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coffee
Managing Director David Locker
explains, “We feel at Bestir that the
bean-to-cup market has developed
extremely well in the high-end portfolio
but there has been limited investment
in the entry-level to mid-capacity
machines.”
He continued, “Many operators find
the balance of investment versus sales
return challenging due to the capital
expense and annual service costs. We
at Bestir have focused on bringing a
Consumers want - according to many reliable, cost-effective single milk
different industry polls, good staff system to the market, the entry cost
engagement, decent coffee, and fast could allow operators the ability to
service. The age of the bean-to-cup have multiple machines for different
bean to cup
machine is indeed now. It’s a fast- milk types. Our Stem Tech milk system
growing sector although nobody would produces high quality foam yet is very
deny the permanent place of simple, front end and cost effective to
traditional equipment. It's about replace if required.”
finding the best solutions for each
business’s specific operation and
budgetary needs.
BESTIR
A relatively new player to the market
but led by very experienced coffee
experts is Bestir. They choose to excel
at value for money and accessible
technology that delivery high drink
quality with low maintenance costs.
Further options demonstrate a wider
flexibility and possible application such
as tanked options versus plumbed,
two-way telemetry, customer custom
settings on each drink-strength for
example, and the fact that none of the
range required the often-expensive MARCH/APRIL. 2024 | ISSUE 35
PSSR testing. Bestir machines focus on
operators looking to invest in
equipment at the right price to make a
profit no matter the daily volume.
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