Wednesday, 26 September 2007

Coffee with a Conscience

Coffee is one of the UK’s favourite refreshments and an intrinsic part of the national day. Yet very few of us actually appreciate the social and economic consequences of the long and gruelling journey from bean to cup. Vending machine specialists Kafévend work with suppliers who source many of their very best products from organisations such as Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance and A Brighter Tomorrow. Coffees and teas bearing these distinctive emblems are produced and distributed with sustainability and a fair deal for third world farmers in mind.

The largest commodity crop market after petroleum, coffee occupies more than 10 million hectares of land for production, generates $70 billion dollars in annual retail sales and employs 25 million people worldwide. With this in mind and a commitment to supplying great tasting refreshment, Kafévend’s hot beverage vending machines are one of few UK projects supporting coffee with a conscience and making sustainable coffee available on a national scale around the UK.

With vending machines stationed the length and breadth of the mainland UK, Kafévend make it easy for commercial concerns to set out their support for sustainability and environmentally fair trade by serving great tasting coffee supported by ecological charities such as the Rainforest Alliance.


One of the first kafévend vending machine ranges to fully incorporate sustainable coffee is the Kenco Singles selection by Kraft. Offering choice and flexibility, the Kenco Singles range for Kafévend vending machines offers a choice of great tasting drinks grown under sustainable conditions by the Rainforest Alliance. A non-profit organization experienced in sustainable agriculture, the Kenco range of sustainable drinks is one of a limited number of coffees on the market to be rewarded by the Alliance with its sustainable conscience certification.

Kafévend’s supply of Kenco Singles in its vending machines is made all the more impressive in light of manufacturer Kraft’s commitment to setting the standards for the coffee-making industry. In 2006 for example, Kraft purchased £29 million of coffee from certified farmers and has been actively committed to sustainable farming methods for coffee since 2003. The production involves practical methods for improving farm management, while adopting effective measures for the protection of both the environment and community. Involved at grassroots level, Kraft have partnered with the Rainforest Alliance, helping to train coffee farmers to reach certification standards by purchasing increasing quantities of certified, sustainable coffee.

Grown in far-flung corners of the globe, Kafévend have made this coffee with a conscience widely available through its network of hot beverage vending machines and coffee machines.

For further details, please visit: www.kafevending.co.uk

For all media enquiries, please email: Rebecca@topposition.co.uk or call, 0800 094 9001

Vending Machines Get Healthy

Vending machines may not traditionally have been thought of as the place to enjoy healthy drinks but all that could be set to change thanks to innovative new additions by Kafévend, one of the UK’s premier independent suppliers of vending machines.

Kafévend’s all-new Well Being range, available in the latest Flavia Creation drinks systems, features the antioxidant-rich green tea, a healthy brew scientifically proven to be high in polyphenols, reduce the risk of some types of cancers, helping to protect the heart from many causes of cardiovascular disease and increasingly, a vital part of any weight loss programme.

“Research recently published by the Journal of the American Medical Association was able to link regular consumption of Green Tea with lower mortality rates, particularly in regions such as Japan where tea drinkers down four or five cups of good-quality green tea each day,” said John Collins, Managing Director of Kafévend.

“By demonstrating to staff that they choose the products stocked in the company vending machine with care, Britain’s businesses are reinforcing the message that they care about the well-being of their employees as well.”

Light and refreshing, the green tea stocked in Flavia Creation vending machines supplied by Kafévend is served with a hint of soothing jasmine. Second only to water in the global beverage popularity stakes, the Well Being selection also includes Japanese green tea, a delicate Sencha tea, sourced directly from the foothills of Mount Fuji.

A zingy peppermint cool, fruity raspberry Ideal for any size of office or location from a small boardroom or reception to a large open plan office, the incredibly stylish new Flavia Creation drinks system is reliable, convenient and compact and offers the widest hot drinks selection of any quality drinks station on the market.

