See how businesses are feeding their workforce amongst return-to-office and the new hybrid work environment. In all of these examples, businesses are supporting local restaurants in the community during an especially critical time. 

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Challenge: Management wanted to provide a safe onsite option to keep employees happy and drive productivity. No hot food options on-site and vending machines quickly became boring.

Solution: Fooda schedules a daily rotation of local restaurants to set up on-site and serve lunch to employees. The restaurant of the day is ready to sell by the start of the first lunch break and stays for three hours to accommodate three separate breaks. Vending machines were kept on-site to compliment the program.

Auto manufacturing plant in Michigan with 1,000 employees brings in restaurant Popups to serve multiple shifts

Challenge: Legacy food service program was a large and costly operation that could not be sustained in the current environment. Separately, participation was dwindling prior to 2020 due to menu fatigue.

Major US Airline pivots onsite food service from traditional model to “building block” program

Challenge: The company has a scaled down in-person workforce and needed to close its cafeteria during COVID-19. 

Solution: To feed its 300 onsite employees, a micro market and 24/7 vending is used, in addition to once-a-week Popup restaurants subsidized at the rate of $4 per employee.

Marine manufacturing company in Wisconsin uses micro markets, 24/7 vending, and once-a-week partially subsidized meals

Challenge: The building population was reduced significantly during COVID-19 and outside  food service providers were cost-prohibitive. Tenants still wanted meal options.. 

Solution: The building signed up for contactless delivery, with a dedicated driver bringing all meals together in a single bulk delivery.

2,000 person office building in Illinois switched from a cafeteria to contactless delivery

Challenge: The tenants in this building scaled down to 300 people in the building and the property manager wanted to provide food service, since the café in the building and all indoor dining was shut down in the area. 

Multi-Tenant Building in Detroit brings in food trucks and restaurant Popups

Challenge: After selecting a foodservice provider to operate a full café in Fort Worth, a plant had to move some employees to a remote facility that did not have access to the café. The client believed that no matter what food options were available at the new facility, they were unable to provide the robustness of the full café program that they were building out. Additionally, they were only moving a small population into the new facility, which would likely create an extremely expensive program if they utilized their café provider.

Solution: The client determined that by providing a $4 subsidy program, they could provide a benefit that offset not having the robustness of a full café. In doing so, the company has been able to provide daily hot food options to a building of 140 employees.

Fort Worth plant addresses the “haves” and the “have nots”

Challenge: Catering provider’s boxed lunch product often arrived late, which meant shift workers missed their meals. Food lacked variety and did not meet dietary restriction needs of the staff. 

Solution: Fooda provides a dependable boxed lunch program with a large restaurant portfolio for 80 shifts per week. Food for multiple shifts arrives on time, with text message confirmations and auditing in place to ensure on-time performance.

As their onsite population has increased with more people reuniting in person, Fooda has scaled with the company by adding multiple participating restaurants each day to their boxed lunch program. The phased strategy adds Popup restaurants into the mix as they continue to reunite more team members.

Food production facility in Oakland creates meal variety for staff and meets dietary restrictions

Challenge: Shortage of available staff to cook food, entry restrictions for outside vendors

Solution: Large quantities of restaurant food is brought to the loading dock during mealtimes and then distributed / sold by a handful of authorized hospital staff

Hospital network in Illinois: Solves staffing shortage during mealtimes

Challenge: Hospital wants to retain and staff during rough stretch by paying for employee meals

Solution: Self operated kitchen is getting supplementary help from local restaurants for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. All meals are paid for by the hospital and staff is very appreciative.

Hospital network in Colorado: Buying meals for all frontline workers right now

Challenge: Cafeteria remodeling limited cafeteria production capacity and the hospital needed to find a cost-effective solution. 

