer or your own kitchen.
Proper dishes for a break or a night shift, kept chilled and rotated by shelf life.
High-protein meal preps, salads and lighter options: the food people now bring from home.
A halal choice alongside the standard range, or a fridge stocked entirely halal, kosher or vegan.
The unit itself, commissioning on your site and the training to run it: loading the range, setting prices and following sales. From then on the fridge is yours. You decide what is in it and what it costs, and the revenue is yours.
Yes, or you hand restocking to your caterer or a local food supplier. We provide the software and support: warranty, remote assistance, software updates and parts.
When you want to own the unit, your cash flow allows it and logistics are already organised in house, for example through a kitchen, a caterer or a facilities team. If you would rather spread the cost, renting or leasing fits better, with the same unit.
The price depends on the format, the configuration and the number of units. We only give a figure once we know your site: how many people work there, at which hours and what range you want to offer. The site check is free and without obligation.
Yes. You decide what goes in your fridge: fresh meals, high-protein meal preps, snacks, drinks and a halal, kosher and vegan range, sourced from the supplier you choose.
After eight short questions about your site we call you back with a concrete proposal to buy, rent or lease the unit.
Takes about 90 seconds · no obligation · no contact details until the last step