In Eure-et-Loir, their fresh produce vending machine “takes over from local commerce”

More than two years after the first commissioning of their 24-hour vending machine for fresh products, in Champrond-en-Gâtine (Eure-et-Loir), Aline and Gaël Chaboche draw an overall positive assessment of their investment. Even so, they list some nuances.

Fresh meat, eggs, and vegetables in this vending machine in Eure-et-Loir

The bottom line: “The residents of Champrond and people passing through are happy to have access to this quality service,” says the couple.

At any time of the day or night, Monday to Sunday, the distributor offers fresh meatdirectly from the Chaboche breeding, but also from the charcuterie, some vegetables and eggs. “But our flagship product is ravioli,” says Gaël Chaboche.

A sign of the use made of the distributor:

We see a peak on weekends and late in the day. We have really taken over local commerce.

Some truckers also regularly stop in the middle of the night, to a bag of chips Perch or a pot of rillettes.

And some disadvantages for the Chaboche couple

In terms of disadvantages, they note a “ workload more important than we imagined.

We want our customers to be 100% happy. But that implies permanent availability. The distributor has a big impact on our workload.

She is the one who manages, monitors the availability of products in the lockers, runs to add vacuum-packed pieces of osso bucco if some are missing… “Sometimes our alarm ringsat two in the morning because a bag of chips is stuck in her locker,” she sighs.

However, there is no question of regretting their investment. For the Chaboches, the distributor offers a showcase of the farm’s activities and brings them new regular customers.

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