The Shortest Journey: Bean to Cup

Over 20 years ago, single-cup coffee brewers revolutionized our ability to make a nice cup of java in our kitchen and at work. The DeJong Duke Virtu series of bean-to-cup machines now bring barista-level, custom coffee drinks into your breakroom. Bean to cup – it’s the shortest journey to great coffee!

Upping the Coffee Game

As the American coffee palate has evolved, manufacturers have had to up their machinery game to make a better cup of coffee. The latest trend for providing a bean-to-cup brewer has elevated the coffee experience to a new level that can be experienced right in your office break room.

In March, a round table of coffee experts weighed in at the National Automatic Merchandising Association’s Coffee, Tea and Water conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Karalyn McDermott from Bunn-O-Matic attributed the rise in bean-to-cup coffee to a demand for freshness. The shortest journey, from ground bean to cup, decreases the chemical reactions that occur following grinding, brewing and even holding a brewed beverage in a cup.

Our Virtu Bean-to-Cup Coffee Brewer

Contact us today to schedule a bean-to-cup demonstration with our state-of-the-art DeJong Duke Virtu machine, at your office. Featuring a grinder, two bean hoppers, adjustable bar pressure, and three specialty product canisters for creating things like hot chocolate, frothy cappuccinos and flavorings – this amazing technology with a multi-function touch screen for creating customized beverages is the closest you will find to making a barista-style beverage outside of your local café.

Virtu provides the freshness you yearn for, the variety of drinks and options for customization that can satisfy an office full of diverse people and taste preferences.

And its environmental impact is minimal, with no pods or additional container waste. Maintenance is streamlined, too. It’s a sustainable machine you can feel good about having on site.

BostonBeaN Coffee Company in Woburn, Massachusetts sources the best products to stock your company break room with quality coffee, tea drinks and snack products. Keep your employees happy, alert and motivated by providing good coffee, including our fresh bean to cup options! We listen to your unique breakroom needs to provide breaktime treats and beverages that match what your staff is looking for in a good cup of coffee and a treat to go with it. Give us a call today at 1-800-Hit-Brew (800-448-2739) to learn more about our many product and machine options.

How Much Do Americans Love Their Coffee?

In the last couple of decades, a cup of coffee is no longer just a cup of coffee and it sure isn’t your momma’s coffee! Americans have taken to coffee and embraced it like residents in other countries that revere the bean, including the Scandinavians and Europeans in Germany, France and Italy. The United States, according to Statistic Brain, spends $4 billion on annual coffee imports, and the average coffee drinker spends $164.71 a year on their beverage of choice.

Millennials in particular are not satisfied with the standard cup of brewed coffee their parents indulged in, with over a third of them indulging a gourmet coffee palate with a preference for barista-style drinks like cappuccinos and lattes. Younger coffee drinkers in general, from 18 to 39, are more likely to purchase their coffee of choice outside their home. Overall, 34 percent of Americans who opt to go out for coffee head to premium cafes, while 29 percent get their cup o’ joe at lower-price venues.

And the trend for pursuing coffee that is ethically sound continues to drive sales with the most certifications accounting for: 25% organic; 18% fair trade; and 16% rainforest alliance.

On the Job

Coffee at work is a particular passion for those who find the caffeine not only keeps them alert but helps them focus on the tasks at hand – which can be a big benefit for employers. On average, American workers enjoy 4 cups of coffee or tea during the workday.

Fun Coffee Facts

Wondering just how near and dear to American hearts coffee is? Here are some stats that demonstrate that bond. Warning: It’s a more serious relationship than you probably thought!

  • 55% of coffee lovers would rather gain 10 lbs. than give up coffee for life.
  • 52% of coffee aficionados would prefer to forego their morning shower rather than their morning cup of java.
  • 49% of coffee fans would opt to give up their cell phone for a month than go without coffee.

Boston BeaN Coffee Company in Woburn, Massachusetts, sources the best products to stock your company break room with quality coffee, tea drinks and snack products. Keep your employees happy, alert and motivated by providing good coffee! We listen to your unique breakroom needs to provide breaktime treats and beverages that match what your staff is looking for in a good cup of coffee and a treat to go with it. Give us a call today at 1-800-Hit-Brew (800-448-2739) to learn more about our many product and machine options.

 

Great Coffee That’s Good for the Environment

Coffee is big business in the United States, and businesses that provide coffee drinks for their employees have become more concerned with providing not only premium products but products that are environmentally conscious and sustainable.

By dealing with companies who implement business practices like the direct trade model, you can also be confident about the ethics of how your coffee is sourced and bought. At Boston BeaN we offer a wide variety of coffee and tea products that are produced with environmental sensitivity and ethical awareness.

Intelligentsia

Intelligentsia, known for its coffee bars in the country’s biggest cities, provides distinctive coffee to many of the best restaurants, cafes and companies, and is one of many companies Boston BeaN does business with. Intelligentsia has been at the forefront of the direct trade model in the United States, so your company can feel its environmental considerations are in good hands when stocking its product for your employees.

Our Brewing Machines

Boston BeaN provides a selection of single-cup brewing machines, including Newco’s CX3 and Fresh Cup 3, that use pods to brew barista-caliber coffee drinks in your office. Both brew a custom cup of coffee in under a minute with amazing varieties you find a first-rate cafe.

Choosing coffee and tea pods is a big environmental win over the popular K-Cups. Ironically the wildly popular K-Cup was never intended for widespread use, but that is exactly what happened. They were designed for office use. But pods are a newer, more environmentally friendly, and economic option for single-cup brewing.

