Philadelphia, How Do You Feel About Your Diet?
Is it healthy, not so healthy, or somewhere in between? If it’s not so healthy, you are part of a large number of Americans who feel that their diet is unhealthy. Recent research by Mintel, a market...
View ArticleBottled Water in Philadelphia is Here to Stay
Have you ever wondered who purchases bottled water? As it turns out, just about everyone does. According to the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) and the Beverage Marketing Corporation...
View ArticleMake Your Philadelphia Break Room New Again
In Gulfport, Mississippi, high school students in the National Technical Honor Society built a vending machine that, from a distance, appears to be a normal vending machine. After taking a closer look,...
View ArticleSnacking in Philadelphia
How do snacks fit into your day? Do they replace a meal or help you survive until your next one? Or, maybe they’re an energy boost? What about a reward or something to satisfy a craving? You aren’t...
View ArticleBenefits for Philadelphia Coffee Drinkers
Coffee seems to be transforming its reputation. It’s no longer seen as the harmful beverage it once was. Just this year, the International Journal of Cancer published the results of a study examining...
View ArticleHealthy Snacks in Philadelphia Break Rooms
Choices. Whether it’s a conscious decision or not, everyone is faced with multiple choices every day. A University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) graduate student helped her fellow classmates and...
View ArticlePhiladelphia, Is Your Coffee Service Up-to-Date?
Have you noticed that coffee has had a makeover? Kyra Auffermann, National Coffee Association communications and content manager, described it best when she wrote, “Coffee” used to be associated with a...
View ArticleMobile Payments and Growth Spurts in Philadelphia
“There will be exponential growth in mobile payments in the U.S. over the next five years.” – “The Mobile World of Retail,” a BRP Special Report In the almost three years since Apple Pay was...
View ArticlePhiladelphia, Meet the Gluten-Free Snack
With the number of Philadelphia individuals who have to navigate life without gluten because of an illness like Celiac Disease, it is helpful to know that gluten-free foods are now more readily...
View ArticleWhen Is a Philadelphia Vending Machine not a Vending Machine?
When it’s a micro-market! At first glance, a Philadelphia consumer might see a micro-market and think it is just a decorated space with vending machines, but that is not the case. A micro-market is a...
View ArticlePhiladelphia, How Do You Drink Your Coffee?
Did you know that the majority of U.S. coffee drinkers do not drink their coffee black? According to the most recent National Coffee Association’s National Coffee Drinking Trends (NCDT) report, 68...
View ArticleThe New Meal in Philadelphia
By previous standards, it wouldn’t be considered a meal. It isn’t always consumed at traditional meal times or eaten at a table. But according to those between the ages of 18 and 35 (Millennials), it...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Employees Enjoy Caffeine’s Benefits
Maintaining recommended fitness levels is a challenge for many individuals, but there is new research about caffeine that might make it just a bit easier to accomplish. Recent research from the...
View ArticleTechnology and the Philadelphia Vending Machine Experience
Get ready to meet the new vending machine. In the not so distant future, vending machines will communicate with consumers through an application (app) on their smartphone that includes artificial...
View ArticleA New Coffee Service Benefit for Philadelphia Employees
Enjoying coffee and tea from the office coffee service may provide Philadelphia employees with additional health benefits. Scientists from Boston Children’s Hospital recently found that consuming...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Employees Crave Healthy Snacks
The increase in demand for healthy snacks is not only about which ingredients are in a snack; it is also about the ingredients that aren’t there. According to Mintel, a global market research firm, 84...
View ArticleHealthy Vending Machine Options in Philadelphia Can Boost Productivity
Corporate wellness programs including those that offer healthy vending machine options can have a positive impact on both an employee’s health and on the company’s productivity, but only if the...
View ArticleHealthier Vending Machine Beverages in Philadelphia
Vending machine technology is only one of the many aspects of the vending industry that has changed a lot since the first bottled soft drink machines, cooled with ice, appeared on the market in the...
View ArticleNew Food and Beverage Choices Fill Millennials’ Shopping Carts in Philadelphia
Which food and beverage choices did you purchase the last time you needed something to eat or drink? Was it a green tea or maybe a breakfast smoothie? If so, you might be one of the many Philadelphia...
View ArticlePhiladelphia’s Evolving Office Coffee Service
Have you ever considered what the workday would be like without coffee service? No? Well, neither have I. And Philadelphia employers don’t want to see that happen either. According to a recent report...
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