Solution: Fooda runs restaurant Popups daily in three areas across the campus to meet the demands of hospital staff

Hospital Campus in Nashville augments limited cafeteria with multiple restaurant Popups

Challenge: Covid related cost-cutting measures reduced production capacity of cafeteria 

Solution: Fooda runs daily restaurant Popups in a hot-line station within three separate cafeteria locations to help meet customer demand

Hospital in Columbus solves for staffing shortage in the cafeteria 

Challenge: IP concerns and tech capacity constraints prevent working from home.

Solution: The company signed up for Fooda’s delivery program to provide essential workers with awesome meals from local restaurants as a great perk and a Covid safe solution.

Tech company in Austin that is not equipped to handle remote work utilizes individual order delivery 

Challenge: With Covid-19 in full force, civilian, active duty and staff numbers decreased significantly and franchise operators cancelled contracts, leaving holes in food service programs. Those remaining on base were left with extremely limited options - or forced to leave for food. 

Solution: Fooda has established protocols with local restaurant restaurants to secure access and set up in empty stalls across various bases at lunch and dinner to help patch holes. 

Military bases across the country fill empty stalls and replace cancelled franchise agreements from vendors who exited during COVID-19 

Challenge: Covid related cost-cutting measures reduced production capacity 

Solution: Fooda runs daily local restaurant Popups in a hot-line station within the cafeteria to help meet customer demand

Major Airforce Base in Arizona augments its limited cafeteria operation

Solution: Fooda has implemented a “building block” program that scales as the company brings back its onsite population in phases. e.g. small populations have daily access to grab-and-go options and a barista bar. As more people return onsite, multiple restaurant Popups visit the facility. In the final phase, the company has a full service cafeteria program, powered by local restaurants.

Solution: To feed its 300 onsite employees, the building put together a combination of food trucks and a Popup restaurant model to cover all five work days. Mon-Friday are Food truck days and Fooda provided a Tues / Wed / Thurs Popup program.

Challenge: Firm once had 250+ people coming in every day. With 50 people in the office during COVID, keeping its cafeteria open was no longer feasible. For safety reasons, the company did not want to have employees serving themselves family style and they wanted to keep all employees on their designated floors (which had been a challenge, with food previously only served on one floor). 

Chicago trading firm scaled down from large cafeteria style meals to contactless delivery

Solution: The company has switched to a delivery model, with employees placing individual orders and all meals arriving together in a bulk delivery to each floor. Employees have a contactless experience and remain on their assigned floor.

Challenge: Cafeteria closed during COVID, with population decreasing from 300+ to 80 people. Organization wanted to provide a safe onsite food option to employees coming into the office as a perk. 

Consumer research organization in New York adds a virtual food hall delivery program after its cafeteria closed during COVID

Solution: The organization added a virtual food hall delivery program. Employees order meals from a rotating line-up of local restaurants and all meals are delivered at once by a dedicated team member who is pre-approved by the building. The employer contributes an $8 daily subsidy for each employee meal, which is applied as a credit to their order. 

Challenge: Food options were lacking on campus and students were experiencing menu fatigue.

Solution: The University added a rotating lineup of authentic, local guest restaurants to delight students, who now look forward to their meals. 

Private New England University adds visiting local restaurants onsite, elevating the student dining experience while supporting the local community

Challenge: IP.

Solution: The.

National Amusement Park Operator adds visiting local restaurants to staff dining areas; bringing excitement to employees, while supporting the local community.

The CDC was a Fooda partner prior to the pandemic and has continued to maintain the program. Hard working staff are happy to have access to onsite restaurant options, which follow strict health and safety standards.

Centers for Disease Control utilizes Fooda throughout the pandemic, with rotating local guest restaurants selling meals to employees onsite

Piedmont has partnered with Fooda, which organizes restaurant popups in the now-disused lobby. Food is sold from 10 p.m. until midnight. Fooda handles the logistics; the hospital simply provides the space.

