A machine that is half empty or covered in notes is rarely the machine’s fault. Usually it comes down to who fills it, or to what it can hold. So first find out which of the two it is. Why a spiral cannot handle fresh food is explained under healthy vending; this page is about the switch itself.
If the machine works fine technically but holds the wrong products, it does not need to go. Then only what goes in it, and who restocks it, needs to change; see organising restocking.
If the problem is that no meal fits, because a spiral cannot handle a salad or a hot dish, a different fill will not help. Why is explained in healthy vending. Then replacing it with a chilled fridge is the logical step.
How long does the agreement with your current supplier still run, and with what notice period? That sets the pace.
A socket, half a square metre and access for delivery and restocking. More under technical requirements.
Put the fridge next to the old machine first. After a few weeks you can see what is taken where.
Whether the old machine goes or stays, you decide on what was actually taken from it over the past weeks.
The same approach, side by side first and decide afterwards, also works for a canteen; see alternative to a staff canteen.
With this list filled in, the conversation takes a quarter of an hour instead of an hour, and you know straight away whether replacing is necessary.
No more coins: bank card, app or badge. Anyone without change can still take something.
Meals, salads and dairy next to the familiar snacks and drinks, with halal, kosher, vegetarian and vegan depending on the producers.
A fridge that stays stocked for the late and night shifts, even when the rest of the site is closed.
On a production site with shifts, that last point is often the biggest difference; see smart fridge for a manufacturing site. What the fridge costs depends on your site; see the price factors.
The old machine belongs to your current supplier or to you, so you arrange that with them. The new fridge is delivered next to it, or to the same spot once it is free. That way there is no period without food.
That depends on the contract. Often the new fridge can go next to the old machine already, so that by the end of the contract you know what you want to keep. Check your notice period before you set a date.
No. By running both side by side first, the offer does not disappear for a single day. The old machine only goes once the new fridge is running.
Yes. A smart fridge holds drinks too, and after a few weeks it often turns out the drinks machine is used less. Whether it stays is then your decision, based on what is actually taken.
Start from what is added: food at more hours, paying without coins, and halal, kosher, vegetarian and vegan options. Put the fridge next to the old machine for a few weeks before anything disappears, and everyone will see the difference for themselves.
Eight short questions about your site and your current machine. We tell you whether the machine has to go, or only what is in it.
Takes about 90 seconds · no obligation · no contact details until the last step