Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Ensure a Varied and Sustainable Drinks Solution


Anyone responsible for running the food and beverages supply of an office, school, college, hospital, restaurant, hotel or even reception rooms/meeting rooms understands the importance of having reliable drinks vending machines. A good coffee machine can be relied on for a cup of coffee anytime of the day. It also provides a small stream of revenue. However, you definitely need to think beyond providing simply coffee since water is the most desired drink in any season. Remember, even if you are only interested in dispensing hot drinks, there will be people who prefer various kinds of green teas, hot chocolate, energy drinks like Bovril and Bournvita. Hybrid machines have also come on the market in recent years. These offer the best quality bean to cup coffee as well as in-cup selection of teas and hot chocolates etc.
 
Obviously, you would match the sophistication and size of the machine to the kind of offtake you foresee. Thanks to advances in technology you now get the kinds of drinks vending machines which allow the use of bottles, cans or cartons. Your customers and employees could buy traditional fizzy sodas, mineral water, juices, or even smoothies! Quick and convenient singles coffee brewers dispense one-cup servings quickly with no fuss and no mess. Users can choose from a wide variety of single serve flavored brews. In a school you might need to consider the need and viability of dispensing things like flavored milk and fruit juices. 

If you are uncertain of the product mix or quantum of offtake, then you would do well not to spend a whale of money on a brand new swanky model. Look out for a cold drink vending machines for sale which a stockiest or even manufacturer might be putting up. You would naturally desire stylish, state of the art soft drink vending machine that combines class leading features and brands with practicality and ease of use. However, if you can’t really such a machine for sale then choose a machine that accepts a particular currency type, so that the lower value foreign currencies are not used to obtain the cold or even hot drinks from your machines.  

Monday, May 27, 2013

Cater to Varied Tastes in the Office


Coffee lovers are united only in their love of the brew. Otherwise, every person has a distinctive preferred flavour and taste which they desire in their special cuppa. When you have a cappuccino coffee machine from UK, you know that you are going to get it right every time. Its success in the office environment is explained by the fact that it is relatively small and easier to use and live with than many other bean to cup coffee machines. The Korinto produces a range of espresso based coffee drinks including cappuccino, latte, espresso, Americano as well as hot chocolate and a mocha. Its advanced technology ensures exceptional performance, optimum drink quality and ease of operation.

Some of more desirable features of the Korinto are a wide choice of photographic panels which assure you of easy end-user interface with the large selection labels and pushbuttons being centrally placed. Despite boasting of a stylish design and compact dispenser, it offers a 24 cm high delivery area. This super automatic coffee machine is ideal for small to medium establishments which need it to be an all round beverage dispenser. Korinto is available in the version Espresso, Instant and Fresh Brew, in addition to the cappuccino-module to obtain cappuccino from fresh milk (which can be stored in a small refrigerator).
Depending on the number of cups which need to be brewed daily, you could also try the jura giga X7

The Jura Giga X7 Professional boasts of two high-performance grinders made from a virtually wear-free technical ceramic to guarantee quick, precise, even and consistent grinding. The cappuccino frother even features an adjustable air intake, controlled by a geared stepper motor. When you make a latte macchiato, the machine automatically dispenses hot milk followed by milk foam into the glass. Making a superlative café latte is something of a technical challenge, because its secret lies in the optimum blending of milk and coffee during preparation. The only way to achieve this is for the milk and coffee to flow into the cup at the same time.


Saturday, May 25, 2013

Be Ready For a Positive Business Turnaround


People are always on the lookout for opportunities to give their business a positive turnaround or that extra push which can convert it from a successful to a highly successful venture. Some do so by installing drinks vending machine at their business centers, others at locations which ensure a high offtake. Some ideal locations for the latter are hotels, motels, bed-and-breakfasts, elementary, middle, high schools, colleges, universities, hospitals, military bases, fairs and parks. A quality machine is constructed to provide low maintenance, efficient operation and simple service while generating potential profits for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year.
 
You need to keep an eye on which would be the perfect product mix for the specific location and source them well. This would assure you quality products without taking a huge bite out of your profits. Should you opt for the Kenco In-Cup system, then you would be delighted to learn that it offers an extensive range of high quality branded drinks. These range from great tasting Kenco and Maxwell House coffees to Knorr soups, Suchard chocolate and PG Tips tea. Remember, that the big advantages of using instant coffee ingredients over other coffee types include speed of preparation, a longer shelf life and less weight and volume than beans or ground coffee.

