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OCS in the modern break room
OptiMe
Offffice Coffffee Service (OCS) is regarded as one of the industry's strongest growingmarkets in large part thanks to working environments increasingly characterised by flexible working hours, the blurring of lines between private and work lives, and changes in the needs of employees themselves.
In fact, it was at euvend & coffffeena earlier this year that the phrase “offffices are the coffffee houses of tomorrow” was first mentioned, implying that they are no longer simply separate rooms where meals are eaten or prepared during breaks.
Common words referring to the modern office environments include coworking spaces, communication zones, work environments, lounges, work culture, digitalisation, and shared spaces. And it’s these new ffoffice spaces where snacks and beverages are on offffer where the concept of OCS is key. At euvend & coffffeena,many companies said they were very excited about the concept of OCS which they see as having great potential.
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One OCS specialist said: “OCS is of enormous significance today, the consumer loves drinking his high-quality coffffee at the workplace. The OCS market will continue to grow in the coming years too. We think this market will bring great opportunities."
In the workplace of today employees not only expect a contemporary provision with hot and cold drinks, from the small tabletop capsule
machine to the fully automated c ffoffee vending machine, but also expect quality in taste .
Irrespective of the solution the
company chooses from amongst all this diversity, the quality must be right. The selection of beverages, their
preparation and the design as well as the materials of th e devices - which are
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ideally sustainable - are factors that are equally as important as technical reliability and a long service life. ff
There is no doubt that the modern office environment and growing demand for OCS is driving innovation in this
sector.Man y examples of modern delivery methods and quality beverages are consistently being launched.
For example, Global catering equipment supplier,Welbilt, has launched Crem’s first fully-automatic coffffee machine range to use automatic fresh milk foaming technology. Uniting filter and espresso brewing capabilities with a fresh milk foaming system, the Crem Unity 1 allows operators to create “barista-quality c ffoffees”, which can be tailored to the individual preferences of customers, by the touch of a high definition screen.
OptiMe has also been busy this year and its latest product has a niftfty cup dispenser which is
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