Notes from the route
Practical notes on office coffee, vending, and water for GTA workplaces. Written by Sam Foti — eight years of running routes across Vaughan and the surrounding GTA.
What actually sells in a workplace vending machine (and what makes one work)
A Vaughan route operator on what really moves in a workplace vending machine — the bestsellers, stocking to your actual team, where the machine should go, and what separates one people use from one that sits half-empty.
Healthy office vending: what teams ask for vs. what actually sells
A Vaughan route operator on why "healthy vending" so often fails — what office teams actually buy, and how to build a mix that gets used instead of stocked and ignored.
What does office coffee actually cost a GTA business? The honest breakdown
A Vaughan route operator on what actually drives the cost of office coffee — consumables, machine type, and volume — plus the DIY costs that never show up on the receipt.
How to choose office coffee for your GTA team
A Vaughan route operator's framework for picking the right office coffee setup — bean-to-cup, single-cup pod, or traditional drip — based on how your team actually uses coffee at work.
Vending in the workplace: free vs subsidized vs paid
A Vaughan route operator's breakdown of the three vending payment models — paid full-price, subsidized, and free — and how to pick the one that fits your team.