Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) this week announced the debut of Farmer’s Fridge, a vending machine brand that sells prepared fresh and healthy meal options.
The smart-tech refrigerated vending units offer a menu of fresh salads, meal bowls and healthy snacks, with a focus on fresh ingredients. The company uses technology to continually track inventory for freshness and stock products that are customized to customer preference trends at each vending unit.
“Farmer’s Fridge meets a growing demand for fresh and healthy meal alternatives at the airport and also accommodates those who don’t have time for traditional dine-in venues or food-to-go queue lines,” said Isabella Rhawie, assistant director for concessions and business development for the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), which operates MSP. “The vending machine platform allows us to expand our reach to customers with multiple placements in our terminals and concourses, accessible 24 hours a day.”
MSP is the first location for Farmer’s Fridge in Minnesota for the Chicago-based company, which operates more than 400 vending units across the country in airports, hospitals, office buildings, universities and other locations.
Seven Farmer’s Fridge vending machines are now in MSP Terminal 1, with locations in the Main Mall Food Court, and near gates F8, E12, C7, C10, C18, and in baggage claim. Another unit is operating in T2 near gate H10.
The Farmer’s Fridge vending units also promote a more sustainable incentive for customers, allowing them to deposit their BPA-free containers back into the machine, where they are later collected to be recycled.
