Good Food For a Better Future: Healthy Nibbles Successfully Launches Innovative Reatil Concept

2 years ago

Award-winning British company Healthy Nibbles have launched their innovative unmanned retail concept: The Wellness Hub. The unmanned retail concept benefits from tech-enabled innovation, real-time monitoring capability, sustainably-sourced goods and a range of 1000+ deliciously healthy snacks, drinks and meals to enhance workplace wellness.

Healthy Nibbles’ micro markets come at a time when businesses are having to think differently about the delivery of health and wellness offerings. As offices steadily open up again after the Covid-19 pandemic, businesses need to offer relevant, customisable concepts in a socially distanced environment.

The Wellness Hubs provide a healthy, convenient solution, with each unit operating as its own mini-market. Offering fresh and frozen meals, delicious and innovative snacks and drinks, all dietary needs are catered for. Sourced from impact-driven brands such as Mindful Chef and Modern Standard coffee, the markets deliver high-quality food to fuel health and performance 24 hours a day. All products have been benchmarked against 15+ UK and international nutritional standards, as well as against the B Corp impact assessment to ensure true workplace wellness.

To date, over 40% of businesses have closed office kitchen facilities following the pandemic. Micro markets seek to overcome this shortage by allowing everyone to have access to healthy food options regardless of their working pattern. Micro markets are entirely self-service, eliminating the need for them to be staffed. Customers can simply use the self-service interface of the micro market, or alternatively download the app to checkout. The quick, low-touch experience reduces queue times, helps to maintain social distancing and allows for a more even distribution of employees throughout the day, making each micro market a Covid-19 safe area within the office.

Smart, remote monitoring capabilities enable the real time tracking of stock levels so that restocks can be carried out on a required basis, allowing everyone’s favourite food to always be on offer. Each unit can be easily tailored to suit specific environments, as well as individual employees, whilst limiting waste and miles by ensuring that restocking only takes place when necessary.

“Flexibility and health are going to be key drivers in any food and beverage solution, both in the short and longer-term, as cities, businesses and homes continue to undergo a seismic shift in response to Covid19,” said Healthy Nibbles founder Sara Roberts. “I believe workplace wellness will assume its rightful position as a seat at the board table, moving away from a fragmented and siloed discipline to one that underpins business, with nutrition, mental health, overall wellness, sustainability and impact all forming key components in governance and reporting,”

Wellness is paramount to the way business operates with the healthiest workplaces becoming a destination of choice for employees. With clients including BBC, Lacoste, Vitality, Transport for London, The Office Group and Three Mobile, Micro markets is Healthy Nibbles’ latest solution to make workplaces a healthier destination to be.

Notes to Editors

The Healthy Nibbles story began when its Founder, Sara, was at her father’s hospital bedside. Hungry, at 3 am, she found that the only food available was from a vending machine. A poster next to the machine warned her ominously that “diabetes and obesity kill.” But the machine offered only the usual selection of crisps, chocolate bars and fizzy drinks; there were no healthy choices. Frustrated by this juxtaposition, and alongside her personal wellness journey, Sara developed the concept of Healthy Nibbles. Today, she is leading the charge by bringing healthy out-of-home choices to UK offices, travel hubs and letterboxes.

The need for Healthy Nibbles is clear and simple, yet urgent. Rising levels of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease are placing significant burdens on the UK economy. Businesses are losing 97m workdays annually due to poor diet. The NHS is at breaking point. The time for preventative healthcare is now.

Healthy Nibbles are committed to enabling healthier choices, providing an opportunity for people to make positive lifestyle choices beginning with their health. Our goal is to help companies and organisations improve their culture, pioneer new workplace wellness ideas thereby increasing health, happiness and productivity.

As a business, Healthy Nibbles is built with strong foundations and robust principles. We are made up of a team of skilled people who have similar goals and ambitions, committed to building a sustainable business with purpose.

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About Healthy Nibbles

Healthy Nibbles was set up in 2015 as a retail innovation and platform company that believes in making healthy, sustainable food accessible; delivering great food across vending, unmanned retail and corporate gifting to create a better future at work, home and on-the-go. Founder Information: Sara is the founder and CEO of Healthy Nibbles, as a retail innovation and platform company that believes in making healthy, sustainable food accessible; delivering great food across vending, unmanned retail and corporate gifting to create a better future at work, home and on-the-go. Prior to Healthy Nibbles, Sara founded a brand and innovation consultancy in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sara sits on both the Global Nourishment Advisory Board and Covid-19 Taskforce led by the International WELL Building Institute, is an Ambassador for Women’s Enterprise Scotland, is one of EY’s European Winning Women and is currently participating in Goldman Sachs entrepreneur programme.

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Sara Roberts

Founder / CEO

07467148575

sara@healthynibbles.co.uk