Hate your office coffee? These companies want to make it better
There is a special bond that exists among co-workers forced to endure a terrible cup of office coffee.
“Sludge!” “Bitter, acidic swill!” they declare each morning in the kitchen. When the afternoon slump sets it, if they haven’t already scurried to a coffee shop for a cup, they’ll commiserate as they dredge the carafe.
But now, several savvy companies are angling to give the crummy office coffee machine a pink slip. Seeking to carve out a piece of a $2.6 billion office coffee service industry, they’re promising break room access to many of the same coffee trends now percolating in “third wave” cafes: single origin beans from high-end roasters, bean-to-cup brewing machines that can prepare coffee and espresso drinks, and kegs of cold brew coffee on tap.
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