For further details, please visit: www.kafevending.co.uk

Editor’s Note: For all media enquiries, please email: Rebecca@topposition.co.uk or call, 0800 094 9001

Thursday, 20 September 2007

From Gold Blend to Brita ...

These days it simply isn’t enough to offer your employees and customers a cup of nameless coffee, a watery brew of tasteless tea or a lukewarm glass of finest tap! Our palates have been educated to enjoy fresh ground Columbian, Decaf English Breakfast and crystal clear chilled water. Quite simply, offering quality drinks shows your staff and clients that you care about them

With Kafevend you have the world’s favourite drinks brands to choose from…all you have to do is decide which you’d like to provide: in the open plan office area or on the workshop floor you might choose PG Tips, Gold Blend Rich Dark Roast, Galaxy Hot Chocolate, Nescafe Cappuccino, Knorr Minestrone, Starburst Orange and Brita filtered water.

...choose a Kafévend drinks system to show you care!
In the customer area you might want a smaller, more discreet self-service machine offering a choice of Espresso Roast, Columbian and Chai Latte plus Darjeeling and Earl Grey…plus maybe Bovril or Green Tea with Jasmine to ring the changes!

Call us on 0870 600 8181 to discuss the best mix for your organisation, or browse through some of the options shown here. We guarantee that, whatever your drinks needs, you’ll find an unbeatable choice with a Kafévend system.

Kafévend are not just passionate about great tasting coffee, but also about ensuring a sustainable future for coffee farmers.
This new range of Sustainable Development Coffee means it helps to improve the social and economic outlook for farming communities, as well and their access to education and medical care. It also protects the precious rainforest environment in which they work and well as providing great tasting coffee for consumers time and time again.

Trust Kafévend

Kafévend supplies over 4,000 companies in the UK, making us one of the largest independent suppliers in the industry with offices in Crawley, Enfield, Leeds, Birmingham, Sunderland and Bristol. You’re never far from a Kafévend operative!

Rapid installation
Once you’ve chosen the coffee vending machine you need, we can generally deliver and install a factory-fresh unit in your office within a week. All you need is a 13 amp socket and a water supply. The machines need next to no maintenance; all you have to do is simply slot in the ready-filled cups.

Guaranteed reliability
Because you don’t actually buy your Kafévend machine, you never need to worry about its guarantee running out! Our average call out time in most parts of the UK is three and a half hours. So if your machine has a problem we’ll be with you in no time at all to sort it out. If in the extremely rare case that your machine is not repairable, we’ll replace it, no matter how long you’ve had the old one.

Choose the setup that’s best for your office
You can choose how much to charge your employees for each drink...free, nominal charge or make your machine totally financially self-supporting.

And you can choose different vending machines for different needs. Most companies choose a larger machine with a bigger range to install in their employees’ open plan area, but some also choose a smaller, more discreet machine for customer service areas (where they can offer free drinks in china cups to visiting clients, for example).

We’ll give you all the help you need to choose the machine that’s best for your type and size of company.

Maximum taste, minimum fuss
Kafévend coffee vending machines use the very latest ‘in cup’ brewing technology. This means that all the ingredients are ready in the cup and the machine just adds hot water. This guarantees ‘sealed in’ freshness for maximum flavour: perfectly made drinks, every time. Plus an end to dangerous kettles, messy worksurfaces and arguments about whose turn it is to make the tea!

Enjoy delicious, brand-leading drinks 24 hours a day
Nescafe Gold Blend, Kenco Coffees, PG Tips, Suchard and Galaxy chocolate, Knorr Soups, Starburst cold drinks, Brita filtered water — these are the household names that your employees enjoy at home. Kafévend brings these great tasting, piping hot drinks into your office. All you have to do is choose the drinks you’d like to provide!

Kenco Singles

The Kenco Singles table-top filter machine offers a wide range of high quality hot beverages served without any mess or fuss. Just select the drink capsule you fancy, then pop it into the machine for a fabulous, coffee-shop quality drink.

