While the new H5E/X from BUNN helps you prepare great beverages for your customers, did you know it can also increase employee efficiency, reduce labour costs and even aid purifying processes?
"Automate" your boiling water. Given that the average stock pot boils approximately 19 litres at a time, this means that the pot must be replenished several times a day. The pot must also be consistently monitored, checked to be sure it doesn't boil dry, and washed at the end of the day. Because the H5E/X water dispenser is totally automatic, kitchen staff is freed for other responsibilities and the stovetop real estate is freed for other items such as soups, noodles and gravies that require boiling time. Also, many foods needing hot water can be prepared in the container in which they will be served such as oatmeal. So there are fewer pots and pans to wash and put away.
Reduce accidents and congestion around the stove. One of the biggest causes of kitchen accidents is water on the floor. Instead, why not put the H5E/X right where you need it? You won't have to transfer water from stockpot to the work area. Another common problem facing operators is congestion in the kitchen. The H5E/X can create a "work station" away from congested areas. It has a compact footprint and yet can deliver up to 53 litres per hour. Also, no venting is required.
Preheat thermal containers easier and faster. To insure foods and beverages will stay hotter, most caterers preheat thermal containers with hot water prior to use or pre-fill chafing dishes to insure consistent, optimal temperatures. The H5E/X provides convenient hot water on the spot, and—equally as important—features an Energy Saver Mode that reduces operating costs during idle periods.
Offered in five vibrant colour options that also makes it ideal for front-of-the-house display, a BUNN H5E/X system is almost like adding another member to your staff!
⇒ Spec Sheet Eliminate the bacterial hazard. Clean work areas are critical to commercial operations. Cross contamination and sterile preparation procedures are of central concern, especially handling raw chicken, seafood and special dietary items. In combination with half the bleach or other detergents normally required, water from the H5E/X makes a more powerful cleaner than hot tap water. Water that is 100ºC can also be a powerful agent in keeping floor drains clean and sterilizing prep utensils.

Neal Robinson passed away on Monday, August 22, 2011 in Springfield, Illinois, USA following a courageous fight against cancer since 2007.
Neal was born September 17, 1948 to Albert and Evelyn Robinson. He graduated from Neville High School in Monroe, Louisiana where he lettered in football and track & field. He earned his B.A. in Business Administration from Louisiana Tech University and proudly served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam conflict.
In his spare time Neal greatly enjoyed a good game of golf, photography, reading, travelling, running, Civil War history, and as a young man, he loved to water ski.
Neal worked for over 25 years at BUNN, beginning in 1986 as a District Sales Manager for the Southeastern United States. He was promoted to Regional Sales Manager then Regional Vice President for the Southeastern United States. In 1993 he served as Senior Vice President, US Sales & Customer Support. During 1999 he moved to the position of Senior Vice President, International Sales and most recently, he served as Senior Vice President, Global Projects.
Neal authored articles and was featured in various food and beverage publications where he gave insight from his leadership toward promoting best quality practices in the industry. He was always grateful for the opportunity to travel the world, for the people he worked with, and was a key member in expanding BUNN's international business.
In 2009, Neal received the Speciality Coffee Association of Europe Lifetime Achievement Award. He took great pride in strengthening the coffee industry from "Seed to Cup".

The Nordic Barista Cup is an annual three-day event that was held in Denmark this year. The number of attendees is limited to 170 hard-core coffee aficionados. Though primarily a competition between teams of baristas from the five Nordic countries - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden - it's also a forum for coffee education & networking with a mini exhibition and a charity fund-raiser for a coffee-producing country.
This year's fund raising efforts benefited construction of a school in Sumatra, Indonesia. To further this awareness all the coffees served during the breaks, lunches and dinners were from Sumatra. There was also a cupping session with a variety of Sumatran coffees.
BUNN was pleased to provide and operate all the brewing equipment for the coffee served during the morning breakfast, as well as lunch in the afternoon.
On Aug. 26th we were very busy helping the Nordic Roaster Competition entrants dial in their precise brewing parameters for the next day's competition. The Nordic Roaster Competition is a parallel competition looking to find the best coffee roaster each year. This competition is broken down into two categories: espresso & filter. Our time spent with the roasters was very valuable to us!
The Nordic Roasters Competition was very close with a one point differential. Solberg & Hansen won the competition with a particularly fruity Kenyan Coffee (Kenya, Kangocho: grapefruit, jasmine, berrylike acidity, balanced and transparent). It was an honour for BUNN to announce the winners and hand out the prizes at the 'Olympic' themed gala dinner.
Mike Khan and Keith Collins were present to assist for the duration of the event. Keith Collins was mentioned in the NBC live blog with a great quote: "If it's not espresso, it's BUNN!"

