At TUI – unique chip solution unlocks the Convini store!

At the travel company TUI’sService Office in Stockholm, employees have for many years had the privilege of having access to food, snacks and drinks around the clock through Convinis food solution.

Here, employees now also have a unique opportunity to shop in their store through the chip that TUI employees can insert (!) in their hand.

TUI’s Service Office is located at Münchenbryggeriet on Söder Mälarstrand in Stockholm, just a few minutes’ walk from lunch spots and cafés. Around 450 people work here.

The office is activity-based and there is a constant effort to create an attractive workplace with everything from a well-being group to a gym, a popular book club and a popular puzzle table. Offering TUI employees the benefit of always having access to energy in the form of food and drink is seen as an important part of the extensive health promotion work.

The store is replenished every day

In Taverna’s kitchen, there is a model of a larger Convini store, with a freezer and three fridges. The range is replenished daily and the shop is very busy.

Mats Pahlberg, Head of Workplace & Service at TUI, sees many benefits of having a Convini store at work.

– The shop makes it easier for colleagues who do not have time to travel and who prefer to eat together in our Taverna. Then there is the simplicity, that it is quick and easy to shop and that it always works. It’s definitely a good concept and I see it as a great service to our employees.

Another unique feature of this workplace is that some 70 employees have chosen to insert a chip under their skin, as an alternative to an access card. The chip, which is placed in the hand, serves as identification when entering and exiting, to the photocopier and so on. The chip can also be used in the Convini store through a unique function that Convini has developed on behalf of TUI.

– To be the best in digital and to lead the development of the travel industry, we need to be curious about the latest technologies. By understanding technology, we can also find uses for it in our business. But the chip is just as much about creating an innovative and open company culture.

Urban Deli is a big favorite

So what products are going down well at TUI? Urban Deli’s popular dishes are proving to be a big favorite in the lunch range – as many as 4 of the 5 best-selling dishes in 2018 come from the popular supplier! Convini’s wide breakfast and snack range is also popular with sandwiches, cottage cheese, yogurt, juices, smoothies and other chilled drinks.

– Snacks are my favorite and I like to buy cottage cheese and nuts, says Mats.

“Convini puts the customer first”

TUI has been a customer of Convini since 1999 and Mats Pahlberg emphasizes that the cooperation has worked flawlessly.

– You are very responsive and put us as customers in focus. When we told you about our chip solution, your reaction was that it sounded interesting and fun, and you came up with a solution. We are very pleased! And now we’re taking the next step to create a sustainable store with minimal climate impact.