The Perfect Christmas Themed Snacks For Your Office

If you're looking to spread a little holiday cheer around your office, one of the best ways to do so is with Christmas-themed snacks. My personal favorite is those little cookies that come in the big Christmas-colored tins, also known as Royal Dansk. Some of my fondest Christmas-time memories include my mother bringing home a tin or two and me sneaking in at night to snag a forbidden few before bed.

If you want to be the hero that induces feelings of lovely, warm nostalgia for all those who darken the doorsteps of your business, a vending machine with these Christmas-themed snacks is the way to go.

The Best Christmas-Themed Snacks for Your Vending Machine

• Hot Cocoa - Depending on the type of machine you have, you may have to repackage these in a heftier bag to allow the housing mechanism to push them out through the dispensing slot.

• Mother's Reindeer Games Cookies - These are essentially frosted animal crackers baked in the shape of reindeer. They're sure to make even the most boring of Christmas season meetings a little more bearable.

• Entenmann's Little Bites Hot Cocoa with Marshmallow Mini Muffins - Super delicious chocolate muffins with little marshmallows baked inside. Pair this with a Lo Carb Monster Energy Drink, and you're guaranteed to write at least 55,000 lines of moderately clean code per minute.

• Marshmallow Snowman Candy Treat Packs - The perfect pair for the Hot Cocoa powder in your machine, each pack comes with fluffy, tasty marshmallows that you can eat individually or throw into your cup of hot chocolate.

• RUSSELL STOVER Christmas Hot Chocolate Melt-Away - These are a little more pricey than the standard powdered hot cocoa mix, but they are well worth it. As the name suggests, these tasty pieces of chocolate melt in your warm milk or water and become a thick, rich, restaurant-quality holiday treat.

• Oreo Snowballs - Oreo created a chocolaty ball filled with creme and Oreo cookie bits. They have truly done a noble public service with this invention, as it’s beyond delicious.

• Snowball Donut Packs - Truthfully, these are just powdered donuts, but when eaten alongside some hot chocolate, they'll transport you directly to the night before Christmas.

• Claxton Fruit Cake, Individually Wrapped Slices - Admittedly, I've never met anyone who enjoys eating fruitcake. But someone must be buying them since they're still found in excess in stores everywhere. Despite my personal disdain for the cakes, they are as synonymous with the holiday as overpriced plastic toys for kids.

The Benefits of Christmas-Themed Snacks in the Office

The holidays are thought to be a universally joyous occasion, but this is unfortunately not the case for an alarming number of people. Though it is a myth that the holiday season has the highest rates of suicide, depression still runs rampant for those who are alone or who don't have enough money to get their loved ones the gifts they desire.

As simple as it may sound, a nostalgic snack can be just enough to uplift someone's spirit and allow them to finish their workday. Christmas themes and snacks are an almost guaranteed morale booster in any setting, but especially one as depressing as an office. In addition to the morale boost, here are some of the benefits your business will gain from incorporating seasonal snacks like Christmas cookies into your vending machine.

• Increased revenue - This is especially true if you got your vending machine from Fueling Food. People tend to spend more around the holiday times, and if your machine is the quickest route to a joyous snack, then people in the building will flock there every time.

• Impulse purchases - Those knee-jerk reactions are sure to flood in when people see marshmallows, candy canes, and hot chocolate.

• Increased foot traffic - Around the holidays, lines in stores are obscenely long. So much so that you're more likely to buy from a vending machine if it's nearby when you have a Christmas craving. Offering a quick, effortless Christmas-themed snack is sure to drive more people to your doorstep.

• Added office decor - When my partners permit, I always dress up my machines with tasteful holiday decorations and branding. This can be a free way to add some Christmas flair to the office.

• Boosted morale for night/holiday workers - If you operate 24/7 and have staff working the holidays, they can get depressed being away from their family during Christmas time. Providing a nice holiday snack while they FaceTime their families can be a nice way to pass the holiday shift.

• Increased dwell time - Increasing the amount of time a customer spends in your store will lead to a higher chance of making a sale. While they're making their choice of holiday snack, they could be stopping by your counter next to pay for your goods or services.

Keep the Holiday Spirit Going with More Awesome Snack Ideas

Snacks, when consumed in moderation, can be a healthy and enjoyable way to keep workers productive throughout their shift. Christmas is the perfect time to kick back with your favorite childhood snack provided by the super cool Christmas-themed vending machine in the break room. If you're interested in more ideas for snacks for your vending machine, head over to my article about the best vending machines snacks around.