This compact system is perfect for an environment where you wish to serve high quality speciality drinks to customers or guests, and sits well in offices, restaurants and meeting rooms. There are 13 different drinks to choose from including a range of freshly brewed Kenco Roast & Ground coffees, frothy Kenco Cappio, freshly filtered PG, Twinings Earl Grey & Peppermint leaf teas or a Suchard Hot Chocolate. You can serve with milk in your own china cups or a Kenco branded cup. Kenco Singles guarantee there’s something to please everyone, 24 hours a day!

For more infomation log onto Kafevend www.kafevending.co.uk

Wednesday, 19 September 2007

Real Coffee for Real People Vending Machines by Kafévend

Vending machine specialist, Kafévend has launched a real coffee for real people campaign with a specialty and sustainable beverage selection now on the menu in thousands of vending machines nationwide.

Dispelling the myth that vending machine beverages can not be packed full of freshly brewed flavours, the taste revolution sees Kafévend prioritising café culture and ecological commitments with a huge range of speciality teas and coffees now including an ever-expanding selection of excellent well-being drinks and fair trade beans and leaves.

John Collins, Managing Director, at Kafévend said: “We are committed to keeping pace within our market and offering our customers the choice they want. We are also aware that consumers may wish to play a role in economic and social programmes and that is why we are committed to supplying a range of sustainable coffees and other sustainable products as they become available.”

Although vending machines are not normally known for their gourmet drinks selection and great tasting refreshment, the Flavia Creation and Kenco vending machine ranges by Kafévend now include an inspiring selection of drinks including fresh ground coffees such as Kenyan Dawn and Espresso Roast. For brand names such as Nescafe and creamy Options hot chocolate, the Klix range by Kafévend is available in two vend capacities, suitable for smaller showrooms and offices as well as larger installations.

Bringing coffee culture to the boardroom, tasty wellbeing drinks options including the delicious Raspberry Spark, Blueberry Balance and refreshing Green Tea with Jasmine are now on the menu in all Flavia Creation vending machines by Kafévend. Enhancing mood and restoring natural balance, Kafévend have consulted with the vending machine manufacturer to ensure every ounce of flavour is sealed in each cup. Making the most of new brewing technology, the Flavia Creation uses a unique drinks control and delivery system to preserve the full flavour of each bean and leaf.

With Coffee certified by the Rainforest Alliance, the stylish Kenco Singles machines by Kafévend also use brewing technology to provide delicious, fresh-tasting refreshment. Serving 100% Arabica filter coffee from sustainable sources and fine leaf tea in Peppermint or Echinacea and Raspberry, the individual drinks capsules are a revitalising and surprising change from the traditional plastic-tasting hot drinks more readily associated with vending machine refreshment.

For further details – please visit: www.kafevending.co.uk

Please forward all media enquiries to: Rebecca@topposition.co.uk or Tel: 0800 094 9001

Freshly made drinks every time – the ‘in-cup' system

Our in-cup machines prepare your drinks exactly the same way you do … in the cup! A perfectly measured amount of coffee, tea or soup is sealed into each cup for maximum freshness. When you choose your drink the machine simply adds pure, clear filtered water, stirs it and serves up a truly ‘home-made’ tasting beverage in seconds…time after time after time.

The in-cup concept also means we can add extra touches - such as croutons or pasta in soup - to make your break-time an even more delicious experience.

What’s more, refilling an in-cup machine is a breeze. Just order new pre-filled cups online and pop them into the machine.

For more infomation log onto Kafevend www.kafevending.co.uk

Saturday, 15 September 2007

The Flavia Creation: Product In Brief

Ideal for any size of office or location from a small boardroom or reception to a large open plan office, the incredibly stylish new Flavia Creation drinks system is reliable, convenient and compact and offers the widest hot drinks selection of any quality drinks station on the market.