The Nordic Barista Cup is an annual three-day event that was held in Denmark this year. The number of attendees is limited to 170 hard-core coffee aficionados. Though primarily a competition between teams of baristas from the five Nordic countries - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden - it's also a forum for coffee education & networking with a mini exhibition and a charity fund-raiser for a coffee-producing country.
This year's fund raising efforts benefited construction of a school in Sumatra, Indonesia. To further this awareness all the coffees served during the breaks, lunches and dinners were from Sumatra. There was also a cupping session with a variety of Sumatran coffees.
BUNN was pleased to provide and operate all the brewing equipment for the coffee served during the morning breakfast, as well as lunch in the afternoon.
On Aug. 26th we were very busy helping the Nordic Roaster Competition entrants dial in their precise brewing parameters for the next day's competition. The Nordic Roaster Competition is a parallel competition looking to find the best coffee roaster each year. This competition is broken down into two categories: espresso & filter. Our time spent with the roasters was very valuable to us!
The Nordic Roasters Competition was very close with a one point differential. Solberg & Hansen won the competition with a particularly fruity Kenyan Coffee (Kenya, Kangocho: grapefruit, jasmine, berrylike acidity, balanced and transparent). It was an honour for BUNN to announce the winners and hand out the prizes at the 'Olympic' themed gala dinner.
Mike Khan and Keith Collins were present to assist for the duration of the event. Keith Collins was mentioned in the NBC live blog with a great quote: "If it's not espresso, it's BUNN!"

During the 2011 Expo Café, the BUNN trifecta® received great interest by those in attendance as it was the featured brewing platform for the EXPOCAFE TASTE AWARD and EXOTIC COFFEE TASTING events. Placement of the trifecta in the Yotomocafé was also ideal as it was a place dedicated to coffee consumption. Here visitors were able to taste and vote for the six coffees competing in the finals. In addition they were able to learn about the unique air infusion process. The BUNN booth featured the same six coffees of the Yotomocafé booth and allowed demonstration of consistency of taste and profiles. The producers of the coffee finalists visited to discuss how the trifecta brewing process influenced the taste of their product. In addition to the trifecta, BUNN introduced the new iMIX® Oatmeal machine and the 392®. These products demonstrate our passion for providing customers the solutions they need to be competitive. During the show Avi Sandler of BUNN was a participant on a local radio show in discussions relating to coffee consumption in Mexico.

The 27th Fine Food Australia was held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre from 5 - 8 September 2011. Over 23,000 visitors from the retail, foodservice, and hospitality industry attended the show which featured over 1,000 exhibitors from Australia and 30 other countries.
We had a joint exhibition booth with distributor Australian Beverage Corporation where a diverse range of BUNN beverage equipment was displayed.
Distributor Europa was stationed opposite the BUNN stand and showcased a row of ULTRA-2 frozen noncarbonated beverage equipment, producing a mirage of colourful and appealing ice beverage offerings.
BUNN was represented at Fine Food Australia by Brian Wisniewski, Chee Wu Ho, and Jennifer Lucas.

The Speciality Coffee Association of Japan 2011 exhibition saw 20,000 visitors over a three-day event held at Tokyo Big Sight from 26 - 28 September 2011. There were over 150 booths from companies and organisations in Japan and across the world. At the exhibition distributor Lucky i Cremas Co. Ltd., which is a subsidiary of UCC Ueshima Coffee Co. Ltd., displayed a special edition trifecta and G2 grinder at their booth. A major highlight of the event was the Roast Masters Championship which saw six regional teams from UCC Coffee Shops, comprising of roasters and baristas, competing to yield the best taste profile using the trifecta after having roasted the same single origin green bean sponsored by the Coffee Board of India. Lisa Burchfield and Chee Wu Ho were on hand to facilitate and support our distributor at the show. BUNN equipment and products were also found throughout the exhibition at several booths:

• Honduras
• Guatamalan Coffees / Anacafe
• Coffee Board of India
• Panama
• Eastern African Fine Coffees Association (EAFCA)
• Cafe de Costa Rica (ICAFE)
• Brazilian Specialty Coffee Association (BSCA)

We are already looking forward to next year's event which marks the 10th anniversary of SCAJ.

As a global leader in the beverage dispensing industry, BUNN has a presence at many shows throughout the world. Here are just a few photos of more events with BUNN equipment.

See more photos on the BUNN Flickr Scrapbook.

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