Canteen

Canteen provides workplace food service: traditional vending, self-checkout micro-markets, employer-subsidized pantry programs, coffee and refreshment service, and onsite dining and catering. Its address is 2400 Yorkmont Rd, Charlotte, North Carolina, and the site states that it operates in affiliation with Compass Group USA.

Accounts are run by local teams with an assigned account manager, supported by connected technology the company uses to shape product assortments, improve visibility into each location and report on cost and performance. Programs are built per site and adjusted as headcounts, schedules and tastes change. Canteen describes going to market as an integrated company and franchise business model, with the largest scale of self-operated locations nationwide, serving both small businesses and national accounts.

Product range is wide: more than 250,000 SKU options spanning snacks, candy, nuts and bars, teas, juices, energy drinks and water, coffee, espresso and hot chocolate, fresh food, salads and sandwiches, frozen meals and ice cream, and PPE and sanitation equipment. Every machine includes a minimum of 15% better-for-you snacks. The company reports more than 18,000 micro-markets across the country in offices, universities and hospitals as well as manufacturing and distribution facilities, open around the clock with mobile and touchless payment, loyalty programs and customized fixtures.

Canteen dates its start to 1929 and describes itself as the largest unattended retail provider in the United States. Pricing, contract terms and any minimum requirements for placing a machine or market are not published; enquiries go through a get-started form that asks for facility type, including property management, and number of employees.