Automated canteens at work
Over recent decades, the number of staff canteens in remote factories has been falling dramatically. For reasons related to the economy and a declining population, these canteen (17) ________ have affected numerous isolated workplaces. However, since automated canteens opened, the way factory workers eat at work has (18) ________ a radical change. To enter, all that is actually needed is a code from the company app. Once inside there are no servers, and workers make their selections from a range of everyday food (19) ________, including basic meals and drinks. The company app is also used to process any (20) ________ which need to be made. At first workers admitted to feeling slightly (21) ________ at having no colleague there to greet them, but they soon became accustomed to the new system. Previously, getting lunch had involved a long walk to another building, but the automated canteen has (22) ________ factory staff to eat well without this (23) ________. Indeed, the idea has proved so popular that the firm behind the system plans an (24) ________ of the service in the near future.