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Multi-drink Vending Machine
About Multi-drink Vending Machine
How many different drinks do you actually need from one machine? That question decides everything else. A single unit serving coffee, chocolate, milkshake and chilled water keeps floor space down and gives you one machine to maintain — but it will never match a dedicated espresso machine on coffee quality.
Our range covers that trade-off. The Coffetek Neo Q combines coffee with a water fountain. The Summit Express handles coffee and milkshake and is available new or reconditioned. SnackBreak and SnackBreak Mini add snacks alongside drinks, which suits break rooms and waiting areas where nobody is manning a counter. The Ultimate Drinks Station is the full multi-drink option.
Machines can be bought outright or leased through Shire Leasing. Every unit we sell is covered by our own CoffeeSafe-accredited engineers, so you’re not chasing a third party when something stops working.
Summit Express Coffee & Milkshake Vending Machine (Reconditioned)
Original price was: £22,000.00.£15,000.00Current price is: £15,000.00. (£18,000.00 Inc VAT)
Multi-drink vending machines for workplaces and public spaces
A multi-drink machine serves coffee, tea, hot chocolate and specialities from one unit, on one water supply and one power feed. For a site that needs variety without three separate machines and three service contracts, it is usually the sensible answer.
We supply, install and service multi-drink vending machines across the South East, and have done since 1993. Whether you need a free-vend machine for staff or a coin and card unit that pays for itself, we will size it to the number of drinks you actually serve.
How many drinks a day do you need?
Under 50 drinks. A compact instant or soluble machine is usually enough and takes far less counter space. See our instant and soluble coffee machines.
50 to 150 drinks. The sweet spot for a multi-drink vending machine: enough volume to justify the unit, not so much that you need a commercial bean to cup.
Over 150 drinks. Look at a bean to cup machine instead. Above this volume coffee quality matters more than drink variety.
Instant, bean to cup, or both?
Most multi-drink machines use instant ingredients, which keeps them simple, cheap to run and quick between drinks. Some models add a fresh-brew or bean to cup module for the coffee while keeping instant for chocolate and speciality drinks.
If coffee quality is the priority, choose bean to cup and accept fewer options. If variety and reliability matter more — a busy reception, a staff room, a waiting area — a multi-drink machine is the better fit.
What it costs to run
Budget for ingredients, cups, water filtration and servicing. Filtration is the one people forget: scale is what kills these machines, and a filter costs far less than a call-out. We include water testing when we install, so the cartridge is sized to your supply.
We service what we sell. See our coffee machine servicing and repairs, or call 0800 442299.
Frequently asked questions
What is a multi-drink vending machine?
A single machine that dispenses several hot drinks — typically coffee, tea, hot chocolate and specialities like mocha or soup — at the push of a button, from one plumbed and powered unit.
How many drinks can a multi-drink machine serve?
It depends on canister capacity and cup supply, but most workplace machines comfortably handle 50 to 150 drinks a day between refills.
Do multi-drink vending machines need plumbing?
Most do, and that is what you want: a plumbed machine with proper filtration is more reliable and needs less attention than a tank-fed one. Pour-and-serve models exist where plumbing is not possible.
Can you take payment through the machine?
Yes. Machines can be set to free vend for staff, or fitted with coin and contactless payment where drinks are sold. Tell us which you need and we will specify it accordingly.
Do you install and service them?
Yes — installation, water filtration, planned maintenance and breakdown cover across the South East, since 1993.
