Micromarket Consultants | Self-Serve Markets | EMC Associates
Micromarkets

Micromarket consultants.

Independent advice on self-serve, cashless micromarkets. We help you assess, design and procure unattended retail that puts fresh food and drink across your site, 24/7, at a cost that beats staffed catering.

Self-serve cashless micromarket in a workplace
Trusted across the public and private sector
Nexperia Eddie Stobart Bath Spa University Salford Community Leisure Wigan and Leigh College
How we help

Get the micromarket right, from idea to install.

A micromarket is a great fit for the right site and a costly mistake for the wrong one. We make sure yours is the former.

Assess the opportunity

We test whether a micromarket actually fits your site, your footfall and your catering gaps, so you invest with evidence rather than on a hunch.

Design the right model

Product range, fresh and ambient mix, layout and cashless technology, shaped around what your people will actually buy.

Source and benchmark

We help you choose the right operator and benchmark the deal, so the commercials and the service both stack up over the life of the contract.

Catering benchmarking
Fresh food 24/7 Cashless and self-serve Lower cost than staffed catering Extends coverage across your site Flexible and scalable
One method behind every service
Micromarket decisions, backed by the DICE™ Approach.

Discover, Interpret, Challenge, Execute. We test the case for a micromarket with evidence before a penny is spent.

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Why work with EMC

Independent advice, on your side.

Micromarkets are growing fast, and operators are keen to sell them. Because we are independent, we help you decide whether one is genuinely right for you, and on what terms.

We bring market insight and supplier knowledge, with no ties to any operator, so you get the right model and a deal that holds up commercially.

Every recommendation is actionable, measurable and commercially sound.

1

We do not sell micromarkets. We protect your interests.

2

We are commercially led, not just process driven.

3

We benchmark, so decisions are based on evidence.

4

We have sat on both sides of the table.

15+
Years in FM
200+
Tenders managed
£40m+
Client savings
100%
Independent
Making an operational difference

Thinking about a micromarket?

Book a free, no obligation consultation and we will tell you honestly whether a micromarket is right for your site, and how to get it right.