Micro Markets or Vending Machines: Which is Right for Your Business?

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All that glitters may not be gold… but wow, a newly installed micro market sure does shine. In the last decade, micro markets have become a trend, and the industry has grown significantly. The North American micro market size was worth $3,950.4 million in 2022 and is expected to grow 13% from 2023 to 2030.…

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How to Get to Avenue C

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Take a look at the street signs around the office. More importantly, look at the ones leading you toward the snacks, drinks, and coffee in your office. Are you seeing an outdated drip coffee machine? What about the same three snack options on a weekly rotation? You might be finding yourself in a labyrinth of…

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How to Support Your Employees through Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

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  At the start of winter, and especially after the holiday rush, you may notice a shift in attitudes around the office. During this time of year, we can expect shorter days and dreary weather. At the beginning of the year, many employees come down with the “winter blues,” or more severely, Seasonal Affective Disorder…

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The Importance of Gluten-free Offerings in Your Workplace

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  When gluten-free first became popular, it may have seemed like a fad diet. Today, it’s proven its staying power, and it’s grown out of both popularity and necessity. Many people need gluten-free food to be their healthiest selves. When there aren’t any gluten-free options in the office, you’re excluding a portion of employees. It’s…

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The Importance of Breaks: 4 Tips to Make Your Break Worth It

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We’ve all had workdays where we’ve prioritized pushing through to get more tasks checked off our lists instead of listening to our bodies and minds to take breaks when necessary. Whether you’ve missed your lunch break after being sucked into your inbox or sat for too long in consecutive meetings, you deserve to take a…

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Celebrating Black History Month with Me & the Bees Lemonade

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At Me & the Bees Lemonade, business is naturally sweet thanks to one of their primary ingredients: honey. When she was four years old, two bee stings changed Mikaila Fulmer’s life forever. She learned more about the importance of the little creatures and their impact on the world around us. With the creation of her…

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Celebrate National Gluten-Free Day with Partake

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January 13th is National Gluten-Free Day! To celebrate, we’re highlighting Partake and its fantastic line of gluten-free snacks. Denise Woodard founded Partake in 2016 as a mom who wanted to create snacks that her daughter, Vivienne (Vivi), could safely enjoy without worrying about her food allergies. Let’s take a look at why Partake is such…

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Boldly Giving with BLK & Bold

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Our friends and partners at BLK & Bold have built a powerful brand behind a simple concept: daily rituals with social impacts. Co-founders Pernell Cezar and Rod Johnson, lifetime friends and coffee fanatics, pour into a company model that takes delicious coffee and uses it to provide for and shape the future through children across America. How…

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