micro market is a small, self-contained store in a location without an employee to monitor it. It’s comprised of freestanding storage, such as shelves, that hold a product and a checkout system installed nearby.  The evolution of the micro market has included options for every office and factory type.  Most micro markets are operated by vending distributors and food service providers.
Grab-and-Go snacks including candy, energy bars, brownies, fruit snacks, beverages, dairy products, ice cream, sports nutrition products and croissants amongst others.
* Offices and Factories also have grab-and-go opportunities with on-site cafeterias, vending areas and coffee kiosks.

Vending Distributors:  Traditional vending distributors became the dominant groups pioneering and introducing micro markets to their office and factory customers.  Most still offer vending programs (including the latest technologies).  A number of OCS (Office-Coffee-Service) groups offer micro markets as well to their customers.
Food Service Providers:  Companies such as Compass (Foodbuy), Sodexo, Aramark, Delaware North and many others provice a very important service in being the operators of a cafeteria, retail area and possibly vending.

Definition:  A Food service provider is a company who contracts with a specific institution to provide food or beverage services at any location on the premises of that institution.   Common examples include colleges/universities, hospitals, government buildings, convention centers, remote sites, tourist locations, active aging faciities and others.

New Products Ideal For Your Locations (Grab-and-Go, Behind the Counter and More)

Grab and Go Opportunities in a University:   The college and university  themselves have amazing opportunities for products including grab-and-go types.  The Conzumables Team addresses retail and food service opportunities in the college and university including the cafeteria (internally or outside vendors) , the c-stores (internally usually), the vending areas (outside vendors usually), the coffee kiosks (outside vendors usually) and the hall/dorm stores (internally or externally).

We have our own sales pioneering team who partner with industry sales brokers introducing new products.
www.Advendtures.com

Retail Store Programs:  Since 2008 we have been created retail store designs for a number of formats including hotel pantries, campground stores marina stores and others.  The team creates front-end programs, coffee programs and grab-and-go sections amongst others.

The Breakroom

Smaller companies or factories will have a breakroom (employee lounge) for its employees. Our team has helped create solutions for breakrooms looking for healthier choices for its employees. These solutions include better vending options, micro market concepts (more details below), wellness programs including wellness check kiosks, employee charity suggestions, coffee programs and more.
The team is creating its own breakroom marketing and ordering website that will talk about these solutions very soon.
www.Breakrooms.net

The Cafeteria

The Conzumables Team has 25 years experience in creating and introducing new products for cafeteria areas (universities, hospitals, offices, etc).
With our brand / manufacturing partners we are introducing new healthier choices for the cafeteria environment such as:
* Gluten Free Options
* Grab and Go Programming
* New Ethnic Choices
* Nutrition Calculators

The Vending Area

The Out-of-Home team has vending broker partners who call on every university and college in the US. The new trend with healthy vending is very important to universities.
Our new www.Advendtures.com is our healthy vending marketing site creating new products for the industry.
Our other efforts include:
* Micro Markets (unmanned c-stores)
* Cashless Vending

The Sundry Shop

Sundry Shops are seperate stores (similar to a convenience store) that are in large office buildings or factories that have a wide variety of offerings ideal for the employees (food and beverage, snacks, greeting cards, gifts, lottery, health and beauty aids, stationary and more).
These sundry shops (sometimes also called lobby shops) are usually owned by outside partners using the same distributors and convenience stores. Our team has many solutions for getting products into stores.
An example of a sundry shop operator is Russell’s Convenience of Colorado who specialize in office building retail (www.russellsconvenience.net). Our own team is developing a Sundry Shop concept (www.SundryShops.com) coming soon.

The Coffee Kiosk Area

The Conzumables Team also does business with a number of on-campus related formats such as coffee kiosks which are strategically placed in high traffic areas. These formats are usually out-sourced to other operators but also maybe a part of the campus operations as well.
– Our Grab-and-Go snack and breakfast item options are ideal for coffee kiosks

Help With Merchandising Programs:
The Conzumables Team is available to help with your in-store marketing needs (POS, shippers, displays, club store displays, signage, racks and fixtures, etc).
We have over 30-years with the largest companies (Nestle, Coca Cola, Pepsi/Frito-Lay) and a vast number of start-up brands (Nature’s Bakery, Perfect Bar, Coachella Farms, etc) in creating merchandising programs.
Our merchandising unit manufacturers are based in America with factories in Mexico and China.

National Teams With a Regional Approach:   The Conzumables Team has sales partnering offices in key regions of the country that are available for key customers in those areas.

Our Own Business Development Teams For Clients and Internal Brands:

Vending and Micro Markets

Vending and Micro Markets

Convenience & Truck Stops

  • C-Stores
  • Hospitals
  • Remote Sites
  • Colleges/Universities
  • Offices/Factories
  • Hotels
  • Supermarkets
  • Produce Depts
  • Nutrition Stores
  • Natural Grocers
  • Military Bases
  • Juice Shops
  • Delis
  • News Stands
  • Smoothie Shops
  • Yogurt Shops
  • Casinos
  • Office Supply
  • Dairies
  • Wineries
  • Farm Stands
  • Specialty Foods
  • Wine Stores
  • Natural Restaurants
  • Coffee Shops
  • Tourist Sites
  • Fitness Centers
  • Sports Nutrition
  • Golf Courses
  • Campgrounds
  • Airports
  • Schools
  • Micro Markets
  • Book Stores
  • Truck Stops
  • Drug Stores