Office coffee is one of the most important ingredients in a good working environment, yet almost 700,000 Norwegians are dissatisfied with the quality of the coffee they are served in the workplace. Now Christian Rieder of Solberg & Hansen is filling company cups with black brew that takes the importance of office coffee seriously.
- Quality of coffee raw materials, cleanliness of brewing equipment, standard of machines and setting of brewing parameters. Even if only one of these factors is neglected, it won't taste good. It's as simple as that, but it also means that knowledge and follow-up are required if you want good workplace coffee all 230 working days a year," says Rieder.
1 in 3 unhappy with their coffee
According to a survey conducted by Ipsos MMI for Norsk Kaffeinformasjon in 2014, one in three people are dissatisfied with their workplace coffee. This equates to almost 700,000 Norwegian employees. The same survey shows that those under the age of 40 are least satisfied with the quality. In other words, there is no reason to believe that the demand for better coffee at work will diminish.
- Based on what I've seen of the quality of machines, coffee raw materials and service at Norwegian companies, it's no wonder that many people turn their noses up at their work coffee. One thing's for sure: no-one deserves to drink watered-down, thin and incorrectly dosed coffee served from dirty machines. At the same time, a large proportion of people say they are satisfied. My theory is that many of them don't realise what they're missing out on with a more quality-conscious supplier," says Rieder.
Five million cups of work coffee a day
The link between work environment, wellbeing and efficiency should not be underestimated, especially in one of the world's most coffee-thirsty countries. Considering that 40 % of total consumption is consumed in the office, that's the equivalent of almost five million cups of work coffee a day.
- If you love coffee prepared by a barista in a coffee shop, you've probably had many cups of coffee roasted and delivered by Solberg & Hansen. And it's the same coffee shop quality we want to bring to the workplace. First-class coffee raw materials, brewed on first-class brewing equipment and looked after with first-class service. First and foremost it should be good, but it's almost as important that the flavour is underpinned by the expertise that makes it work. We take responsibility and make sure you get the best possible coffee at work every single day.
From coffee farm to office desk
According to Statistics Norway, at the beginning of 2015 there were more than half a million companies in Norway. Of these, only one per cent had more than 250 employees.
- No two businesses are the same, so why should the office coffee offering be? When we invest in this, we bring with us the flexibility that has made us the largest among Norwegian speciality coffee roasters. For decades, we have forged long and close relationships with quality-conscious coffee farms in the world's finest growing regions. Now we can follow the raw material all the way from its place of origin, via our roastery at Ryen to your office desk. That's what makes good work coffee," says Christian Rieder.
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