Many of you know about my Douwe Egberts coffee obsession. No, not the roasted beans, the machine itself that combines with a concentrated form of the coffee produced overseas so that every cup is identical. It’s normally only available to restaurants but I called the company and just bought one outright so that it sits at headquarters. In this Douwe Egberts coffee post, I explained how it works and why it is so amazing to the point I’d track down a Netherlands-based coffee manufacturer and have their equipment installed.
The Nescafe coffee produces the same amazing, hither-until-now-incomparable Douwe Egberts coffee.
Nescafe has done it. The Nescafe food service machine coffee is almost precisely, exactly the same flavor as Douwe Egberts coffee!
[mainbodyad]How do I know? After having dinner at Jiko in the Walt Disney World Animal Kingdom Resort with Aaron, Ashly, and Ian, we decided we were going to the Magic Kingdom since we had the “magic hours” feature that allowed us in the park until 1 a.m., long after the park had closed. That way, we could at least see the flagship property the first day we arrived. We received these cups that allows us free, unlimited refills of our beverage of choice in the food service areas throughout the Walt Disney World kingdom. My lemon cheesecake left me wanting a bit of strong, good black coffee so we went down to the clubhouse next to the pool and I saw the Nescafe machines, which were vaguely familiar to me from my recent study of the Nestle company’s common stock.
I noticed that the machine itself had nearly the same body style and basic construction as the Douwe Egberts Cafitesse system (we have the Cafitesse C60 coffee machine). I pulled the lever, streams of perfect, hot coffee fell into the cup, and I took a sip. I might have yelled with joy a little in the middle of the hustle and bustle – I don’t recall. But they’ve done it. Nestle has done it. I’m set on coffee for the rest of the trip – that means not even a single drop of expresso or drip coffee from the well-regarded restaurants we will be experiencing on the trip.
Between this, the Limited Edition Scrooge McDuck artwork we found earlier today, and the arrival of everyone safely in Orlando, Walt Disney World is turning into a pretty magical place for me.
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Reader Comments (5)
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DeaconMike
February 28, 2012
Joshua, Do you have any idea where one might purchase the Nescafe machine?
Joshua Kennon
May 4, 2012
Replying to DeaconMike
I'm sorry I didn't see this message before now! I would have responded much sooner!
I'm not positive since I bought the Douwe Egberts machine before knowing about the existence of Nestle's nearly identical system but I took a few minutes to try and track down the source for you. Here is what I discovered.
This is the official page of the Nestle Beverage System commercial foodservice department: http://www.nestleprofessional.com/united-states/en/BeverageExpertise/Beverage_Expertise/Pages/NewBeverageProducts.aspx
The machine you are looking for are on this page. The one I pictured from Disney World is called the LiquiFresh Dual. You can read all about the models on that page.
That page also links to a contact form, which you can access directly here: http://www.nestleprofessional.com/united-states/en/ContactUs/Pages/default.aspx
It has phone numbers and contact forms.
If you want it for yourself, in your home, rather than for an institution like a business or church, my hunch is that the best way to acquire one would be to:
1. Call and email the people on that contact form. Explain that you want to purchase a machine outright since you will be using a small volume of coffee relative to their ordinary customers. You are having it installed in your home or office exactly like a restaurant. You are willing to pay for it.
2. Tell them you want to setup a regular coffee delivery, just as if you were a restaurant.
People love knowing their products are valued. It's rare that you won't find someone to work with you if you know the cost and don't try to nickel-and-dime them.
If you are getting it for an institution, club, charity, church, or school, you might generate enough volume to get a machine on special terms based on a commitment to purchase coffee. They would know. I would just talk to them directly.
Good luck!
Rick
March 26, 2016
Replying to Joshua Kennon
Something you should consider with these machines is having a proper water filtration system installed. Not some off the shelf thing from Home Depot or the like, those are typically for taste and odor and not for scale reduction. It will save you money in the long term. Everpure's i2000, and other commercially available systems have cartridges that are easy to change. There are machines, both new and used, and product available through ebay for home use as many distributors have minimums or commercial only sales. I serviced these machines previously and would suggest looking at the Bunn commercial service provider list for someone near you that would be qualified to install and program the unit. I have a couple of service devices that I plan on listing on ebay.
Dave B
April 25, 2012
I agree. Love Douwe Egberts and Nescafe coffee. But how do I get the same brand and/or flavor at home?
Joshua Kennon
April 28, 2012
Replying to Dave B
I contacted the distributor, bought one of the machines, had it installed at my home and office, and regularly purchase the concentrated coffee syrup. Every once in awhile, the machines (which can normally run $1,000 to $5,000) go for $200 to $300 on eBay. Back when Burger King switched over, the market was flooded with them. Keep your eye out if you are budget conscious; you should be able to find one. For Douwe Egberts, the machines you are looking for are called Cafitesse.
If you go with Douwe Egberts, you need to contact a company called Farmer Bros. They now control the distribution of the coffee concentrate and will supply you once you have your machine. It takes nothing more than a simple water hookup in most cases.