See related article in Food Management Magazine »

Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta partners with Fooda to feed staff during the night shift

The building’s deli was not performing well due to lower onsite populations and they needed to close. To keep tenants happy and fed, while still supporting the local economy, the building installed a 24/7 Fooda Express Micro Market with elevated, locally sourced grab and go items. On days when the building population is higher, local restaurant Popups sell fresh hot food to tenants during lunchtime. The combination of Fooda Express and the excitement of visiting authentic restaurants has created a perfect balance for this downtown location.

Multi-Tenant commercial building in Atlanta replaces Deli with 24/7 Micro Market + Visiting Popup Restaurants

Major Navy Yard Adds Restaurant Popups with In-app Mobile Order Ahead

Through Fooda Popup with Mobile Order Ahead, the facility now supports the local restaurant community while keeping service members happy, well fed, and safe. In-app mobile order ahead cuts back on line times, adds convenience, and helps maintain social distancing. Food service providers are pre-approved and screened in this highly secure environment. The facility administrators see the program as a positive way for the federal government to help promote the success of local businesses, who are thriving from the opportunity to sell their food to a meaningful audience.

With very busy staff, the pharmaceutical company needs to keep teams productive and onsite. They also want to raise morale and provide a perk that shows appreciation for people who are leaving their homes in order to come into work. The employer signed up for Fooda group Delivery, with a subsidy for each employee. Each team member places their own individual orders from a daily lineup of local authentic restaurants. The employer subsidy is automatically subtracted from the total amount due at checkout. 

Pharmaceutical company in Massachusetts signs up for subsidized group delivery

The firm is paying a $14 daily subsidy for each employee’s meal. The solution, which has started by serving 50 people, will scale up as more team members return to the office.

Major financial services firm in Chicago adds subsidized Fooda Delivery for onsite team members

Major US Financial Services Firm Launches Fooda Flex,
Replacing Traditional Cafeteria Model at HQ

Fooda Flex is seamlessly scaling with the company as its onsite population returns in phases.

Features include a 24/7 grab-and-go-market, barista bar, and rotating Popup Restaurants -serving hot, fresh food. As more people continue to return, additional services are added to meet demand. Employees love having a safe, in-person connection with the local restaurant community.

Large media company phases up food program as more employees reunite

The company started phase one with Fooda delivery: employees placing individual orders and all meals arriving together in bulk, providing a contactless experience. 

Phase 1

Phase 2

Now with more employees coming into the office each day, the company is moving into phase two: Two days with delivery and two days with onsite local Popup restaurants serving hot, fresh meals. To enhance their program even further and encourage excitement about reuniting in person, the company offers a subsidy for employees on Popup days.

The company wanted to be sure that all of their employees had access to delicious restaurant meals. Fooda provides delivery service from authentic local restaurants to their office location as well as their construction sites. Employees order their meals on the Fooda app in the morning (or up to a week in advance) and all lunch orders for the site arrive together, allowing for everyone to break at once.

An innovative company creating 3-d printed homes expands their food service program to their construction locations

With a growing onsite population and a seven day mixed employee schedule for their lab professionals, the company wanted to make sure the weekends weren’t left out of their food program. Fooda has filled the gap by adding Saturday and Sunday catering services from authentic local restaurants to their workplace food program.

Bay Area tech company grows to 35% onsite, providing food 7 days a week to team members in person

In making plans for their workforce to return, the Nashville company knew that workplace food will be an important factor in employee happiness. They have worked with Fooda to implement a combination of services that provides access to hot lunches from local restaurants, as well as grab and go and snacking options.

A top employer in Nashville reunites its employees in person with daily guest restaurants and a contactless self-service market

The company was buying lunch for their employees every day, but the logistics of coordinating variety and balanced menus was becoming overwhelming. 

Fooda is able to provide them with a service that takes care of all of the logistics of an exciting program that has seen growth from 600 to 1,100 people per day. They have been so happy with their office’s response that they have asked Fooda to bring lunch to an additional office in another city. 

