Seattle, Wash. (Vocus/PRWEB ) January 27, 2010 -- ChefStack, the Seattle-based marketer and distributor of the first commercial automatic pancake machine for coffee shops and convenience stores has experienced growing interest from an unexpected market segment: company lunch rooms and corporate cafeterias.
Economic conditions over the last two years have taken a toll on salary increases and bonuses for employees of many organizations. As a result, human resource departments are motivated to find cost-effective, creative incentives to boost performance and and morale. To a growing number of mid-sized enterprises, ChefStack meets all the criteria.
Employees of Seattle-based WhatCounts, Inc, a leading provider of enterprise email software and services, recently installed ChefStack as a way to provide a “hot and fresh” self-service eating alternative to vending machine snacks.
“To our fifty employees, food is the ultimate daily perk, and the ChefStack pancakes cost the company about $50.00 per week,” said David Geller, CEO of WhatCounts. “We look at the expense as a savvy investment in our team if it means keeping them happy, focused, and productive,” he said.
The ChefStack automatic pancake machine made its debut on US shores in July, 2009, and has been given numerous awards and accolades. The machine was awarded “Show Pick” by the Food Channel at the National Restaurant Association Annual Convention, and has been featured on Fox Seattle, Daily Candy, Popular Science, C|Net, Gizmodo and other publications.
In company lunch rooms and corporate cafeterias, the ChefStack machine is a natural fit - literally. The device is similar in size to a microwave oven, fits easily on a kitchen counter, and is UL certified, efficiently operating with standards 110 power. Using the machine takes little training, so any employee can load, clean, and maintain it with minimal effort or work disruption. Pancakes are all natural and low-fat, containing just 85 calories per pancake.
About Chef Stack
ChefStack is a branded food products company based in Seattle, Washington. Its automatic pancake machine is the first in a line of unique food products the company intends to offer to its core market of convenience stores, university and corporate feeding and coffee shops in North America. More information can be found on the web at http://www.chefstack.com or on Twitter at http://twitter.com/chefstack.