On the other hand, if you want to serve specialty coffee in addition to other hot drinks, then the Jura Giga X90 is one of your best options. It has a fully automatic operation by which milk is automatically drawn from the fridge. It is then heated or heated and frothed into fine texture foam for café quality milk coffees at the touch of a button. You can make two coffees or draw black coffee and hot water (for making tea or soup) simultaneously assuring you speed of delivery. Its three pumps and thermo blocks allow it to deliver 30 litres of hot water per hour or power steam for frothing milk. The low wear ceramic disks produce a finer grind, without heating the coffee and with less variation for better coffee extraction.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Find Yourself in Coffee Paradise in No Time


There are so many things you can do with a Jura giga x7 coffee machine, that you will feel you have arrived in coffee paradise. And you will get not just coffee but hot chocolate and tea too. It is a super automatic coffee machine that packs in plenty of features to satisfy your coffee needs. You can get cappuccino in just 55 seconds and automatically grind up to 16 grams of coffee beans with its in-built grinder for double shots and mugs. Espressos, long blacks, café lattes and flat whites can all be made with this home coffee machine from the Jura line. It is a bit boxy in form but has nicely designed edges and accents, which looks very modern because its piano black finish adds a touch of class and elegance.    

Grinding, tamping, brewing, steaming, frothing and self cleaning get done with just the push of a button. Pre-programmed buttons allow you to brew with the following settings depending on what you select: coffee, espresso, cappuccino/latte milk portion and hot water, portion. Consider all management, cleaning and operational aspects before choosing a coffee solution. It is not a matter of just ordering a machine; rather you really need to consider your own specific needs. For example, in an office setting the cappuccino coffee machines would be the preferred option. Each branded cup comes with the perfect amount of product to ensure a great drink every time. 

The In-Cup Kenco vending solution, serves great quality Kenco In-Cup drinks in fully branded paper cups. The in-cup systems are easy to use, quick to dispense and require very little maintenance. Over the years the single cup coffee makers have evolved into more than just a miniature drip coffee maker. Single cup coffee makers are ideal for households with just one coffee drinker or for environments where there are multiple hot beverage needs. They are designed to accommodate a brew time specifically for just one cup and dispense directly into a cup or thermos instead of a pot. Usually they work with pods, capsules or T-discs, which allows for a variety in the type of beverage brewed. 

Jura C9 coffee machine
Jura C9 & Kenco in cup coffee machine

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Find Really Sleek, Modern Machines That Look Good


The key to having a highly successful vending business is to choose the most popular healthy snacks and beverages not just the ones you love. This is why owners of vending machines in London often partner with a great franchise. Discussions on effective office spaces have so far concentrated on the structure of the workplaces themselves and the interior design. There is so little thought put into the actual facilities put within these office spaces. Therefore, when you decide to install a vending machine, you need to check out not just how many kinds of options you can offer the users, but also the design. Functionality and looks both should be modern. People have been demanding vending companies to come up with a way to dispense their favorite meals — from ordinary sandwiches, to cold and even hot meals.

When it comes to vending machines, soda, snack, or coffee, customers want freshness. Therefore, if you have a coin operated vending machine that dispenses coffee or snacks, you do have to make sure that the quality of the product is always fresh. Most coffee machines in London boast of using high quality ingredients if they have been sourced from a company like Kenco. Some companies offer machines with ground coffee in sealed foil capsules which also keep fresh well. This sort of machine is known as fresh brew and they usually vend leaf tea too. 

Make sure before you buy any coffee machine that you are getting high quality items, not replicas of the actual machine that you want to buy. You should also be sure that the supplier, if not the manufacturer, is a certified provider of the machines that you are buying. By doing this you know that you are buying machines that are brand new, or as stated, and that the warranty that is offered by the manufacturer will be honored if you have a problem later on down the road. Getting the machine repaired and its damaged parts replaced whenever necessary should help you improve the business profits. It is a good idea to buy a machine that has its parts easily available in the market.


Friday, May 17, 2013

Benefits of Providing a Vending Machine for Your Staff Are Significant

Getting food and beverages in a timely fashion while at work can go a long way towards raising efficiency in the office. It also saves a significant amount of time which would have been wasted if your personnel had to go out to search for snacks and hot or cold drinks. The food and beverages dispenser sells candy bars, potato chips, pizzas, burgers, sandwiches, soups, cans of soda, water, coffee, etc. You can find these kinds of machines almost everywhere, from the schools to the offices, to the airports, to the hospitals — you name it and there it is. The office vending machines can be commercialized to bring your company a steady stream of income.   


The average operating costs of office vending machines are up to 90% lower than that of a manned canteen even when you are subsidizing the products which are dispensed. Just keep in mind that snacks that need refrigeration may turn out to be more of an investment when compared to snacks that can be served at room temperature because refrigeration would use more electricity. Total workplace satisfaction is assured when an extensive variety of the most popular brands of refreshments, state-of-the-art snack and beverage vending machines, commercial coffee makers and special promotions throughout the year are easily available in any workplace. Choosing the right vending machine is dependent upon how the business feels about drink quality, efficiency and cost.

On the other hand, if you prefer to have coffee vending machines then many table top hot drinks machines come with an operating agreement to ensure they are regularly cleaned by a service operator who also fills the ingredients etc. Add to that visitors to a business find the provisions of high quality refreshments a professional and preferable alternative to the traditional basic tea and coffee made by the receptionist. In addition to churning out fresh brew, a quality coffee vending machine will also ensure that the right quantity of sugar and cream are used each time. Otherwise, you may have inappropriate amount of sweetening or lightening substances which can produce an unpleasant taste. Best of all, some of them will also give you an option on various hot drinks.