A Self-Service Break Room Store, Built Into Your Facility
A micro market replaces the vending machine with an open, unattended retail space inside your building. Employees walk up to open shelving and coolers, pick what they want, scan it at a self-checkout kiosk, and pay by card, mobile wallet, or a prepaid account. There is no glass, no coils, and no waiting for a spiral to turn.
For Greater Atlanta employers with 100 or more people on site, this is usually the single biggest upgrade you can make to a break room without renovating it. G2 Vending Solutions designs, installs, stocks, and maintains the whole thing at no capital cost to qualifying locations.
What a G2 Micro Market Includes
- Self-checkout kiosk with card, tap, and mobile payment, plus optional prepaid employee accounts
- Open shelving for snacks, candy, chips, and shelf-stable meals
- Refrigerated and frozen cases for sandwiches, salads, entrees, dairy, and frozen meals
- Beverage coolers covering water, sports drinks, energy drinks, sodas, and cold brew
- Optional coffee station tied into our office coffee program
- Remote inventory monitoring so restocking happens before shelves empty
- Loss prevention through camera coverage and kiosk-level transaction reporting
Micro Market or Vending Machine?
Both have a place. The right answer depends on headcount, floor space, and how long people stay on site.
A micro market usually wins when
- You have roughly 100 or more employees on a shift
- You can dedicate 100 to 400 square feet of secured, indoor space
- People eat a real meal on site rather than grabbing a snack
- You want fresh food, not just packaged snacks
- You want a visible amenity that helps with recruiting and retention
A vending machine usually wins when
- Headcount is under 100, or spread across many small suites
- Space is tight or the area is not secured after hours
- The location is public-facing, such as a lobby or waiting room
- You need coverage on overnight shifts in an unstaffed area
Not sure which side you fall on? We walk the space with you and give a straight recommendation, even when that recommendation is a pair of machines instead of a market. See our full micro markets versus vending machines comparison for a deeper breakdown.
Facilities Where Micro Markets Work Best
Distribution Centers and Manufacturing Plants
Long shifts, limited time to leave the property, and crews that want a real meal at 2:00 AM. A micro market covers every shift without staffing.
Corporate Campuses and Office Parks
Teams that would otherwise drive off site for lunch stay in the building. That returns time to the workday and keeps people together.
Hospitals, Clinics, and Senior Care
Staff on rotating schedules need food at hours when the cafeteria is closed. Fresh options and 24 hour access matter more here than anywhere else.
Fitness and Recreation Facilities
Protein, hydration, and recovery products sold at the point of need, with no staff behind a counter.
How We Set It Up
- Site walk. We visit, measure the space, and look at headcount, shift patterns, and traffic flow.
- Layout and product plan. You get a proposed floor plan and a starting product mix built around your team.
- Installation. We deliver and install fixtures, coolers, and the kiosk, typically in a single day.
- Launch. We run an on-site launch so employees know how the kiosk works and how to load an account.
- Ongoing service. Scheduled restocking, rotation of slow movers, and quarterly reviews of what is selling.
Micro Markets Across Greater Atlanta
We install and service micro markets throughout the metro area, including Atlanta, Marietta, Kennesaw, Woodstock, Canton, Acworth, Roswell, and Dunwoody, plus Cobb, Cherokee, and Fulton counties.
Bring a Micro Market to Your Break Room
Tell us about your facility and we will walk the space, size the market, and show you what the layout and product mix would look like. There is no cost for the assessment.