BY TED WOODWARD
Pictured: Tony Smith
Douwe Egberts Professional has confirmed a new five-year deal with Associated Vending Services, (AVS), to supply its range of instant, roast and ground products.
The partnership will see Douwe Egberts providing a range of high quality ingredients and concepts enabling AVS members to add value and offer the best vended coffee possible.
With over 260 years’ experience blending and roasting high quality coffee beans, Douwe Egberts is recognised as one of the leading suppliers to this sector of the vending market. The company is expertly placed to provide the highest quality vended coffee to AVS customers.
“We are delighted to be working with AVS and to have the opportunity to work closely with its members, who represent some of the key operators in the UK’s vending industry’, said Tony Smith, Douwe Egberts National Sales Manager. ‘We are hugely passionate about quality coffee and are dedicated to supporting the vending industry as it moves forward in line with changing consumer expectations. We look forward to working with AVS to grow their own beverage sales and expand our presence in the vending sector.”
Rob Cowley, CEO of AVS, said “Douwe Egberts has shown it is passionate, determined and eager to work closely with the group on a long term deal to ensure our members get the best quality and value available.”
Douwe Egberts is at the forefront of innovation within the vending sector demonstrated through its award-winning Espresso Bar concept. When launched, Espresso Bar was the industry’s first gourmet vending option available to independent operators. The Espresso Bar concept has since defined a new qualtiy benchmark for vending machines, taking the Douwe Egberts ethos of improving in-cup quality.
The contract will also see Douwe Egberts Professional work closely with AVS and its members to develop a wider strategy to build opportunities for AVS members to work in new sectors.
