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manufacturer of production machines for food industries, we managed to increase our capacity multiple times and satisfy customers’ demands.”
With Bühler’s oven Franz Haas MTA-V for solid dough and the production line for edible cups, Cupffee managed to quickly grow and introduce its product to the mass market. Cupffee’s current capacity is approximately three mil- lion cups per month, and it now plans to increase its volume over the next two years and to install two more edible cup production lines.
Zapryanov says Bühler is the natural choice for Cupffee due to its quality, technological drive, and market leader- ship. Bühler and its Wafer Innovation Center are constantly trying to develop new solutions, especially when it comes to sustainable products.
“Cupffee uses oat bran in its formula- tion of the edible cups. Since oat bran is a byproduct of the milling process, it is a great way to make the cups even more sus- tainable and to upcycle this side stream from the milling process. It also makes the cups even healthier,” said Andreas
Below: Nina Milanova, co-owner Jazzy Cafe Bar and exclusive distributor of Cupffee in ANZ is pleased that the edible coffee cups are manufactured in her country of origin.
Clemenz, head of Bühler Wafer Innovation Center in Leobendorf, Austria.
“Similar side streams arise from other food production processes such as nut shells from nut processing or apricot kernels from the jam and juice production. Some of them have already been tested for use in cups and Bühler is exploring many more.”
Today, around 400 million tons of plastic waste are produced every year, according to a 2021 report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). About 36 per cent of all plastics produced are used in packaging, including single-use plastic products for food and beverage contain- ers, according to UNEP.
Cupffee plans to increase its produc- tion to 10 million cups per month and ultimately wants to replace at least one per cent of the global supply of dispos- able plastic/carton coffee cups. With Bühler at its side, they are ready to take on the challenge.
Nina Milanova says that the edi- ble cups have also been used to serve soups and antipasto at Jazzy Cafe Bar, and points out that the sleeves on the cups, which can be printed on demand by Cupffee, provide a canvas to promote any brand or message required. They also fold out to reveal a small handle on the 110 ml cups.
Bulgarian born, Milanova said she was pleased to discover that Cupffee cups are manufactured in her country of origin. ■
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