On a floor where people lift, walk or train, there is usually something to eat, just not enough. A cheese sandwich will not carry a warehouse operative through an eight-hour shift. A survey will not show it; the afternoon will. Anyone who wants to fix it runs into one practical wall: everything high in protein has to stay chilled.
Chicken, tuna, eggs, dairy, pulses, fresh dishes: these are precisely the products that need a cold chain. Anything that can sit on a shop floor without cooling is dry and long-life, and then you end up with biscuits, crisps and bars.
That is why the offer on most sites drifts towards snacks by itself, even where people want something else. It is rarely the buyer’s fault and almost always down to what was technically possible in that corridor without cooling. With a chilled fridge that limit goes, and only then does a proper portion become an option.
Four ways a high-protein portion reaches the workplace, and where each one gets stuck.
| Route | Replaces a meal | Available out of hours | Where it gets stuck |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bringing your own meal prep | Yes | Yes, if people remembered | Falls apart with late or double shifts |
| Bars and shakes from the machine | No | Yes | Stays a snack |
| Canteen or caterer | Yes | No | Closed for early, late and night shifts |
| Chilled fridge with meal preps | Yes | Yes, day and night | Only pays off with enough people on the floor |
The bottom row is what we make. If there are thirty of you in office hours with a shop round the corner, a fridge is probably unnecessary, and we will say so on the call.
Hot dishes and bowls with chicken, beef, fish, tofu or pulses, meant to replace a lunch or a night-time meal.
Salads with egg or tuna, skyr, quark, nuts. For people who want something smaller after training or between two shifts.
Halal, kosher, vegetarian and vegan versions in the same fridge, clearly labelled, so nobody on the shift misses out.
Nutritional values and allergens are on every pack. We do not give nutrition advice. For individual needs, we refer to a dietitian or your occupational health doctor.
High-protein meals weigh differently from snacks and drinks in purchasing and rotation. How that feeds into the cost is covered in what a smart fridge costs.
Mainly sites where people do physical work or train: warehousing, manufacturing, construction-related services, care with a lot of walking, fitness. There, a sandwich around noon often is not enough to last until the end of the shift, and you notice it in the afternoon. In an office it is less general, but there is almost always a group that pays attention to it.
That differs from person to person, and it is not a question we answer: ask a dietitian or your occupational health doctor. What matters is that the nutritional values are readable on every pack, so people can see for themselves what they are taking. We do not give nutrition advice.
Some do, and that will stay the same. But it falls away on exactly the days it is needed: an unexpected late shift, a double shift, or simply when it did not happen that morning. An offer on site is the safety net for those days. For people who meal prep themselves, a fridge where their box is safe matters just as much as the offer itself.
Because high-protein portions almost always have to stay chilled: chicken, tuna, eggs, dairy, pulses. A classic spiral machine is built for dry, long-life products, and it drops them too. What is left in terms of protein is bars and shakes. Useful as a snack, not as a meal.
Yes, and that is often where the difference is biggest. A chilled fridge is accessible day and night, even when there is no canteen, no shop and no supplier running any more. For night shifts, a hot, filling portion at the right time is often the only realistic alternative to what is in the vending machine.
Eight short questions about your site, including the number of people, the hours, the type of work and what is there now. We will call you back with a proposal for a range that fits the work being done.
Takes about 90 seconds · no obligation · no contact details until the last step