FOOD TECHNOLOGY


WHENTHE CATERINGteam based at theUniversity of Glamorgan, in Pontypridd, decided that theywanted to add a premiumcoffee bar to the university’s existing food and drink offer, theywere looking for a compact unit thatwas easy to install and could punch above itsweight in terms of size versus takings. Not only did they need an


efficient and flexible unit, they alsowanted a solution that was straight forward to install in order tominimise disruption in this very busy part of the campus. Catering servicesmanager,


Helen Anzani, opted for an innovative Space Station, the self contained,modular servery unitmade by Space Catering Equipment. She told Technology in Education: “We went for a Space Station for a number of reasons, butmainly because itwas built offsite, offered a really flexible trading area and could be installed in just one day.” The Space Station is located


to the side of the seating area in themain food court and nowoffers staff and students a premiumrange of fresh Starbucks coffees alongwith homemademuffins, cookies, salads and baguettes. The frontage and solid surface top were customised to fit inwith the rest of the decor, aswell as to look stylish and catch the eye of customers bymaking themost of its Starbucks branding.


‘The ideal solution for caterers everywhere’


This one-stop-shop unit


provides almost sixmetres of space tomarket and display products.MikeMellor, managing director Space Catering Equipment, explains: “The Space Station is the ideal solution for caterers everywhere looking to extend their offer or set up a new trading platformin an instant. We’ve deliberately created a multi-purpose unit that can be tailored to any customer’s


NOT instant coffee,but an instant coffee bar with Starbucks appeal.


specific requirements. It’s infinitely versatile, completely practical and looks the part too.” The university’s Starbucks


branded unit includes a plumbed inwash hand basin with built-inwaste, two undercounter fridges, a deli-style display cabinet and multi-deck, aswell as enough surface area to place products on tempting cake stands and in attractive cookie jars. Space also adapted themain electrics during installation in order to take the specific Starbucks coffeemachines.


INSTANT COFFEE…BAR Taking a


SPACE PROVIDES AN staggering


£1,000 a day Staff and students have


been so happywith the additional choice of fresh coffees and homemade snacks, that they have been votingwith their feet from day one –manned by just two people it has been taking a staggering £1000 a day consistently since it opened at the start of term. “We have been delighted with the response to our new


coffee bar offer,which has enabled us to provide our customerswith even greater choice and convenience,” commentsHelen. “We are nowalso using it to offer a pre-order service for hot meals,whichmeans our kitchen can be farmore efficient and our labour intensive food court counters can close a little earlier in the day. So our Space Station is not justmaking usmoney, it’s saving usmoney too.”


CircleNo.E6 ATTENDANCE RECORD


PROVISIONAL figures just released fromEMAP show that 2012 BETT had a record attendance of over 30,300. This is in spite of budget


cuts and uncertainties caused by the national curriculumreview. It also underlines the


need tomove to a larger andmore prestigious


Technology & Science in EducationNo.188 January/February 2012 2


venue – at ExCel. PaulDunne, themanaging


director of EMAP Connect, told Technology in Education:


“This allows us to claim that BETT is theworld’s largest education technology show. “All themajor players in


theworld of educational technology exhibit at BETT andmany stage their global launches of new products at the event.”


CircleNo.E7 1 Check out ourwebsite:www.technology-in-education.co.uk BETT 2012 BREAKS


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