24/7 Hot food
Oakhouse Foods
Whether you are looking to support night-shift employees, complement an existing catering service or introduce a completely new hot food offer, Refreshment Systems can help design a solution around your location.
What we provide
An award-winning partnership delivering hot food, 24/7
Not everyone works nine to five, and access to a proper hot meal should not depend on when a canteen is open.
Refreshment Systems and Oakhouse Foods have worked together to create a practical 24/7 hot food solution designed for hospitals, workplaces and other locations where people need access to quality meals throughout the day and night.
By combining Oakhouse Foods’ trusted range of frozen meals with Refreshment Systems’ vending technology, equipment and nationwide support, the partnership has created a simple way for organisations to extend their food provision without extending catering hours.
The Challenge
Hot food when traditional catering closes
Busy organisations can operate around the clock, but their catering facilities often cannot.
This is particularly important within healthcare, where NHS staff, patients and visitors may be on site at any hour, as well as manufacturing, logistics and other workplaces operating shifts throughout the night.
Traditional vending can provide snacks and cold food, but there was an opportunity to offer something more substantial: a convenient, nutritious hot meal available whenever it is needed.
That challenge brought Refreshment Systems and Oakhouse Foods together.
How the Partnership Works
One joined-up solution
RSL designs the solution
Refreshment Systems works with the customer to understand the site, expected usage and catering requirements before recommending the most appropriate SubZero setup.
RSL installs the equipment
Our team manages the installation of the VendSmart SubZero machine, payment technology and accompanying commercial microwave solution.
We connect with the local Oakhouse Foods franchisee
RSL works with Oakhouse Foods and its network of franchisees across the UK to establish the food supply for the site. This means customers benefit from a local approach to meal delivery and replenishment, supported by the wider RSL and Oakhouse Foods partnership.
Oakhouse Foods meals are delivered and stocked
The local Oakhouse Foods franchisee supplies the agreed range of meals and can deliver and replenish stock within the machine. Menus can be developed around the needs of each location, with a range of meal choices available to create an appealing 24/7 offer.
RSL keeps the technology running
Refreshment Systems continues to support the equipment, payment systems and technology behind the solution, helping customers maintain a reliable service.
One complete hot food solution
The result is a joined-up model that combines RSL's vending expertise with Oakhouse Foods' products and local franchise network. It provides a straightforward way to introduce or extend hot food provision without having to manage multiple disconnected suppliers.
Marketing
Tasting days
Get your staff and visitors interested in your new offering
Choice Throughout the Day
Choice throughout the day
What makes the relationship between Refreshment Systems and Oakhouse Foods different is that it goes beyond simply supplying food and equipment.
Both teams work together across the complete solution, including:
- Award-winning frozen meal range
- Wide choice of meals and dietary options
- Ideal for 24/7 healthcare environments
- Convenient solution for staff, patients and visitors
- Can be integrated into vending and unattended retail solutions
A partnership that continues to grow
Refreshment Systems and Oakhouse Foods continue to develop the solution as demand for flexible, unattended food retail grows. Changing working patterns, 24-hour operations and increasing expectations around workplace food mean organisations are looking beyond the traditional canteen.
- 100+
Hot food solutions nationwide
- 45,000+
Meals served each year
- 24/7
Availability
- Winners
Vending Collaboration of the Year
The solution
24/7 Hot food service
For sites that need reliable out-of-hours access, SubZero provides a flexible 24/7 refreshment solution for staff, patients and visitors.
It can help extend access to hot food beyond staffed catering hours, making it ideal for busy hospital environments where demand continues around the clock.
Through our partnership with Oakhouse Foods, we can offer a wider range of high-quality, award-winning frozen meals designed to provide convenient and reliable food options within healthcare environments.
The range includes a variety of meals to suit different tastes and dietary requirements, helping hospitals and care settings extend their food offer beyond traditional catering hours.
- Award-winning frozen meal range
- Wide choice of meals and dietary options
- Ideal for 24/7 healthcare environments
- Convenient solution for staff, patients and visitors
- Can be integrated into vending and unattended retail solutions
Oakhouse Foods
The Menu
Breakfast, lunch, dinner and everything in between. Menus can incorporate meals suitable for breakfast, lunch, lighter options, evening meals and desserts, alongside choices catering for a range of dietary requirements. This shows some of the products on the menu.
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Why work with Refreshment Systems?
We understand that every business is different.
Our team can work with you to create a refreshment solution that complements your existing food and beverage offer, supports your service standards and reflects the needs of each client site.
From a single vending machine to a fully managed multi-site solution, we can scale our service around your contract.
- Nationwide support
- Single and multi-site solutions
- Fully managed servicing
- Bespoke branding
- Connected technology
- Dedicated account management
Get started
Let’s work out what
your sites actually need
Tell us a little about your workplace and one of our team will come back within one working day. No hard sell, no obligation.
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