On Friday afternoon the last delivery leaves, and whatever is there has to last until Monday. The canteen is shut, the sandwich shop is too on Sunday, and the team is smaller than during the week. The broader story of eating outside normal hours is covered in 24/7 food at work; this page is about the weekend itself.
A weekend shift works on a site that is otherwise standing still. No supplier comes by, the canteen is closed and on Sunday there is often nothing open nearby. Anyone who brought nothing drives off or does not eat. On sites that run 24/7, the weekend is where you feel it most.
For whoever looks after the offer, the weekend is also harder than the week. With fewer people, products move more slowly, and restocking only happens again on Monday. What goes into the fridge on Friday has to work for three days.
Restock on Friday, based on what actually sold on previous weekends; the sales per product show it.
Products with a date that still reaches Monday. Why freshness and date go together is covered in fresh meals.
The weekend eats differently from the week. After a few weeks it gets its own mix.
Public holidays, bridge days and company shutdowns are planned in, so no full fridge is left standing.
| Approach | Who does the work | Works on Sunday | Weak point |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everyone brings their own | The employee | Yes | Falls apart with an extra shift or a cover worker |
| Fridge with shopping | A colleague | As long as something is left | Nobody checks the dates |
| Snack machine | The supplier | Yes | No meal |
| Chilled smart fridge | Your team or a supplier, before and after the weekend | Yes | Only pays off counted together with the week |
The bottom row is what we make; feel free to factor that in. For a small weekend shift on its own, a fridge rarely makes sense, but add the week and the early and late shifts and the sums often work. On a production site that is almost always the case; see a smart fridge for manufacturing. For transport operators, the weekend service starts and ends at the depot.
At weekends there are often more outsiders around than during the week: maintenance technicians, cover workers, a security firm. With a bank card or the app, anyone on site can take something. If you want to limit the fridge to your own team, it can be linked to a badge.
What the fridge costs depends on the total number of people and hours across the whole week, not on the weekend alone. The factors are in what a smart fridge costs.
That depends on the product, which is why you choose products for the weekend whose date still reaches Monday. Anything close to its date comes out at the Monday restock.
Yes, by linking the fridge to your badge. Then only your own staff can open it. On sites with many outsiders at weekends, open access by bank card is usually more practical.
Then the estimate for the weekend was too tight. At the next restock, the quantity is adjusted to what actually sold. After a few weekends, the rhythm is usually right.
The restocking rhythm is planned around your calendar: public holidays, bridge days and company shutdowns. Agree with your supplier what is delivered around those days.
On its own, rarely. Add the weekday shifts, maintenance and visitors, and the picture often changes. That is why the location check asks about all the hours and the total number of people passing through the site in a day.
Eight short questions about your shifts and hours, weekends included. We will tell you whether a fridge can cover the whole weekend for you.
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