Develops and operates HOT FOOD SPOT food vending machines for around-the-clock employee catering in the workplace
Ventrendo GmbH & Co. KG
Wuppertal · Hackestr. 10New on Amplifa
About Ventrendo
Ventrendo is a FoodTech company from Wuppertal that offers a full-service solution for employee catering with its self-developed Hot Food Spot. The food vending machine dispenses two freshly prepared, hot meals within 60 seconds in a closed, hygienic skin packaging – without kitchen staff, without canteen infrastructure and available around the clock. The machine, including the software and the associated employee app, was developed entirely in-house. The dishes are hand-crafted from fresh ingredients by a food manufacturer in the region, vacuum-sealed, chilled and delivered to the sites; shelf life is seven to twelve days depending on the dish. Ventrendo handles the complete operation: delivery, installation, commissioning, refilling, cleaning, maintenance and digital administration of employer subsidies. One machine serves 150 to 200 employees; unique in Germany, the meals are heated hot directly in the machine without microwave reheating.
- Site
- Wuppertal
- Processes
- Manufacture of food vending machines (Hot Food Spot), Full-service operation of the Hot Food Spot, Needs-based refilling with dishes, Cleaning, maintenance and servicing, Delivery, installation and commissioning, Personal support and individual consulting, Employee app for pre-ordering, Digital administration of employer subsidies
- Certificates
- 60-day trial phase, Individual consulting, needs-based configuration, Certified quality management system
- Employees
- 2–10
- Industries
- Employee catering / FoodTech, Workplace catering for companies
- 01
In-house development of machine, software and app
- 02
- 03
Delivery and installation at the customer's premises
- 04
Commissioning and onboarding incl. 60-day trial phase
- 05
Needs-based refilling
- 06
Cleaning, maintenance and servicing
- 07
Analysis of usage and demand
Location
Wuppertal
DEHeadquarters, showroom with initial consultations, operation of the Hot Food Spots in the Bergisches Land
- Hot Food Spot food vending machine (in-house development)
- Employee app
- Touch display on the machine
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of food vending machines (Hot Food Spot)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food vending machine (Hot Food Spot) | Ventrendo Hot Food Spot | 14 | – | – | Bergisches Land |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Service
Services include regular cleaning, maintenance and servicing of the machines as well as digital analysis of usage and demand. Via the employee app, staff can pre-order dishes and help decide what is offered.
| Evidence | Wuppertal |
|---|---|
| 60-day trial phase | |
| Individual consulting, needs-based configuration | |
| Certified quality management system |
History
- 2020
Founders Christian Vorbau and Felix Blaschke run the start-up Sentias with FFP2 masks “Made in Wuppertal”; the idea for the Hot Food Spot emerges from the three-shift operation of mask production
- ~2023
After around two years of development, the Hot Food Spot is presented at the Bergische Expo; machine, software and app all developed in-house
- ~2024
14 machines installed in the Bergisches Land, six more planned; nationwide expansion planned
- 2025
In use for a year at YKK Stocko Fasteners in Wuppertal; new location at the Kaut Gruppe