News : coffee machine

One year after relaunching the Gaggia commercial range into the foodservice sector, Watermark UK has launched a new support package for dealers and distributors.  The package is based on tailoring the after sales support provided by Watermark to the level that each distributor needs. 

“We’ve had an enormous amount of interest from end users and operators, both independent and groups,” says Watermark’s managing...

Smart Car coffee concept grows
Paul Smith of Bardsey in north Leeds has just started up Go-Go Gaggia’s first franchise. Paul has taken on the franchise jointly with his daughter Jennifer.

Go-Go Gaggia, a Smart car come coffee shop, is the brainchild of Jocelyn Robinson who worked with the Caffe Shop in Elland, Halifax to get the original Go-Go Gaggia on the road in late 2011. Go-Go Gaggia uses a Gaggia GD2...

Havana Coffee Co, based in Barnstaple, Devon, has enlarged its Gaggia service and sales area to include Dorset, Somerset and Bristol. Established in 1999, Havana Coffee Co has become one of the South West’s leading commercial suppliers of all things to do with coffee.

“For coffee nuts like myself, the name Gaggia epitomises everything that is good in coffee machines,” says Nigel Mackenzie-Shapland, sales manager at...

It’s a tall story at the coffee shop
Takeaway coffee is big business – and the cups are getting bigger! People frequently like to grab a large cup of coffee to take to work, as a pick me up after the school run or just to keep them going during a shopping spree. One thing they all have in common is they want a good quality coffee and don’t like to be kept waiting.

The Gaggia D90 Alti has been tailored for the...

Gaggia XE-XD Evolution espresso coffee machine – fast, smart and sustainable
Coffee drinkers are becoming ever more discerning and coffee shops need to keep pace with their evolving tastes or risk losing clientele to competitors. Gaggia espresso machines offer a real, authentic Italian coffee house experience while being easy to use and stylish in appearance.

The latest Gaggia XE-XD Evolution available from...

New cafe’s espresso machine has customers talking about bespoke paint job
Ivica Pendaroski (Ivan to his customers) describes his new business, Fresh, as “a local, casual cafe and lunch place with a deli, offering nice, freshly prepared food at reasonable prices.”  It’s been a big hit with the locals which, since it’s in London’s ‘cafe capital,’ Twickenham, is no mean feat.  As a big coffee fan, Ivan was...

Hampshire destination pub focuses on quality, with proper food and proper coffee
The Exchequer in Crookham, Hampshire is a real destination pub. Out on its own, with lovely walks by the nearby river and canal, customers that want to go there need to drive. And they do, in big numbers, attracted by the ambiance, the attractive decor and the great food.   The pub has 90 covers and on special occasions, such as...

Make light work of the daily grind
Freshly ground coffee beans are a vital component in the preparation of a really good espresso. For best results they should be ground just before dosing into the group handle. The goal is to grind the roasted coffee bean to allow the oils and full flavour to be extracted upon contact with hot water.

Gaggia’s new MD 64 coffee grinder, marketed in the UK through Watermark, has...

Distinctively Modern
The Gaggia GE-GD espresso machine is built to be reliable and fully functional even in the busiest of commercial environments. Its stylish, attractive design looks distinctively modern. New to the range is an optional Cappuccinatore which is designed to make the perfect cappuccino.

The GE-GD Series comes in various sizes, from the smallest, compact 1-group GD One, to the largest, 4-group...