Producing top coffee, time after time

Published: 19 March, 2009

At Westomatic, vending technology has developed apace in recent months, to produce coffee that can rival the best high street chains. Westomatic's Marketing Manager, Mark Rhodes, says: "Using high quality ingredients alone is not enough to produce coffee shop standard drinks. Choosing the right equipment is critical to getting the best out of your ingredients."

Ingredient ‘pulsing' technology

Westomatic uses innovative ‘pulsing' technology which ensures that ingredients are mixed to the right consistency, blending instant ingredients to perfection for great tasting coffee every time. The ‘pulsing' works because, instead of dispensing ingredients in all at once, they are ‘pulsed' in little by little. This means no clogging and no lumps - especially important when delivering the increasingly popular 9oz and 12oz drink sizes.

Consistency is all-important when producing a textured ‘foamed cap' for the perfect cappuccino or that signature latte drink. The ‘pulsing' system has even enabled Westomatic to develop a range of new premium drinks, including macchiatto, on its new range of Prelude and Sigma machines.

Paperless brewing technology

Westomatic's innovative paperless brewing system has proved that operators no longer need to use complicated high pressure closed brewing systems to produce the punchiest espresso. The paperless brewer operates at low pressure, just 0.5 per cent. It is claimed to be much easier to clean and delivers a consistently great cup of espresso, with a real kick, every time.

12oz cups

An integral part of delivering coffee shop quality drinks is to serve it in the right cup. 12oz cups are proving highly popular with customers at the moment, especially when branded, and they are prepared to pay more for them. Westomatic's Sigma packs 400 12oz cups into one machine, for the complete the coffee shop experience.

Sip lids

The finishing touch for any authentic café style experience is 2009's ‘must have' coffee-to-go accessory, the sip lid. Westomatic claims to have developed the first integral sip lid dispenser for the Sigma, which stores 80 lids in a free-flowing dispenser.

Green credentials

Finally, perhaps one of the best things about vended coffee in 2009, is the fact that it doesn't have to destroy the planet. Westomatic has developed unique, in-built energy management systems for its machines that are said to reduce power consumption by up to 30 per cent during inactive periods. LED lighting lasts up to five years and does away with wasteful fluorescent tubes; while super-sized refillable canisters, own-cup and bottle facilities reduce packaging and waste. Furthermore, as all machines are manufactured in the UK, and delivered packaging-free, carbon footprints are reduced.

www.westomatic.com

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