PRODUCTS AND EQUIPMENT NEWS
Boncafé Group CEO Tony Billingham revealed to Hotelier that the group has evolved and introduced new products. This includes the Thermoplan Black & White 4, which is in prototype stage, and production will start end of May.
He commented: “That just opens up a new price bracket of machines.” Other products the group is offering includes the “revolutionary PUQPress which is an automatic coffee tamper”. Billingham also cited the San Marco Smart Grinder, which is an intelligent grinder with an infrared strobe and can detect whether it’s a single or double and dispenses accordingly. “The other big one: we’ve launched four Nespresso compatible capsules which is a long black coffee, an espresso, a ristretto and a decaf,” said Billingham.
He said: “Everybody’s jumped on the bandwagon of having a Nespresso capsule, we too have had to. It took a lot of development, and getting the coffees right took a lot of time.”
Laundry systems provider Alliance is set to launch a brand new electronic control platform that is able to sense various wash conditions and garment types.Rick Pyle, president, Alliance International said: “The basic mechanical structure and design of a washing machine is fairly standard. But the electronic control platform will add a new dimension to the wash patterns. For example, the machine will shut off if it senses the garments have dried before its wash cycle. This means that if you set the timer to 20 minutes, and the garments dried in 10, it will not continue running. The electronic control systems allows the user to operate the washers most efficiently and with the lowest cost of ownership.”
Joining the new launches at the show, Swiss-based Gastros unveiled a new product offering at Gulfood this year — the InductWarm Series 130.
Gastros marketing and sales manager Valerie Stumpf said: “The brand new thing we have released is InductWarm, so we are building induction into the counters — it’s seamless, easy to clean and there’s no cut out. It’s ideal for room service and can also be used for the buffet.”
Gastros can customise outlets to incorporate the new offering, keeping food warm until 95°C on four different temperature levels — without heating the surface itself, as long as it contains no magnetic material. “We can build the induction device underneath and we can use any material — wood, glass, stone, marble, granite,” Stumpf added.
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