This vending machine is available as a free vend or pay per drink vending machine .

Freshly Brewed News From Kafévend

The new Kafévend online order system is now live! We have added a new order tracking system so you can view and make repeat orders for your vending machine , you can also update your own details and select your drinks and ancillaries from your own, personalised menu.

Vending machines are easy with Kafévend !

Thursday, 13 September 2007

Kafévend: Adding Flava To Break Time

Delivering a hint of European café culture to the workplace, Kafévend’s stylish new addition to its expansive range of hot and cold vending machines is the super sleek and chic Flavia Creation , perfect for spaces large and small.

Reviving the senses with a cheeky Cappuccino, indulging a sweet tooth with a cholatey Moccachino or nourishing the soul with a Green Tea and Jasmine, the Flavia Creation drinks station is much more than a simple beverage vending machine . With a huge range of gourmet hot drinks in a veritable menu of flavours and taste sensations, the Flavia Creation from Kafévend is stocked with speciality teas and coffees in several delicious flavours.

Combining a retro feel with contemporary ergonomics, the Flavia Creation is a modern machine for the modern workplace. As the latest beverage solution to be incorporated into the Kafévend portfolio of hot and cold drinks vending machines , the Flavia Creation features a unique drinks control and delivery system to maximise the flavour of each and every cup.

A space-age interface brings any workplace or public area into the technological era and empowers users to become their own barista. There is no mixing of flavour between cups, giving a perfect infusion every time. Infusing the space with the delicious aroma of freshly brewed tea and coffee, the Flavia Creation is sure to be a popular addition to any break time.

As one of the leading suppliers of premium vending machines in the UK, Kafévend know it isn’t just the end user who will enjoy the presence of a Flavia Creation . Office and facilities managers will also welcome its robust, reliable and convenient presence. Hassle free, the Flavia puts an end to washing and drying and is available from Kafévend in both mains and manual fill. Prepay and complimentary dispensing is also optional.

To find out more about the Flavia Creation and learn more about Kafévend and its huge range of vending machines , visit us online at http://www.kafevending.co.uk/ or Tel: 0800 600 8181.

Tuesday, 11 September 2007

Maximum Taste and Minimum Fuss with Kafévend

Tempting the taste buds of office workers and service industry professionals around the country, Kafévend are now one of the UK’s leading independent suppliers of ultra stylish vending machines for both hot and cold drinks.

Purveyors of maximum taste with minimum fuss, Kafévend currently supply vending machines to more than 4000 locations. This huge client portfolio mirrors the outstanding range of vending machine solutions on offer–from small, discreet coffee machines designed specifically for customer service areas to larger vending machines jam packed with inspiring drinks to suit every mood and taste.

With thousands of coffee vending machines and beverage vending machines installed the length and breadth of the country from Aberdeen to Land’s End, you are never far away from great tasting refreshment by Kafévend .

Enjoying stellar growth since a director-led managerial buy out from IKON Office Solutions Inc little more than 18 months ago, Kafévend is the affordable and flexible solution for those wanting to modernise their tea and coffee making facilities. All Kafévend vending machines are supplied with a service guarantee, removing all service and repair costs. With an average call-out time of just three hours, and a no-quibble replacement if necessary, delicious brand-leading drinks are served fresh 24 hours a day.

With a keen eye on research and development and impressive commitment to customer service, Kafévend vending machines use the latest in-cup technology, brightening up the morning coffee break with an authentic freshly brewed taste. Saving time and money, not only will a Kafévend vending machine make tea making rotas and sticky work surfaces a thing of the past, replacement cups and refreshments can be ordered quickly and easily online.

Kafévend have offices in Crawley, Enfield, Leeds, Birmingham, Sunderland and Bristol and are shortly to open their next location in Runcorn. To order a Kafévend vending machine or browse the product range, visit Kafévend online at http://www.kafevending.co.uk/ or Tel: 0800 600 8181.