Espresso grinders, iced chai latte with fibre and stackable ovens: The best new products for cafés

With the café sector in flux, it pays to consistently refresh a café offer, lest it go stale.

 

New food and drink items ensure customers remain interested in returning to your café, while the latest appliances can speed up service and provide consistent quality.

 

Therefore, we have brought together the latest and greatest food, drink and appliances that can boost productivity and profit at cafés.

 

Find new café menu options below.

 

By-weight espresso grinder

 

Coffee equipment specialist Barista Tech has launched what it believes is the market’s first grind-by-weight coffee bean grinder. While conventional grinders grind by timer or by volume, which can depend on the condition of the beans or the size of the grind, grinding by weight delivers exactly the grams set. The E65S GbW grinders are manufactured by Mahlkonig and deliver 5g of ground coffee per second.

 

Price £2,159

 

Iced chai latte with added fibre

 

Good Kynd has entered the UK drinks market with a ready-to-drink iced chai latte containing added prebiotic fibre. Each 250ml can of oat milk chai latte has 4g of added fibre, is vegan and gluten-free and has no added sugar.

 

Price 250ml can, £1.50

 

Stackable high-speed oven

 

FEM (Foodservice Equipment Marketing) has launched the Pratica Fit ST stackable high-speed oven. The single magnetron Fit ST oven runs from a standard 13A plug and can be placed anywhere thanks to its ventless design, with no extraction hood required. Its compact size of 70cm depth means it can fit on a counter top and two ovens can be stacked on top of each other. The double magnetron version (6.8kW) offers faster cooking and greater menu versatility. Both ovens combine impinged air convection and microwave technology to cook, brown and toast at temperatures between 30°C and 280°C. 

 

Price Single magnetron Fit ST, £6,650

 

Giant corn snack

 

Popcorn Kitchen has launched Crunch Corn, seasoned Peruvian Chocolo giant corn in flavours including Sea Salt, Salt & Vinegar and Spicy Chilli. The snack is high in fibre and HFSS-compliant.

 

Price 12 x 100g bags, £22.68

 

High-output coffee machine

Evoca Group has introduced the Gaggia G100 coffee machine, which has an average daily output of 100 cups. There are two versions: the G100 Powdered Milk model – formerly known as Kometa – and the G100 Fresh Milk – which replaces La Brillante. Both are equipped with precision grinders and a self-adjusting system that ensures consistent quality across a menu of beverages. The machines are just 31cm wide and come  with a 7in touchscreen, an automatic milk cleaning system and a coffee waste bucket that is simple to remove.

 

Price G100 Powdered Milk, £3,575