SMART FRIDGE FOR UNIVERSITIES
Smart Fridge for Universities: Fresh Products Even After Canteen Hours
Offer a reliable and varied catering option on campus even after the canteen closes — accessible to all students and staff.
- Pay as usual: simply continue to use your existing student cards.
- Catering round the clock: Offer delicious food even outside regular canteen opening hours.
- Presented to look delicious: fresh meals, bread rolls, snacks and drinks are attractively displayed.
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University catering reimagined
Why Universities Need Flexible Catering Solutions
Flexibility
The need does not end when the canteen closes
Students spend a lot of time on campus, often well beyond the canteen’s opening hours. Whether they’re attending late lectures, revising for exams or attending evening events, the desire for fresh food, snacks and drinks remains. Flexible catering provides greater convenience here and fills a real gap in everyday university life.
Product range
Different needs call for a flexible product range
A modern university needs a varied range of catering options. As well as snacks and drinks, there is demand for fresh bowls, salads, bread rolls and hot meals. Rigid serving trays quickly reach their limits here, as they severely restrict the choice of products, particularly when it comes to delicate and bulky items.
Payment
The purchasing process must fit in with everyday life at a digital university
Students prefer to pay on campus using their usual student card. If they had to use a new card or app for the fridge, this often puts them off. If the system they’re used to simply carries on working as normal, it makes it child’s play for everyone to use.
The result
Fixed canteen opening hours and cramped serving counters limit the choice on offer. This results in missed revenue opportunities and dissatisfied students, as the catering concept is no longer in step with modern university life.
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VARIED RANGE
Fresh food and snacks perfectly presented
With the Livello Smart Fridge, bring real variety to your campus.
- Huge selection: from full meals to quick snacks for in between meals.
- Maximum flexibility: The service can be easily tailored to the location, time of day and demand.
INTEGRATED PAYMENT SYSTEMS
Simply continue using existing student cards
The Livello Smart Fridge can be directly connected to the existing infrastructure.
- Easy integration: Works directly with existing student cards.
- No additional systems or apps are required.
SUPPLY AFTER CANTEEN CLOSES
Catering matched to the university schedule
The Livello Smart Fridge guarantees the best catering at any time of day.
- Always perfectly tailored: the range adapts flexibly to your requirements.
- Genuine identification: Regional brands, the canteen’s own classic dishes and the university’s design can be seamlessly integrated.
THE LIVELLO ADVANTAGES FOR UNIVERSITIES
How Livello complements catering at your university
Hardware and software: manufactured in Germany
The Livello Smart Fridge comes ready to plug in and requires only a power supply and an internet connection. Via the Livello Cloud, you can keep track of stock levels, sales and device data at all times and optimise your product range in a targeted manner.
Service for your Smart Fridge
A reliable solution requires reliable support. Livello is on hand to assist you with technical and operational queries and to help ensure the smooth running of your hotel.
Flexible choice of product sizes
Put together a varied catering offering for your university. Meals, bowls, baked goods, snacks and drinks can be presented clearly and adapted flexibly to the location, time of day and demand.
What Our Successful Customers Say
Our customers prove how 24/7 catering can be implemented economically and operationally.
At the hotel
Hey Lou Hotels
The Livello Smart Fridge is an upgrade on the traditional minibar: satisfied guests, relaxed staff and minimal effort. The concept works particularly well for late arrivals.
Linus Bihn
Head of Digital Processes at Hey Lou Hotel
"The Smart Fridges complement our digital self-service concept perfectly – they’re straightforward, modern and exactly in keeping with Hey Lou’s ethos."
Smart Food Station
WISAG Catering
With Livello, WISAG Catering offers a digital solution for companies for which traditional in-house catering is not financially viable, enabling them to provide their staff with fresh meals around the clock.
Lukas Lauer
Project Manager at WISAG
"With our Smart Food Station, we offer a clever digital solution for providing staff with a varied selection of high-quality food round the clock – simply choose what you want and prepare it yourself."
LIVELLO ADAPTS TO YOUR DEPLOYMENT AREA
Every location is different. We find the right solution for you.
You are not looking for a solution for your university, but for a hotel, clinic or another sector.
Frequently Asked Questions
Your questions about modern university catering
Here we answer the most common questions about the Smart Fridge for universities.
A Smart Fridge for universities complements the canteen and cafeteria by providing a flexible catering option. Students and staff have access to meals, bread rolls, snacks and drinks even outside the canteen’s regular opening hours. The smart fridge fills existing gaps in catering provision, particularly in study areas, during evening events and at exam times. Thanks to its decentralised placement, it can also serve university buildings located far from the canteen. The range of products can be tailored to the specific location and demand, and restocked as required depending on the time of day. This creates a modern university catering system that caters for varying timetables and long periods spent on campus.
The Livello Smart Fridge is ideal for full meals, sandwiches, bowls, salads, snacks and drinks. There are no limits to what can be offered: even vegan and vegetarian dishes can be displayed and sold at any time thanks to the continuous cooling system.
As no spirals or fixed dispensing compartments are required, a variety of product sizes and packaging formats can be offered. The entire range remains visible to students and staff and is presented to a high standard. Sales data can be used to regularly adjust the product selection to reflect consumption, location and time of day. This enables universities to create a varied range that fully complements the existing canteen.
The Livello Smart Fridge supports various closed-loop payment systems and existing student cards. A closed-loop system is an internal network in which the credit balance can only be used on the university’s own campus. This means that the system reads the university’s own cards directly, allowing students to use their credit balance as usual without needing an additional app.
This allows students to use a payment method they are already familiar with from the canteen or cafeteria at the Smart Fridge as well. The integration reduces additional barriers and makes it easier for students to adopt the new catering service. Depending on the technical infrastructure, other digital payment methods can also be integrated. The specific integration is assessed in collaboration with the university and the relevant payment provider. This ensures that the purchasing process fits as seamlessly as possible into the university’s existing procedures. However, the integration of traditional open-loop systems is also possible and is a good way of reaching a broader target group who do not have a student card.
The Livello Smart Fridge helps universities to present relevant product information transparently. Details on allergens, nutritional values, ingredients and origin can be displayed directly on the screen. This makes it easier to comply with the requirements of the Food Information Regulation in automated university catering. The refrigeration temperature is continuously monitored and recorded in digital temperature logs. Those responsible can view temperature trends via the Livello Cloud and use them for internal quality control. Specific compliance with all legal requirements must be tailored to the respective product range, the operational concept and the responsibilities on site.
The fridge can be restocked by the university team, the student services organisation, a caterer or an agreed service partner. Stock levels, sales and temperature data can be viewed centrally via the Livello Cloud. This enables those in charge to identify at an early stage which items need restocking or should be removed from the range. Prices, product names, tax rates and other product details can be managed digitally. To be set up, the Smart Fridge simply requires electricity, an internet connection and a suitable location. Livello provides support with the set-up and is available to answer any technical or operational queries.
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