When office staff feel valued and cared for they give of their best.   These days everyone is aware of the need to exercise and eat and drink healthily.   Work regulations have developed to ensure that office workers receive the rest breaks they need to keep them within the health and safety regulations laid down nationally or regionally.  Staff are allowed to leave the office for their break but many find the time too short to allow them more than a quick dash to the corner shop.

Very large employers offer the benefit of a canteen but in most businesses, vending machines have rapidly become the norm.

Machines are available in many shapes and sizes and offer everything from traditional Mars Bars to ice cold water and coffee.

Individually made espressos and cappuccinos from barista style coffee makers are fiddly, time consuming and not a realistic option for office or workplace situations unless you pay someone to operate them!

Coffee machines best suited to offices are usually bean to cup machines or automatic coffee machines.   Indeed, bean to cup coffee machines offer a quality product for which most people are prepared to pay a premium.  Offer a price between the instant price and the coffee shop price and your office could actually benefit from a second income stream.

25 - 30 seconds is the ideal time in which to produce a good cup of coffee from a coffee vending machine.  Look for coffee machines that offer skimmed milk powder for healthier options, rather than real milk coffee machines.  They are also generally easier to maintain and clean.

Quality beans result in quality coffee.  Arabica beans from South America are considered some of the best in the world.

Bean to cup coffee vending machines often come with paper cups and lids (occasionally re-cyclable) and many can also be used with china cups if preferred enabling your office to operate on greener principles.

By far the most common method that businesses use is coffee machine leasing.