Month: November 2020

Favorite Snacks Augusta

Favorite Break Room Snacks in Augusta

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Favorite Snacks Augusta

Everyone has their one or two favorite “not-so-healthy” snacks that they enjoy now and then. While we’ve all heard that moderation is key, deciding whether to choose healthy can be quite the dilemma. Often Augusta consumers want to eat healthily, but at the same time, they want to visit the break room vending machine and grab their favorite sweet or salty guilty pleasure.

Favorite Snacks List

Many of Augusta’s favorite sweet and salty snacks have been around for more than 30 years. Is yours in the following list?

    • Confections (chocolate, candy, etc.): PEZ (1950), Swedish Fish (the late 1950s), Nerds (1983), anything made with chocolate
    • Salty: sunflower seeds, Cheese Balls (the 1980s), Combos (mid-1970s), Goldfish, Doritos (1974), Pringles (1975), chips, crackers
    • Cookies and Snack Cakes: Famous Amos cookies (1975), animal crackers (1902), Rice Krispies Treats, Oatmeal Cream Pies (1960), Oreos, Pop-tarts (1964)
    • Other snacks: Dippin’ Dots (1987), Fruit Roll-ups (1991) or fruit snacks, granola bars, Milk ‘n’ Cereal Bars or breakfast bars (the 1990s – early 2000s)

Your Break Room Menu

If Augusta employees are looking, however, for something a little healthier, there are a lot of healthy sweet and salty options available too. Healthier snack options include fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, popcorn, yogurt smoothies, salsa, and hummus. Many of these healthy snacks can also be combined to create a healthy mini-meal when there isn’t enough time for a sit-down meal.

Favorite Snacks Augusta

No one can predict when a craving will hit. They can strike Augusta employees at any time of the day or night. Micro-markets and vending machines are open 24/7 to meet those needs. Providing an easily accessible, on-site location where various snacks and beverages are available is just one benefit that lets your employees know they are valuable.

Another benefit is to offer employees everything at a reduced or zero cost. Employees will welcome both on-site snack and beverage options and more cash in their pockets.

Don’t forget to add cold refreshing beverages and office coffee service to your break room menu. Drinks such as cold water are hydrating, coffee or tea are energizing, and snacks are filling. It’s essential to keep your employees hydrated, energized, and satiated.

To learn more about the many different types of break room snack and beverage options, call Riverside Refreshments at 706-793-2723. We look forward to working with you.

 

Bean-to-Cup Coffee in Augusta

Bean-to-Cup Coffee Can Make A Difference in Augusta

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Bean-to-Cup Coffee in Augusta

Grabbing a cup of coffee during the workday shouldn’t have to be complicated. The whole process of going to the corner coffee shop, standing in line, waiting for your order, and going back to work is time-consuming. And time spent away from work isn’t the only cost. Lost productivity and fewer chances for spontaneous collaboration are two more.

An Easy Solution

Your Augusta break room doesn’t have to mirror a full-service cafe. One with baristas that create works of art to be the perfect location. A micro-market with everyone’s favorite fresh foods, snacks, and beverages plus coffee service or a bean-to-cup brewer will do the trick.

Not only will it help keep employees energized and hydrated, but it’s part of a good business strategy. Coffee and espresso-based beverages are a perk that everyone loves. Your company can choose to offer its beverages at no cost or charge per cup at the micro-market kiosk.

Mike Cochrane, Vice President of Sales and Business Development at Cafection, explained, “With bean-to-cup, you get to experiment with new drinks while participating in a sustainable industry that produces less waste.”

A single bean-to-cup brewer offers a variety of hot beverages, is cost-effective, and can have a big impact. Including one in your micro-market keeps Augusta employees on-site during the workday, provides energy, and fuels creativity.

What Is a Bean-to-Cup Coffee Machine?

A bean-to-cup machine is precisely what it sounds like. Several different kinds of whole beans are placed in the machine. They are left untouched until needed. When an employee wants a beverage, the machine grinds the beans to the correct fineness, brews them to order, and creates the desired drink. The short time between grinding and brewing makes sure the coffee grounds are as fresh as possible.

Bean-to-Cup Coffee in Augusta

The combination of different beans, grind settings, flavor additions, and cup sizes results in a diverse menu. Below are just a few of the options a bean-to-cup brewer can offer.

Traditional Coffee (available in light, medium, and dark roasts)

    • Bean Options 1, 2 and 3
    • Decaf
    • Combinations of the four options above

Hot Beverages

    • French Vanilla: coffee plus French vanilla flavoring
    • Vanilla Mocha: coffee plus vanilla flavoring and hot chocolate
    • Mochaccino: coffee plus hot chocolate or cocoa powder
    • Vanilla Mocha: hot chocolate plus vanilla flavoring
    • Chocolate Latte: hot chocolate with milk

Gourmet Options

    • Energy Shot: a shot of espresso plus vitamins that deliver energy
    • Hot Shot Blend: 2 shots of espresso for when you need a caffeine boost
    • Long Espresso: a shot of whipped espresso that is more bitter than a regular shot of espresso
    • Café Latte: espresso plus milk
    • Cappuccino: a shot of whipped milk topped with whipped espresso

It’s time to discover the effect that a single bean-to-cup machine in your micro-market can have on your Augusta employees. If a micro-market isn’t a good fit for your place of business, vending machines and one or more single-cup brewers are a great alternative.

For more information about our micro-market and bean-to-cup options as well as our other break room services, please contact Riverside Refreshments at 706-793-2723. We look forward to hearing from you!