When you contact us to talk about a workplace hot drinks machine one of the first things we do is try and estimate drinks volume. This is not because we are trying to pull a fast one! Understanding drinks volume is vital to finding the right office coffee machine for you.
Why is Drinks Volume Important?
- Drinks Volume affects the cost of each coffee cup. An expensive hot drinks machine making few drinks can be an unnecessary expense.
- Drinks Volume affects machine selection. Some workplace coffee machines handle high drinks volumes better than others. Coffee pod machines, for instance, cope better with intermittent demand. We need to understand the workload and usage patterns on your hot drinks equipment.
How can You Calculate Drinks Volume?
- The easiest way to establish drinks volume is through equipment readings on your existing coffee machine. We will be happy to help you do this.
- Where drinks volumes are not available, a good baseline estimate is 1.5-2 drinks per person, per working day. So, a 30-person office might go through 1.75 x 5 x 52 = 13650 drinks per annum.
What Factors affect Drinks Volume?
- People - Who is using the machine is one of the biggest factors in affecting drink volume. If you have a large number of visitors you'll need to consider this over and above your estimated drinks volume based on employee numbers.
- Drinks Quality & Choice - a broad menu of delicious teas, coffees & hot chocolates will be more popular with users.
- Payment Solutions - Unsurprisingly, free hot drinks move quicker than paid-for tea and coffee! Adding a payment solution will reduce Drinks Volume and is a popular way to manage costs, but you do need to consider whether this conflicts with your business reason for offering tea and coffee in the first place.
As you can see Drinks Volume is an important consideration in finding the right coffee machine for you. If you would like to read more about True Cup Cost click here.
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