RODILLIAN 6TH FoRM CAFE – HOT DRINKS FOR STUDENTS

The Rodillian Academy in Wakefield has created spaces for their sixth form students to study and socialise. Their cafe area has become an important part of student life. In line with the modern coffee shop culture, students were keen to have a high quality range of coffee and hot chocolate drinks for sale.

The Objective

The cafe area has become extremely popular and the school and caterers decided to upgrade the quality of hot drinks on offer. Another requirement was to make the hot drinks available even when the cafe had closed.

THE SOLUTION – BEAN TO CUP COFFEE MACHINE WITH PAYMENT POD

Livewell Vending were contacted as they have a wide range of ‘bean to cup’ coffee solutions and payment solutions, as well extensive experience working with the schools sector. To fulfil the specified requirements, Livewell installed a Vitro X3 Automatic Coffee Machine along with a side payment unit housing a Nayax Onyx contactless payment reader.

THE OUTCome

The Vitro Coffee Machine uses fresh beans to produce a range of coffee shop quality drinks to meet the varied preferences of students. It also offers premium hot chocolate drinks.

Whilst the cafe is open, students make their selection of coffee and pay at the till. along with any other food or drink chosen. When the cafe is closing for the day, the staff use a secure key to switch from ‘pay at till’ to ‘pay at machine’ enabling students to buy drinks on self serve basis. when the cafe is no longer staffed by the catering team. This innovative flexible solution is made possible by a payment pod that can be activated when necessary on the side of the machine.

The Benefits

• • Two payment solutions

• • Pay at till & self-serve pay at machine

• • Self-serve increased throughput
• • Simple selection with touch screen interface
• • Cashless payments
• • Quality ground coffee

• • Range of hot drinks
• • Remote monitoring for maintenance

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Refreshed To Learn

Allerton Grange Sixth Form is based in a bespoke building in the Sixth Form centre which provides a range of classrooms, workspaces and computer suites and also social spaces. This gives students increased independence to manage their studies and their socialising, including time for refreshments.

The Objectives

Having a range of refreshments available throughout the day was seen as an important aspect of the Sixth Form Centre. This would encourage students to spend time together, building a community in the centre, rather than leaving the space to seek alternative refreshments off-site.

THE SOLUTION – Low-Sugar DRINKS & Snacks Vending

The Centre had room for a range of different vending machines to offer drinks and snacks in a way that could be provided throughout the day, with no outlay from the school for staff resource. As such the Caterer contacted Livewell to review the site and provide a recommendation for them to present to their client.

THE OUTCome

Two types of vending machines were installed at the Sixth Form centre including, a low-sugar soft drink vending machine and another providing a range of snacks. A contactless payment unit was installed to enable payments using ApplePay and all the other payment types that are commonplace in retail today. The drinks and snacks have all been popular and the students see the provision as a benefit for them exclusively.

The Benefits

• • Students stay on-site
• • Appealing branded styling
• • Low and no sugar drinks
• • Self-serve provision
• • Simple selection with touch screen interface
• • Cashless payments
• • Remote data collection to optimise stock control

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Smart Vending Provision For Students On The Go!

Bolton College is a further education college with approximately 5000 students and 500 staff. It offers over 800 full and part-time courses across four main centres around Bolton and is the North West’s largest provider of vocational training.

The Objectives

The college had a mixed range of unbranded vending machines and were constantly encountering reliability issues. They undertook a review and then reached out for tenders initially for the vending provision across two campus sites. They required fully managed vending provision and required a strong commercial return.

THE SOLUTION – Refreshment Vending

Livewell Vending were awarded the vending contract, and installed four Hydration Stations, four Snack Stations and two machines for the Coffee Shop’s providing coffee’s teas and hot chocolates. This not only provided the college with a best-in-class managed vending solution but also better commercial return than their previous solutions.

THE OUTCome

The modern colourful branded designs with positive messages of hydration and wellbeing have attracted more usage resulting in higher revenues. This is aided by the cashless interfaces and the broad range of healthier popular snacks and drinks.

The Benefits

• • Appealing design and appearance

• • Healthier range of branded products

• • Low and no sugar drinks

• • Gluten free options

• • Self-serve provision

• • Cashless payments

• • Remote data collection to optimise stock control

• • Remote Remote monitoring for maintenance

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