Commercial Coffee Markers For Your Business

If you run a business where coffee is served to customers, then you must know how daunting it is to select and purchase the right coffee maker for your business. This is because there are literally thousands of options available to you at different price points that can be a bit overwhelming.

Buying a coffee maker for your business is quite different from when you’re purchasing one for your home or office. At home or in the office, coffee that’s not well brewed is only a minor annoyance that can be overlooked. But for your business, a slight dip in the quality of coffee you serve might be all it takes for customers to look elsewhere for their coffee needs.


The quality of coffee maker you get for your business is quite important, as well as its capacity and how well it brews coffee. To find out which coffee maker is right for your business, a bit of exploring is in order to hit the perfect one for you. It is important to nail your selection to keep your customers happy and keep them coming back for more.


To help simplify your decision, we are going to explore the kinds of coffee makers available by popular categories, and then discuss some features available in some of these options. Whether you’re just kicking off your dream of opening a coffee shop, or you’re changing your coffee shop equipment, you’ll find plenty to ease your complicated selection here.

Budget & Needs

First, you need to know that spending a bit is key to getting a decent coffee maker for your business, and is key to making decent returns. Then you need to figure out what your budget for the machine is, and the specific functions and features you need in your coffee maker. Commercial coffee makers cost much more than home or office variants so your budget is an important consideration before making a selection.

Number of Customers to be Served

Next is forecasting how many customers you’ll be serving daily on average. If you’re just starting out, it might be best to get something small or in between while you business becomes known, and can purchase a bigger machine once you’ve picked up enough steam. If you’re just looking to upgrade your equipment, however, then you already know how many customers you serve on average so your decision is much less complicated. Next we’ll be discussing some popular coffee makers for business and discuss the features of each kind of coffee maker.

Cold Brew Coffee Maker

If your business is fairly large already and have a sizeable customer base, then serving cold brew coffee isn’t a bad idea at all, particularly in summer. Cold brew coffee is rich and uncomplicated to make with the right machine. You’ll find plenty customers love a well made cold brew coffee, and this type of coffee machine is key to bridging that gap.

Commercial Coffee Maker

Commercial coffee makers allow you serve customers delicious coffee by simply pressing a button on the machine. These machines serve large amounts of coffee per day and help you minimize the amount of time that would have otherwise been spent brewing all that coffee.

Single Serve Coffee Maker

You can often find single-serve coffee makers for cheap. Each machine comes with unique features and configurability that vary but they’re generally cheap. They’re not ideal if you serve a lot of customers as it would require a lot of time and multiple operations to use these. If you don’t have so many customers however, these are a great budget option. You could get a couple of these to serve more customers, and it’d still be cheaper than other coffee makers.

Heat Exchange Coffee Maker

A heat exchange coffee machine heats water that runs through it with its boiler before it is used to brew coffee. They’re usually portable-sized, making them a great choice if space is an issue, and they are a great choice for coffee shops, restaurants and cafes.

Multi-boiler Machine

These machines are great for business because they allow control over water temperature. The water used to brew coffee can be directly controlled, and enables consistency in the flavor of coffee brewed with it. There are other factors to consider aiding your selection of coffee maker for your business. They are:

Automation

In terms of automation, coffee makers come in three types; manual, semi-automatic and automatic coffee makers.

Manual Coffee Makers

Manual coffee makers feature no automation whatsoever and require the use of levers to brew the coffee as desired. They can be a bit stressful to use, but are cheaper than semi-automatic and automatic machines. You’ll find that manual coffee makers require quite a bit of skill to operate, in order to get consistent results. A bit of employee training is advised if you won’t be operating a manual coffee maker yourself. 

Semi-Automatic Coffee Makers

Semi-automatic coffee makers are a more convenient option for producing delicious coffee. They’re easy to use and produce some well brewed coffee with the drawback being that they still require some skill from the operator of the machine for the best results. This type is great for those with a decent customer base and doesn’t require the operator to be exceptionally skilled either. 

 Automatic Coffee Makers

Automatic coffee makers are generally a breeze to operate. They require little to no effort from the operator, and consistently brew decent batches of coffee on demand. Depending on if you opt for the one-step or two-step variants of automatic coffee maker, you’ll have very little to do while brewing the coffee. You’ll mostly find coffee makers like these in shops where customers are allowed to serve themselves as it allows uncomplicated brewing and serving. Literally anyone can operate automatic coffee makers. It allows anyone brew their beverage to a good quality consistently. 

 We narrowed down your options of coffee makers for your business by breaking down the vital factors you need to consider, as well as the kinds of coffee makers popularly used by coffee shop owners. We also discussed manual, semi-automatic, and automatic coffee makers and discussed what differentiates each of these options. Making your selection is a lot easier with the details we’ve shared in this article.