October 26 is National Pumpkin Day! For some Chicago coffee lovers that means enjoying a delicious pumpkin spice coffee (or two), but for others, it means looking for different but equally delicious fall flavors. To meet all your Chicago’s employees’ hot beverage needs and not just...
A Chicago break room without technology and/or customer service is a space that no one wants to visit. All types of technology can impact the overall customer experience. Imagine a break room that only offered unhealthy snack and beverage options and only accepted cash. What if...
Coffee is one of the world’s most celebrated beverages. On Tuesday, October 1, Chicago’s residents can join the rest of the world and celebrate International Coffee Day (ICD). In addition to celebrating the beverage, ICD also honors all the people - from farmers, to roasters,...
Did you know that it’s possible to have a physiological response similar to drinking coffee without actually drinking any? That may sound odd, but recent research conducted at the University of Toronto found that individuals who were exposed to coffee-related cues tended to have an...
The end of August is a great time to update your Chicago break room to make it a warm and inviting space before the cooler and darker fall months arrive. While there are a lot fun and exciting things to look forward to during fall,...
Coffee has entered the world of mashups. Mashups, as Chicago consumers know them, began in the early 2000s as a way to combine different songs and sounds to create something new. Food mashups followed shortly after offering some delicious new flavors and some flavors that...
The number and variety of healthy snacks Chicago employees will have to choose from in the next few years is expected to grow. Fact.MR, a market research firm, recently released a report that looked into current and future scenarios in the snack market and found...
How are your Chicago employees, their break room and blueberries connected? The answer is pantry service! Okay, that might sound a bit crazy, but hear me out. First, let’s define what pantry service is. The short answer is a break room that is set up to...
Did you know that your break room can impact how your Chicago employees feel about their workplace? It’s true. A dark and unwelcoming space with day old coffee or stale snacks gives off the impression that your employees and their refreshment needs are not important. Today’s...
Bottled water keeps its spot at the top of the leader board. According to Jill Culora, IBWA’s vice president of communications, “for a third year in a row, bottled water is the No. 1 packaged beverage in the United States.” It’s also the most preferred...