Staples Business Advantage Announces Initiatives With MARS DRINKS, LeanBox To Expand Breakroom Offerings
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Staples Business Advantage, the business-to-business division of Staples, Inc., today announced new initiatives with MARS DRINKS and LeanBox to enhance its assortment of breakroom offerings while delivering gourmet beverages and healthier food to power the U.S. workforce.
Staples Business Advantage now distributes MARS DRINKS’ single-serve Flavia brewers, which offer premium cappuccinos, lattes and mochas, plus coffees, teas and hot chocolate each in less than a minute at the touch of a button. MARS DRINKS brewers combine reliable performance and hassle-free maintenance making it easier for people at work to create and enjoy a cup of their favorite brew. The company’s patented brewing process ensures no cross-over in flavor from one drink to the next. According to the Staples Business Advantage Workplace Index, office perks such as coffee and snacks are key to attracting and retaining talent, particularly among millennials – 57 percent of whom agree that a well-stocked breakroom leads to happier, more engaged employees.
Staples Business Advantage now also offers a variety of fresh food, courtesy of LeanBox, which provides gourmet salads, sandwiches and snacks in a kiosk the size of a refrigerator. Supplying healthy foods goes a long way toward attracting and retaining talent – as nearly a third of employees look for healthy snacks in the workplace according to the study. Currently available to customers in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Southern New Hampshire, LeanBox monitors real-time inventory data to track eating preferences and restock food accordingly.
