Milk Powder

What milk is in your Vending Machine? There is nothing better than a creamy cappuccino to start your day right? Well not always. Unfortunately most coffee vending machines use a creamer to make their cappuccinos creamy. What is a creamer you may ask? Well a creamer is a product which contains two of the worst things for a human being to consume : 1)      Glucose (or refined sugar – a product which has a G.I. value of 100) 2)      Palm Oil – Palm oil has enormous fat content and is responsible for most trans-fat found in foods So...

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Vending Machines For Sale

Vending Machines for Sale in South Africa Vending machines come in many forms, from coffee vending machines to coke and cigarette vending machines. There are two types of organizations or people who use vending machines – the end user who uses it in ones company or workplace and small businesses who use vending machines to generate extra revenue by placing the machines in popular locations sucks as schools,subways and airports There are many places where one can find vending machines for sale in South Africa. There are specialist vending...

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Nestle Vending Machines South Africa

Nestlé Vending Machines in South Africa Probably the most famous of all coffee vending machines in South Africa are Nestlé coffee vending machines. Almost all people have seen a Nestlé vending machine in petrol station, office or convenience store. The coffee vending machine most recognizable is probably the Lioness Vending machine,which can be identified by its red and black Nescafé insignia. Many years ago these were pretty much the only coffee vending machines on the market. They dispensed a variety of drinks such as milo, cappuccino...

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Automatic vs Manual Coffee Machines

The great coffee debate – automatic vs manual espresso machines…which is king? Not dissimilar to the auto vs manual debate which has existed between petrol heads for decades. For those of you who are new to coffee, let’s start at the beginning. Espresso coffee machines (meaning coffee machines driven by an internal pump) were created many decades ago by Mr Gaggia – after whom the Gaggia Coffee machine brand is named after. Manual espressos machines were not very different to those in use today at local coffee...

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Would you like a free cockroach with that?

Superman has kryptonite, batman has the joker, and coffee machines have…cockroaches. Yes that’s unfortunately right. For anyone who has had the pleasure of having a coffee machine in their home or office, about 10 percent have had the displeasure of enjoying their coffee with a nasty dose of extra protein in the form of a cockroach… Coffee machines, like people, love their coffee machines. There’s something about that nice warm environment which keeps the buggers hooked on their daily dose of java? A Joilet college...

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