Vending Machine Suggestions Please..

[golfman]

I considering getting a vending machine, as our kettle is almost flat out, and much time is being wasted by staff hanging around, washing cups, no milk etc..

Any suggestions for a decent hot drinks machine to support approx 10 staff?

Cheers.

[Frik]

I came across this (the S350) vending machine whilst I was doing a course and thought it was dead nifty. It's small, doesn't have to be filled with a kettle and produces pretty good coffee.

[Podie]

A second kettle...?

Or a hot water boiler might be the cheaper (and tastier) option...

[golfman]

Frik said:

I came across this (the S350) vending machine whilst I was doing a course and thought it was dead nifty. It's small, doesn't have to be filled with a kettle and produces pretty good coffee.

Thanks Frik, I have ordered one on a 14 day free trial to test. Cheers.

[JamieBeeston]

Frik said:

I came across this (the S350) vending machine whilst I was doing a course and thought it was dead nifty. It's small, doesn't have to be filled with a kettle and produces pretty good coffee.

We have one too, its ok.

[puggit]

I can third the motion - Flavia are nice... although the hot choccie is normally too weak!

I think they are owned by Mars

[Frik]

golfman said:

Frik said: I came across this (the S350) vending machine whilst I was doing a course and thought it was dead nifty. It's small, doesn't have to be filled with a kettle and produces pretty good coffee. Thanks Frik, I have ordered one on a 14 day free trial to test. Cheers.

No probs. Although thanks should really go to MSC paying for the course (worth £3000) in exchange for a sticker on our car.

I didn't know that name of the machine company but a quick bit of googling can work wonders.

[minghis]

You don't want a vending machine - they're expensive and the water never boils so you don't get decent tasting drinks.

Better to have the staff choose what ingredients (coffee, soup, etc) and install a Hydroboil. Saves heaps of time as there's no excuse to wait for the kettle to boil and there's no wasting of energy or water....

www.zipheaters.co.uk/fosbw.htm

[bigtone]

If the trial doesn't work out, try Pelican Rouge, www.pelican-rouge.co.uk. Site is well out of date, but they have a load of new gear, worth a call. I work for their parent company, and drink their stuff every day - not half bad!

[chris.mapey]

golfman said:

Frik said: I came across this (the S350) vending machine whilst I was doing a course and thought it was dead nifty. It's small, doesn't have to be filled with a kettle and produces pretty good coffee. Thanks Frik, I have ordered one on a 14 day free trial to test. Cheers.

Be Careful....

we are getting rid of our flavia machine at work at the moment. The average monthly bill for it was in the order of £800 per month. Keep a close eye on the bills...

Other than that its great coffee BTW!!!

Chris

[maddog[uk]]

We had the flavia machines for individual teams for a while when we were trying to emulate a .com (i work for an investment bank). Needless to say we found the drinks great, but as some else said the costs were huge. Now we just have horrible huge machines that make drinks and loads of kettles. We have found the millenium kettles are the only ones heavy duty enough to survive in an office of 700.

Hope that helps.

Simon