injection of the newly employed Mil-
lennials," said Arjan de Groot, manag-
ing director of Bravilor Bonamat North
America. This change in preference
has created more opportunities for spe-
cialty coffee brewers, leading de Groot
and other members of the Bravilor
Bonamat North America team to focus
more closely on the U.S. OCS market.
"Bravilor Bonamat's top selling brewer
is, by far, the FreshGround series," said
Eric Covelli, regional sales manager.
"These bean-to-cup brewers offer offices
the opportunity to provide a fully cus-
tomized specialty coffee and beverages
program to their employees of the highest
quality with minimal waste."
Specialty coffee that can be prepared
in unique and personal ways seems to be
very important in today's new corporate
coffee culture. "With Millennials in the
workforce, we need to be cognizant of the
fact that tastes are changing," said Mike
Cochrane, vice president of sales and
business development at Cafection. He
sees sales of straight black coffee slipping,
being replaced with coffee and espresso-
based drinks that include solubles such
as vanilla, chocolate or even chai. Cafec-
tion's bean-to-cup brewer facilitates the
at-work creation of specialty drinks that
is currently in demand, according to
Cochrane. It's a way for Millennials to
create their own recipes and feel owner-
ship in their breakroom coffee machine.
''
We have seen the
market switch to
more specialty
coffee service with
the injection of the
newly employed
Millennials.
''
Arjan de Groot, managing director
of Bravilor Bonamat North America
Delivering a cafe experience
is the next developing trend
in office coffee service.
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