An Investment Management company encourages their team to return to the office with lunch

Multi-tenant office complex in Austin is scaling up service with their tenant numbers

Before Covid hit, the complex of 5 buildings had a full service operation. They wanted to continue to offer their tenants food until they had enough of a population to warrant opening their cafe again. Fooda partnered with a local coffee shop to offer a Barista Bar with robust food options, like breakfast tacos, sandwiches, salads, pastries, and more. The complex will continue to scale up by adding Popup Restaurants to their schedule as their onsite population rises to full occupancy. 

With their previous food solution, the company found the logistics of their run of the mill delivery service required almost their entire front desk staff to drop their usual tasks and spend 2 hours of their day coordinating with delivery drivers and chasing down order mistakes. 

New York Financial Firm streamlines their lunch deliveries with Fooda Delivery

Fooda was already providing meals for the office team, when the company decided to expand this perk to help recruit and retain members of their warehouse and driver teams. The consolidated billing and Fooda’s operations team makes this an easy perk for them to offer.

A Distribution Company expands their boxed meal program to their warehouse teams 

In contrast, Fooda delivery streamlines the delivery of 250-300 meals per day. Individuals place their orders online, Fooda handles all coordination with the restaurants and all the food arrives at the same time. The end result is a turnkey service that brings a variety of delicious meals from local restaurants without interrupting the flow of the day. The front desk staff has their time back and can focus on other things. 

Each morning, the company creates a positive start to each employee’s day by providing a daily free breakfast for their reduced office population. 

Four days a week, staff enjoy partially subsidized lunch from local restaurant Popups, with a $5 employer subsidy in place. On low population days, Online Delivery is offered with the same $5 employer subsidy. In addition to breakfast and lunch, Fooda runs a micro-market and coffee service to make sure employees have sustenance when they need it.

A Healthcare company provides lots of food options for their staff 

Admins at the company were previously spending countless hours coordinating daily lunches for their team. The heavy lifting of collecting orders, picking up food and setting up in the office was consuming too much time. 

A logistics company feeds their team; the rest of the building enjoys the benefits

They’ve transitioned to daily restaurant Popups in the building’s lobby (a bonus amenity for neighboring companies in the building). Fooda’s technology allows the Logistics company to contribute to the cost of just their employee’s lunches, while anyone else in the building buys food at full cost.

A travel tech company uses Fooda to get the same experience on both coasts

Fooda began working with the company’s free lunch program for their offices in the Bay Area. It was so successful the client expanded the Fooda program to their New York office. The consistency across multiple offices with centralized billing is a winning combination.

Atlanta based Retail company brings in delivery for their corporate HQ

Looking for an easier option and more variety than bringing in restaurants on their own, this retail company brought in Fooda to provide daily delivery to their office. Staff chooses their meals from a variety of local restaurants each day and everything seamlessly arrives at once. The new perk has created elevated enthusiasm about being onsite. 

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Major social media company in New York adds fully subsidized boxed-lunch delivery every day for onsite team members

With very busy staff, the social media news site wants to encourage teams back onsite and keep productivity high. They also want to raise morale and provide a perk that shows appreciation for people who are leaving their homes to be in the office. The employer signed up for boxed-lunch delivery, with a 100% subsidy for each employee. Each team member places their own individual orders from a daily lineup of local authentic restaurants. The employer subsidy automatically pays for the total amount due at checkout. 

Learn more about subsidizing your lunch program with Fooda from our Free Food at Work Webinar Recording 

Adtech company introduces Fooda Delivery to accommodate daily fluctuating populations

Challenge: Leadership wanted to provide lunch for their employees, but the logistics of coordinating who would be onsite each day became an impossible task to track.

Solution: The company introduced Fooda Delivery to allow employees to place lunch orders ahead of time and choose between different cuisine options. Even with the fluctuating population, there was always an exact number of lunches provided every day and therefore, no food or cost waste. 