Here are a few good reasons to choose pods for your single-cup office brewing:

  • Environmentally friendly and toxin free
  • Pods are compostable
  • Pod coffee smells better
  • Pod coffee tastes better
  • Supporting environmentally friendly companies
  • Pods require less energy to produce
  • K-Cups don’t always get recycled

Our Cold Brew Coffee & Tea

Our cold brew coffee and tea products are from Barismo, a local roaster that sources, roasts and delivers premium tea and coffee. It also has sustainable and transparent relationships with top coffee growers, millers, exporters and importers, around the globe. When you use its products, you are assured of product that is sustainable, of direct trade and single origin.

Boston BeaN Coffee Company in Woburn, Massachusetts, sources the best products to stock your company break room with quality coffee, tea drinks and snack products We have sourced great tasting products produced with environmental awareness, so your company can feel good about providing them in your employee break room. We listen to your unique breakroom needs to provide breaktime treats and beverages that will keep your employees happy and motivated. Give us a call today at 1-800-Hit-Brew (800-448-2739) to learn how we can create a better breakroom together.

Coffee Supplier Spotlight: Intelligentsia

To provide our customers with quality coffees and a superior break-room experience, Boston BeaN seeks out and works with superior suppliers. Among the extraordinary companies we work with is Intelligentsia, a leader in ethical importing and innovative coffee development practices.

Founding Intelligentsia in 1995 in Chicago as a coffee bar and retail establishment, Doug Zell and Emily Mange began their coffee education by doing their own roasting and honing their craft as baristas. Over the years, not only did they open more shops in major cities across the country, but they began importing their own coffee, striving for what they view as perfection in taste, aroma, and mouth feel. As the business grew, they increased their roasting capacity and began distributing their extraordinary coffees at wholesale.

Intelligentsia has partnered with fine restaurants, cafes and companies around the country to bring distinctive coffee to guests and employees. They are dedicated to sustainable sourcing, roasting and delivery of the finest coffees the world has to offer to “elevate your coffee program from the conventional to the exceptional.”

Direct Trade Model

The company has been at the forefront of the direct trade model of importing, establishing relationships with farmers, paying them higher than fair trade rates, and working with them to establish cultivation and land stewardship practices that are sustainable and that produce superior beans. Intelligentsia buyers are in the field every day of the year, advising, listening, collecting input, and gathering data to find what works best for the growers and for the coffee in the consumer’s cup.

Black Cat Project

Among Intelligentsia’s recent initiatives is the Black Cat Project. Recognizing that espresso is “just another form of brewing coffee,” the company is seeking to elevate the brew to its highest level ever, sourcing in micro-lots and exploring new tastes and technologies to create “impeccable espresso.”

From Field to Cup

From the field, through the roasting process, to a professionally crafted barista coffee drink, Intelligentsia knows what makes a cup of extraordinary coffee. Boston BeaN loves working with a company committed to such high standards of product quality and ethical practice, and we love bringing  their remarkable coffees to your company’s break room.

An inviting break room is an important perc for the employees of any business and a key element in maintaining company morale and productivity. Boston BeaN Coffee Company in Woburn, Massachusetts, stocks break rooms throughout the Boston area with quality coffees, teas, cold beverages, snack products, drinks technology and breakroom supplies. Call us at 800-Hit-Brew (800-448-2739) to learn how we can create a better breakroom together.

 

Cold Brew Coffee FAQs

Coffee lovers who want some variety from their usual steaming cup of joe are gravitating toward cold brew coffee drinks. Those who are unfamiliar with cold brewing might think it’s just about sticking their regular coffee in the refrigerator, but there’s a lot more to it. Cold brew coffee needs to be made in a certain way and the result is a brew that is less acidic, more mellow, and perfect over ice on a hot day or any time. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions about cold brew coffee and their answers.

Q: Why Does it Take Longer to Cold Brew Than Hot Brew?

A: Cold brewing involves steeping coffee grounds at room temperature or colder for at least 12 hours. The grounds can be fully immersed in water or a slow drip may be set up to brew the coffee, but either way the water must be much cooler than in a drip machine, pod machine, press-pot, urn, or percolator (remember those?) to achieve the right results. After the grounds are done brewing, they are then filtered out and the liquid concentrate can be drunk straight like a shot of espresso or diluted with water or milk.

Q: How Long Does Cold Brew Coffee Last?

A: Cold brew can be stored for up to two weeks in the refrigerator after it’s made. Store it at full strength, and don’t dilute it with water or milk until you’re ready to drink it.

Q: What Types of Coffee are Best for Cold Brew?

A: Course-ground coffee generally produces the more mellow flavor that is the hallmark of cold brews. Light roasts are usually preferred over darker roasts because – perhaps counterintuitively – they have higher acidity. But cold-brewing eliminates much of that acidity, resulting in a bright, floral flavor that tastes great over ice. Arabica coffees from Central and South America are the most common coffees sourced for Cold Brew.

Q: What is the Best Equipment for Cold Brew?

A: Many cold brew enthusiasts enjoy making the drink in their own homes and there is a wide variety of brewers that produce excellent results. However, the length of time it takes to cold brew often leads people to get their cold brew at coffee houses or to contract for a cold brew coffee service at their offices. Cold brew services can deliver kegs of cold brew to the workplace that are ready to drink with no time-consuming preparation.

Cold brew is an excellent way to enjoy coffee in any season. For complete coffee and break-room services throughout greater Boston, including cold-brew kegs and dispensers, contact BostonBeaN Coffee Company today. Call 800-Hit-Brew (448-2739).