Win a Bambino coffee machine

26 March 2009
Win a Bambino coffee machine

Consumers are now incredibly discerning when it comes to coffee, largely thanks to the availability of espresso-based drinks on every high street. Restaurants, hotels and even pubs are taking the lead from high street coffee shops and making espresso-based drinks available to customers.

While a dedicated coffee shop will most likely invest in traditional espresso machines operated by trained baristas, not every catering operation can follow suit.

The good news, according to Roger Ahearn of coffee machine supplier Espresso Essential, is that they don't necessarily need to in order to achieve current retail prices of above £1.50 for a cup of coffee.

"You don't need a large amount of space to produce good-quality coffee and it's not always necessary to have an army of trained baristas on hand," he says.

"Automatic machines have moved on in terms of appearance, quality and capability. With the credit crunch affecting so many businesses they can be a lower-cost option in terms of staff and running costs, and the machines themselves are also often less expensive to buy."

Espresso Essential will be demonstrating its Bambino fully automatic bean-to-cup coffee machine at Northern Restaurant & Bar 2009, which takes place at Manchester Central on 30-31 March.

Buy It! has teamed up with Espresso Essential to offer readers the chance to win a Bambino fully automatic bean-to-cup coffee machine worth £2,600.

HOW TO ENTER

One lucky reader who can answer the question that follows correctly will win this amazing prize. All entries must be submitted on a postcard by 15 April 2009. Entrants should include their name, job title, company name and address, and contact telephone number.

Send entries to Buy It!/Espresso Essential Competition, Caterer and Hotelkeeper, Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5AS.

THE QUESTION

At what level are current retail prices for a cup of coffee?

a) below 50p

b) above £15

c) above £1.50

THE PRIZE

The winner will receive a newly designed Bambino fully automatic bean-to-cup machine capable of producing up to 60 drinks per hour. Options include latte, cappuccino, mochaccino, espresso long, espresso short and hot chocolate.

There is also a hot water facility for tea and the machine is fitted with its own water tank to allow it to be positioned in a wide variety of locations. It has a small space requirement of 350mm x 430mm x 780mm. The Bambino is suitable for many types of business - typically sandwich bars, hotel receptions and golf clubs - and can have a coin mechanism fitted to enable it to be used for customer vending.

For further information on Espresso Essential call 0800 731 2980 or visitwww.espressoessential.co.uk

And the winner is …The winner of the competition to win a £2,125 Friulinox blast chiller ](http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/01/26/325985/win-a-friulinox-blast-chiller-worth-2125.html)in the 29 January issue of Buy It! us Sean Hope, chef-owner, the Olive Branch, Clipsham, Rutland.
Terms and conditions 1. This competition is not open to employees or agents of Reed Business Information or Espresso Essential. 2. We reserve the right to change the prize without notice and no cash alternative will be offered. 3. The winner will be selected at random from correct entries, and the publisher's decision is final. 4. Reed Business Information will use the contact information you provide to communicate with you on behalf of the Caterer Group. We may also use the information you have provided to send direct marketing material from ourselves relating to other products and services that may be of interest to you. Your information may also be disclosed to other companies who wish to send you information about their products and services including our sponsor, Espresso Essential. This could involve data transfer to countries outside the European Economic Area. For more information and choices please visit our data protection page at [http://www.reedbusiness.co.uk/dataprotection or write to us at RBI, Freepost RCC2619, Haywards Heath, RH16 3BR, UK. 5. The winner's name will appear in *Caterer and Hotelkeeper* and on Caterersearch.com.
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