The Blog of Associated Services

April 01, 2020

How to Prep Your Equipment for the Extended Shutdown

If your business is affected by the extended shutdown notice, we would like to provide you with some important information about how to prepare your equipment. Safely Unplug Equipment It is recommended to unplug your equipment during this time. This would include drip brewers, single cup brewers and water machines. Most units have a power switch located either inside the unit or at the rear of the machine that can…

Associated is Working to Provide for Essential Needs and Emergencies

March 17, 2020

Associated is Working to Provide for Essential Needs and Emergencies

Dear valued customers: Thank you for all of your support over these last few weeks. During this time, we have adapted as best we can to be able to continue to provide office refreshments to the offices that need them. Due to the announcement of a Shelter-In-Place for most of the Bay Area, we will be closing down most of our operations until we are given clearance to resume. During…

March 05, 2020

March is B Corp Month

March is B Corp Month, and we’d like to take a moment to show some love to the manufacturers we’ve partnered with who are Certified B Corporations. But first, do you know exactly what a B Corporation is? Coming directly from the source, Certified B Corporations are a new kind of business that balances purpose and profit. They are legally required to consider the impact of their decisions on their workers,…

Avoiding Cold And Flu Season One Snack At A Time

November 18, 2019

Avoiding Cold And Flu Season One Snack At A Time

As we’re easing out of what has seemed to be a never-ending summer in the Bay Area, we’ve found that the holiday season is right around the corner. Finally, we’re starting to feel a cold bite in the area, that morning cloud cover is lasting a little longer, and cold and flu season is knocking on our door. In an effort to avoid the not so fun traits that come…