Challenge: The company wants to provide food for staff as a way to bring the number of onsite members up.

Solution: Fooda serves daily lunch catering for employees returning to the office at three separate office locations to help meet customer demand. Additionally, the company invests in employee experiences such as monthly food truck events, “afternoon snacks” such as drop-off boba tea and desserts, Popup baristas with pastries, and buffet breakfast options weekly. As a result, leadership is seeing food program participation double each month as more employees return onsite.

Tech company in the Bay Area Encourages RTO with daily lunch catering

Challenge: The company wants to feed its returning workforce in order to increase productivity and excitement about being back onsite. 

Solution: To feed the growing number of onsite employees, the company put together a combination of Fooda’s unique range of services including daily catering, food trucks, popup baristas, and pantry stockings. Team members are excited and have something in their workplace experience that’s worth bragging about.

A drone manufacturer uses Fooda's range of unique services to feed returning workforce

In making plans for their workforce to return, the Columbus company knew that workplace food will be an important factor in employee happiness. They have worked with Fooda to implement daily 100% subsidized boxed-lunch delivery to provide hot lunches from local restaurants every day.

A top employer and international tech-robotics company in Columbus reunites employees in person with a fully subsidized boxed-lunch catering program.

A major health technology company in New York introduces fully subsidized daily Popup lunches

In an effort to provide a more unique and authentic lunch experience for onsite employees, the company introduced Fooda Popup. Every day, a new local restaurant pop ups onsite and offers a variety of lunch options. With their lunch paid for in full, employees prefer to stay onsite and share a meal with coworkers. As a result, leadership is seeing an increase of engagement and overall productivity. 

Challenge: Denver hospital network wants to provide more authentic options to staff at work while investing in their local community. 

Solution: Fooda runs two daily restaurant Popups within their cafeterias at two separate locations throughout Denver. Participation at the Popups is increasing every day. The staff loves the rotating cuisine types, the authentic, fresh food, and that their lunch purchase helps to support their local community. 

The Nation’s largest healthcare provider launches Fooda Popup in two Denver hospital locations

Challenge: Legacy food service program was a large and costly operation that could not be sustained in the current environment.

Solution: By switching to a modern cafeteria model, the company with over 500 onsite employees was able to reduce overhead, increase food participation, and delight employees with high-quality, authentic food.

Major Oil and Gas company in Houston pivots onsite food service from legacy café provider to cafeteria replacement for more diverse, authentic restaurant options. 

To learn more about cafeteria options, review Fooda’s Food Hall Webinar slides

Challenge: The company wants to provide an upscale food program for employees returning to the office in April

Solution: Fooda has implemented a restaurant Popup program along with a coffee, snack, and market program to provide a best-in-class experience for the returning workforce. Today, 90% of onsite employees participate in the food program daily.

Largest Health Insurance provider in America launches Fooda Popup lunch programs alongside Fooda’s Coffee, Snack, and Market programs 

Challenge: Management wants to provide an onsite food option to keep employees happy and drive productivity.

Solution: Fooda launches a grab-and-go micro-market with easy self-checkout along with snacks, vending, and coffee to offer quick, healthy, and affordable lunch options for onsite employees.

The largest online retailer in the world chooses Fooda as their newest option to provide Snacks, Vending, Coffee, and Markets to their employees

Challenge: Finding a high-quality food and beverage provider that could provide unique choices.

Solution: Fooda takes over the cafeteria program and provides a daily lineup of rotating local restaurants, a full-service espresso program, a micro-market, and more.

A major commercial asset owner in Houston switches out legacy food service provider for Fooda’s modern cafeteria program

The company introduces a delivery model, with employees placing individual orders and all meals arriving together in a bulk delivery to each floor. Employees have a contactless experience and receive a full subsidy for each meal every day. The number of onsite employees continues to increase every week.

Top global management consulting firm in Boston launches a fully subsidized Delivery program to encourage return to office