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Whether you have been working with your current office coffee supplier for years or just a few short weeks, understanding how to fine-tune the service to meet the needs of your business is important.

If you are trying to find ways to maximize the return on your investment in an office coffee service, you are in luck – today our team of coffee experts is sharing 8 easy ways you can make the most out of your office coffee arrangement.

8. Ask for samples

Because variety is the spice of life, it is important to change your office coffee offerings on occasion. While you will likely have a core of popular products that are always available, getting trial packs of new things your office coffee service introduces to their portfolio can be a great way to expand your company’s collective coffee palate, and encourage ongoing engagement in your break room.

7. Ask for guidance

When your office coffee systems seem to fall a little short, your first port of call should be the office coffee rep you work with regularly. These people are experts in the products, equipment and services they provide, but more than this, your coffee guru is fluent in the practicalities of office coffee.

Chances are, whatever your company’s unique obstacle may be, they have seen a version of it elsewhere and are ideally situated to make suggestions on how to fix the problem.

6. Ask for advice

If you are considering adding an additional coffee station or changing up the equipment in favor of something a bit more high capacity, again it is your office coffee service representative that holds the key to success.

Your coffee rep will have a clear picture of what your office consumption trends are, and is able to pair that information with a firm understanding of the equipment in their portfolio to make recommendations that are ideal for your business.

5. Ask for suggestions

This time you should be asking the people in your business, rather than coffee experts, for things they are interested in seeing added to your office coffee station. By gathering suggestions from the general workplace population, you get a picture of what may be missing from the break room.

4. Ask for feedback

One of the most important features of a successful office coffee installation is ongoing communication from the people who use the break room most. Design a survey, put out a suggestion box and/or casually ask people face to face what they think of the coffee products, equipment and service in general. You might just find out you are doing a great job!

3. Host events

One of the things we see often, particularly in larger companies, is an initial burst of interest in the office coffee area and then over time people lose interest in the space, viewing it as a quick pass-through area and nothing more.

By engaging your staff in the break room, you can build on the benefits that great office coffee brings your teams in many ways. So pick a day and host informal, educational talks on coffee, tea, chocolate, popcorn…whatever strikes your fancy and might draw people into the break room.

Use these events as low-key team building opportunities, and know that the time and effort spent will pay you back in “community” sentiment down the road.

2. Evangelize

Your office coffee is the best on the block, so why not shout about it? Take pride in the service you offer to your teams, offer information about where those freshly roasted coffee beans came from – knowing that your business is supporting small, local shops can be a great point of pride for your staff.

More than this, know that by spreading the word about how great your office coffee is, you are establishing a narrative that tells people how much your company cares about employees – and everyone likes to feel valued.

1. Enjoy it

Too often we find that the very people who have worked so hard to establish an amazing office coffee service for their businesses fail to take a step back, sip some delectable coffee and admire their handy work.

By taking a moment to enjoy the coffee itself, and observe the positive impact something so simple has on your colleagues’ relationships and the atmosphere in your office, you can better focus on the little tweaks and additions that might make your office coffee experience even better.

There are plenty of ways the office coffee experts here at Corporate Essentials can help you leverage your investment in a great office coffee service to improve your workplace – the question is, how do you want to use it? Think about it and let us know, our coffee gurus are ready and waiting to assist you.


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Joe Simonovich

Joe has a strong background in marketing and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). The start to his career as a customer service representative has given him a unique foundation and different perspective on almost all business-related situations. Joe is now the Chief Growth Officer (and Director of Creating Awesomeness) at Corporate Essentials. He brings a unique skill set and a hands-on approach to any leadership role and believes that hustle is simply a way of life.