Smart employers realize the same is true in the workplace. They are seeing that a small investment to improve the food employees consume at work is a contributing factor to the success of the company. It’s common sense that higher quality food allows people to operate at a higher level, but it’s been hard to track. 

You need proof an investment will work before you pull the trigger. 

The proof is in. 

Why Higher Quality Food At Work Is An Important Strategy

This meta-analysis shows that both medical and absenteeism-related costs decrease (by $3.27 and $2.73 respectively) for every dollar spent on wellness programs. 

That information is amazing. It shows how powerful the health of your workforce is. 

Providing or subsidizing higher-quality food for employees isn’t only a great way to attract and retain top talent, or to be kind to your employees, or even to become a more sustainable company, it also makes you more profitable. 

Tracking The Proof For Your Company

You need to see that your investment is working so we developed an industry-first, proprietary Nutrition Dashboard. You get real-time data of what your workforce is choosing. This allows you to watch how people will migrate toward healthier foods when there are delicious options to choose from. In short, you have objective evidence of how the program is working at your fingertips. 

Tracking this data is amazing for employees to correlate how they are feeling and performing with the data of their team’s consumption. 

At the same time, leadership is able to more accurately track the ROI of prioritizing their team’s wellbeing. 

Real Results, Real Return

One of the top American cloud-based software companies based in San Francisco found an interesting result with the Nutrition Dashboard. 

Everyone knows how negative sugar is for health, but it’s not easy to eat less of it. With garten Kitchen, employees chose foods that cut the daily intake of added sugar in half over three months. The positive effects from this lower sugar intake will include increased productivity without the afternoon crash, clearer decision-making, and health improvements. 

The Nutrition Dashboard gives you the insight to correlate the nutrition of your workforce and objective ROI. This tool allows you to create an environment that supports your employee’s own desires for wellbeing. 

Forbes points out that employees’ feeling cared for by their company is, “a necessary business strategy for gaining competitive advantage on multiple levels”. The Nutrition Dashboard gives you the data to see that the strategy is working. 

Workplace wellbeing really is a sustainable competitive advantage. 

Get the whole case study here. 

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Eric Archambeau, a global food enthusiast, seasoned entrepreneur, and impact investor, believes that startups have the potential to create both financial returns and positive social and environmental impact. Impact investing, the practice of investing in companies, organizations, and funds with the intention of generating measurable social and environmental impact alongside financial returns, is a powerful tool for startups looking to make a difference in the world.  He recently sat down with garten’s CEO, Michael Heinrich to chat about what the world would look like if investors focused on environmental and social impacts as much as financial impacts.

According to Archambeau, impact investing is a win-win for startups. Not only does it allow them to create positive change in the world, but it also helps them attract socially conscious investors and customers. In today’s world, consumers are increasingly looking for companies that align with their values, and impact investing can help startups tap into this market.

Archambeau notes that impact investing can also help startups attract top talent. Many millennials and Gen Zers are looking for purposeful careers, and impact investing can provide them with the opportunity to work for companies that are making a difference in the world.

However, Archambeau also cautions that impact investing is not a one-size-fits-all solution. Startups must carefully consider their business model and impact strategy to ensure that their investments are aligned with their mission and values. Additionally, startups must be transparent about their impact metrics and reporting to ensure that they are held accountable for their impact claims.

Overall, Archambeau believes that investing is a powerful tool for startups looking to create positive change in the world. By aligning their values with their investments, startups can attract socially conscious investors and customers, top talent, and create a meaningful impact in the world. Watch the full interview in our g-Infinity Speaker Series!

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