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Hot food vending machine
for your business

Anyone searching for a hot food vending machine usually wants a hot plate for their people without building a kitchen. There are machines that heat food themselves. A chilled fridge with a microwave next to it does the same with more choice, so the question is whether the heating really has to be inside the machine.

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Why you are searching

A hot plate
at any hour

Usually the canteen is closed when the late shift eats, or there never was one. A sandwich does not keep a shift going for eight hours, and at night nothing nearby is open. What then needs to be on the plate is covered in meals for the night shift.

In care it is the same: a cafeteria that closes in the evening, a night shift that cannot leave the ward for long. How that is solved in a building is covered in care facilities.

Late shift Night duty No canteen

Signs you are looking for hot food

The canteen is closed for some of the shifts
People eat cold sandwiches in the evening
Physical work where a snack is not enough
There is already a microwave that is hardly used
Nothing nearby is open after eight
Complaints about what is in the current machine

The bridge

Heating in the machine,
or next to it

	Vending machine with oven	Chilled smart fridge + microwave
What it can hold	A limited number of dishes the machine can heat	Hot dishes, salads, bowls, dairy, snacks and drinks
Choice per visit	Whatever is ready in the slots	You see everything, take what you want, read the label
At the peak of the break	One meal at a time through the oven	Several people at once, microwaves alongside
If the heating breaks	No hot food until it is repaired	The fridge keeps working, the microwave can be replaced separately
Cold food	Often limited	A full range, also for those who do not want hot food

A machine that heats food itself can make sense where no microwave is allowed. Most workplaces already have one in the break room, and then a chilled fridge gives more choice for the same space.

What goes in the fridge

From stew
to soup

To heat up

Pasta, curry and stew, prepared and kept chilled, hot in a few minutes in the microwave.

Lighter

Soup to start the break, and smaller portions for those who do not want to eat heavily at night.

For the whole team

Halal, kosher, vegetarian and vegan depending on the producers, labelled recognisably on the pack.

Which dishes heat up well and what a hot meal needs is covered in hot meals at work. What such a fridge costs depends on your people and hours; the factors are in what a smart fridge costs.

Frequently asked questions

About hot food
vending machines

Is a vending machine with a built-in oven not more convenient than a microwave next to it?

For one person at a time, perhaps. In a break where ten people eat at the same moment, a machine with one oven becomes a queue. A fridge with one or two microwaves next to it lets several people choose and heat at the same time, and offers cold food too.

How many microwaves are needed for a busy break?

That depends on how many people take their break at the same time and how many of them eat hot food. In the conversation we look at your break schedule and what is already in the break room. Often what is there is enough; sometimes a second microwave is the cheapest improvement.

Can cold meals go in the same machine?

In a smart fridge, yes: salads, bowls, sandwiches and dairy sit next to the dishes that get heated. That way there is something for those who want hot food and for those who prefer to eat light.

What if we are not allowed a microwave?

Then keep the range deliberately to food eaten cold. First check whether there is somewhere one is allowed, for example in the break room rather than on the shop floor.

Do you supply hot food vending machines with ovens?

No. We make chilled smart fridges; heating is done in an ordinary microwave next to the fridge. The meals come from your caterer or a local supplier.

Does the machine need to heat food itself?

Eight short questions about your shifts, hours and break room. We tell you which set-up gives the most people a hot plate at your site.

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Hot food vending machinefor your business

A hot plateat any hour

Heating in the machine,or next to it

From stewto soup