32 California Buildings News • September/October 2015
Workplace Beverages (Continued from page 23) wellness program trends and by demonstrating to employers that keeping employees on site saves them money. The good news is that, according to Packaged Facts’ proprietary consumer research, significant room for growth remains: Many employees view coffee as a productivity tool and view high-quality office coffee as an important perk, but employers still pick up less than half of their workplace ground/whole bean and pod/K-Cup coffee costs.
Quality Water in Demand
Quality water is at least as important in the workplace, and California Builder News employees are increasingly particular about its taste and benefits. Mike Maxwell, vice president of sales at Waterlogic West, says Salsbury Industries
his Concord, CA-based company “provides the premier solution for better water, richer coffee, and the best ice for California businesses Employees enjoy great-tasting still, sparking and flavoured water. and organizations. Our products provide on demand still, sparkling, (Photo courtesy of Waterlogic.) and flavoured water; single cup, bean to cup, and brewed coffee, as well as a myriad of ice options to their employees and visitors. Despite all the hype about flavoured beverages, the variance in tastes and preferences makes the choice for workplaces an almost impossible task. The result is simple. Great tasting water is still the preferred beverage. People are becoming more aware of and appreciative of the taste of filtered, purified tap water and the systems we offer today are the most advanced in the world. Secondly, we hear more and more that people are tired of ‘regular’ coffee and are want specialized coffee equipment that is memorable, flavourful, and reliable, at the touch of a button. For many forward thinking organizations, the coffee, water and ice they serve is part of their welcome, it says something about the company, its attitude and brand.” n
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