Case Study: Bradley Business Center
The Bradley Business Center is a multi-tenant, mixed-use industrial space in Chicago, Illinois. The complexes' amenities are abundant, but they had zero food offerings, and there were very few options within walking distance.
How Farmer's Fridge Became The Solution
We offer easy implementation with no overhead costs
We offer 24/7 accessibility to chef-curated meals
We offer a convenient, on-site meal solution
Meet The Satisfied Client
Hines, one of the world's largest privately held real estate investors and managers, provides Farmer's Fridge as an amenity in a number of their properties — including the Bradley Business Center.
The Bradley Business Center's three buildings comprise commercial, warehouse, distribution, and shared office space, expanding over 500,000 SQ/FT on 23 acres of land.
The freshness of the product plays a huge factor in why we enjoy working with you guys.
- Katie Griffin, Hines Property Manager
Katie explained that each tenant is its own entity and that there is a wide range of offerings among the retailers. For example, there is a swim school for children in one building and a surgical center with a high volume of patient and visitor foot traffic in another building. So the day-to-day, demographic, and hours of operation vary significantly among each retailer.
Considering the range of use within the complex — the property management group needed to provide a convenient, accessible, meal offering that appeals to its diverse tenants.
The Challenges They Faced
The Bradley Business Center had zero food offerings, and there was very little within walking distance.
Although Farmer's Fridge is in most Hines buildings, Katie did her due diligence to ensure she brought in an on-site meal solution that made the most sense for this unique complex. She shared that there were several important factors to consider in her search. First, because this development consists of valuable retail space, it was important to find a meal solution that did not take up a lot of space. Second, it needed to be available around the clock. And lastly, it needed to be a meal option that the tenants actually enjoyed.
She quickly found out that alternative options were not feasible. They required a significant amount of space and came with a heavy price tag.
Unsatisfied with her findings, Katie turned to a reliable solution: the Fridge.
The Easily Implemented, On-Site Solution
In June 2022, the Bradley Business Center installed a Farmer's Fridge for all three buildings to enjoy.
Our smart Fridge is a plug-and-play solution. It only requires 14sq/ft, a standard duplex outlet, and a 5G wireless connection. Our easy-to-implement solution allowed the Bradley Business Center to provide their tenants with fresh, seasonal, chef-curated meals, within weeks.
Now, tenants and visitors have a convenient, on-site meal solution accessible at any hour of the day.
I also think the option to order ahead and pay on your phone is a really nice feature. So if you know you want something, but there's only one left, you can reserve it for yourself.
-Katie Griffin
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Don't Just Take Our Word For It
Farmer's Fridge has smart vending machines in over 600 locations across the country. We continue to provide fresh, health meals as a convenient amenity in airports, hospitals, office buildings and on college campuses.
As a landlord, we look at it as an amenity for our tenants. Having a food option in the building is key. It's honestly more key than having things nearby. Tenants don't have to leave and go outside, which is a really nice amenity, depending on the time of year and the weather.
-Katie Griffin
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