A 24/7 grab‑and‑go market for student residents.
Students keep late hours and campus dining doesn't. Brown Bear puts a smart cooler or micro-market in your lobby or lounge, stocked from a student survey, cashless, and run end to end at no cost to your property.
A student amenity, not a machine in the hallway
Student residents want real food at midnight, breakfast before an 8 a.m. class and snacks for a study session. Our smart coolers and micro-markets carry fresh, refrigerated food, unlock with a tap and look like part of the amenity package, the kind of detail that helps a lease-up.
What's wrong with the usual lobby machine
Most student buildings have tried some version of this.
What your residents and leasing team get
A short QR survey before install, curated products after, and a request code on every unit.
People use it because it feels fair, not like an airport.
Our own restock team stocks every unit, before shelves run low.
We see what's selling and what's low, so the next visit brings the right things.
Card, Apple Pay and Google Pay. No coins to jam and no refunds for your staff to hand out.
We own the smart coolers and micro-markets and handle install, cleaning, repairs, payments and refunds.
Built for the hours students keep
The busiest hours in student housing are the ones when everything nearby is closed. A lobby market or smart cooler covers them without adding staff.
- Late-night meals and snacks for study sessions
- Breakfast and coffee drinks before early classes
- Restocks that follow move-in, exam weeks and breaks
- A QR code for requests, so the menu keeps up with residents
Smart cooler or micro-market?
Most lobbies and lounges start with one or two AI smart coolers. Bigger buildings with a clubhouse or large lounge often fit a micro-market.
Tap, take, go.
A glass-front cooler that unlocks with a card or phone. Fresh meals, snacks and cold drinks in the footprint of one fridge.
Explore smart coolers
A small store down the hall.
Open shelves and glass-door coolers with room for more variety, for bigger break rooms and busy lobbies.
Explore micro-marketsHow it works
Walk the building with us
An on-site walk-through, about 30 minutes, to pick the right spot.
Survey your residents
A short QR survey tells us what to stock.
We install it
One visit. You provide the space and an outlet.
We watch it and restock
Remote monitoring 24/7, restocked by our restock team.
What it costs your property
Nothing. We own the equipment and run it. Residents pay for what they buy, at fair, everyday prices.
Questions student housing managers ask
Is it really open 24/7?
Yes. A smart cooler or micro-market in your lobby or lounge is open whenever the building is, including late nights, weekends and exam weeks. Residents tap a card or phone and go.
How do you handle move-in, finals and breaks?
We plan restocks around the academic calendar: heavier before move-in and during exam weeks, lighter over breaks. Remote monitoring shows us what's selling so we adjust as the semester goes.
Do residents need cash or an app?
No. It's cashless: card, Apple Pay and Google Pay. No cash, no coins and nothing for your leasing office to refund.
Can we show it on tours?
Yes. It's a finished, lit amenity that fits a lobby, lounge or study area, and prospects notice a real grab-and-go option downstairs.
Serving student housing across Upstate New York
One local team covers four areas. Not sure your building is in range? Call 917-621-6254.
Walk the building with us
About 30 minutes on site is all it takes to find the right spot. Or send a photo for a free mockup.
Book a 15-minute call or call 917-621-6254.
Serving Syracuse, Binghamton, Rochester, Cortland and Ithaca.