How a Coffee Service Can Save You Money
An office coffee service can save you
money in surprising ways. That may seem
to go against the traditional wisdom
that says doing something yourself is
always cheaper than paying for a
service, but providing coffee for your
office staff and clients can add up in
the accounting books in places where you
don?t see it. Contracting with an office
coffee service can increase
productivity, increase staff and
customer satisfaction with your company
and reduce the unexpected overhead costs
of coffee in your office.
Is coffee costing your company money?
If your company provides coffee for the
staff and clients, then you probably
think you have a pretty good idea of
what your coffee costs are.
Bankrate.com, one of the premier finance
websites on the Internet, points out
costs that few businesses consider when
totaling the cost of providing coffee
service for their employees. Among those
?hidden? costs are the amount of time it
takes to shop for break room coffee
supplies and the time your accountant or
bookkeeper spends tracking coffee
expenses for your annual expense
reports. Those may seem minor, but when
you consider how much you are paying
your accountant, it can add up
surprisingly fast.
Believe it or not, even those businesses
that do not have a break room on
premises where they provide coffee for
their staff and customers could be
losing money by not employing a coffee
service. When you provide coffee service
on premises, none of your employees are
leaving the building to pick up coffee
at the local coffee shop; trips that add
up in terms of lost productivity and
time out of the office. By contracting
with a coffee service to provide fine
coffee for your employees, you can
increase the amount of time that your
employees are at work and focused on
their jobs.
Can a coffee service increase your
company?s profits?
The surprising answer to that question
is ?absolutely!? Here are just some of
the ways that providing coffee through a
coffee service can affect your bottom
line.
- Providing coffee service for your
staff improves employee morale.
Happier employees are more productive
employees. While coffee may seem like a
very small thing in the larger scheme of
things, providing good coffee
(especially free good coffee) to your
employees? rates very high with them. In
a number of surveys, researchers asked
employees to name something that their
employer does that makes them feel
valued and appreciated. In nearly every
survey, more employees named free coffee
than any other perk.
- Offering fine coffee to your customers
increases their positive feelings about
your company.
Anything you do to make customer or
client experience with your company will
show up in your bottom line, even if it
can?t be easily quantified. Offering
your customers a cup of gourmet coffee
is one way to make them feel valued and
appreciated. This is a lesson learned by
high-end hair stylists, doctor and
dentist offices and even upscale retail
stores. Give your customers good coffee,
and they will leave feeling far more
appreciated, which can translate into a
better bottom line for your business.
- Coffee can improve focus and can
increases productivity.
A recent study measured productivity in
workers who drank coffee during the day
against the productivity of workers who
do not drink coffee at the office. They
found that workers who drank coffee at
their desks were more focused on their
work and completed more work than their
co-workers who did not. The difference
between the two groups of workers became
more marked as the day went on. In fact,
most of the coffee drinkers avoided the
typical mid-afternoon slump in
productivity entirely. A good coffee
service can improve your bottom line by
increasing productivity and reducing
errors. Not to mention, your employees
most likely will not be heading out the
door to grab a coffee at the local
coffee shop if they have a great coffee
service providing coffee in the break
room.
Using an office coffee service is less
expensive
In many cases, the coffee service will
provide a high-end coffee maker for your
office for free as long as you purchase
a minimum amount of coffee from them.
Depending on the quality of the coffee
that you choose, a coffee service for
your office will cost between 4 cent and
19 cents per cup; the 19 cent figure is
for Starbucks coffee from a coffee
service. The machines ranges from double
burner pour-over coffee makers to fancy
bean-to-cup coffee machines that
dispense gourmet espresso, complete with
frothed milk.
If you are considering providing coffee
for your office, or if you already
provide free coffee for employees and
customers, take a look at what a coffee
service can do to save you money on your
coffee.
Stephanie Larkin is a freelance writer
who writes about tips for living and
saving money, often offering suggestions
about certain services to try such as
office coffee.
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An office coffee service can save you money in surprising
ways.That may seem to go against the traditional wisdom that
says doing something yourself is always cheaper than paying
for a service, but providing coffee for your office staff
and clients.Contracting with an office coffee service can
increase productivity, increase staff and customer
satisfaction with your company and reduce the unexpected
overhead costs of coffee in your office.
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