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Eco label
Refrigerant
R290 (propane)
Where this machine fits.
Offices up to 80 people
Compact format, low space requirements, daily restocking easily manageable
Clinics & hospitals
R290 refrigerant, HACCP logging, 24/7 operation without staff
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The FAS 500 Fresh is the smaller sibling of the FAS 750 Food — with 120 instead of 200 selections, but more compact dimensions that make it suitable for tighter office corridors and clinic canteens. R290 refrigerant, complete telemetry and MDB cashless are standard. For locations with up to 80 users, the most cost-effective fresh-food vending machine offering in the FAS portfolio.
The FAS 500 Fresh reliably maintains 2–8 °C even at full load and with the door open. Temperature deviation over 24 hours is below ±0.5 °C according to manufacturer protocol — sufficient for sandwiches, salads and yoghurt, but too warm for raw meat or fresh milk beyond 48 hours. HACCP logging via FAS Connect is standard.
Restocking is done from the front via a split door — no rearrangement needed with a full machine. With 120 selections and 40 sales per day, daily restocking is necessary; restocking time is approximately 8–12 minutes. The FAS Connect dashboard displays fill level, temperature history and revenue per slot in real time.
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The 750 Food has 200 selections, is 200 mm wider and approximately 2,000 EUR more expensive. It is designed for locations with 80+ users; the 500 Fresh for more compact environments up to approximately 80 users.
FAS International · Fresh Food & Smart Fridges
Compact multi-zone fresh-food machine for offices up to 80 employees. Delivers sandwiches, salads and ready meals in a single unit with HACCP-compliant temperature control—the simplest entry point for fresh-food vending.
from €9,490
FAS International · Fresh Food & Smart Fridges
The FAS Excellence 1050 is a well-documented machine: the four datasheets in the range present the same fields, including depth with the door open — 1,810 millimetres, a value few manufacturers specify and one that determines stocking feasibility. 70 selections across 0.83 square metres equals 84 per square metre and thus 19 per cent more than the smallest version; the operator panel consumes proportionally more of the product width on the narrower machine. It is cooled with CO₂ to plus three degrees, explicitly with temperature monitoring. Energy class C at 450 watts nominal power — whereas the smallest version achieves only class D, meaning an undersized machine costs more to operate. What is missing: annual consumption in kilowatt-hours and climate class. The datasheet suffices for selecting size; it does not suffice for calculating operating electricity costs.
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Livello · Fresh Food & Smart Fridges
Twelve scales beneath the goods rather than label or scan: the purchase process follows Amazon Go Store logic, not vending-machine logic. Card, wallet or staff ID authorize access, the door opens, billing covers only what is actually missing when it closes. The target audience is no longer limited to offices with 50+ employees: hotels, clinics, universities, sports facilities and farm shops use the same technology for the same purpose—making fresh products available when the canteen, reception or staff are not operating. Two limitations persist. Without stable internet connectivity, regular sales functions are not fully available according to the user manual, and payment is exclusively cashless—the unit does not accept cash. The economic logic is straightforward: no cashier required, no spiral mechanism as a wear part, remote diagnostics instead of service calls. How much this can pay off is demonstrated by a real case from a clinic in North Rhine-Westphalia: two units in the emergency department and lobby achieved an average of approximately €9,900 gross revenue per month, with nearly 80 per cent of that outside regular canteen hours.
approx. €7,000 – €12,000
