Café+co

Café+co is an Austrian corporate group and operating brand focused on automated workplace and public-area refreshment services. Based in Vienna, it supplies, installs, stocks and services vending equipment for hot drinks, cold drinks, snacks and sweets. Coffee and cocoa beverages are at the center of its offering, while the broader assortment includes tea, confectionery and related trade goods such as coffee milk and specially formulated coffee sugar. The group traces its operating history to the establishment of Delikomat GmbH in Austria in 1972. Its initial business was directed toward the Austrian market and centered on beverage-vending operations. During the 1990s, Café+co expanded beyond Austria into Central and Eastern Europe. The acquisition of Vendare GmbH in 1990 strengthened the Austrian operating base, while the purchase of Top Cup GmbH in 2000 added a business focused on Office Coffee Service for smaller companies. In 2000, the group brought its national and international participations together under the newly established Café+co International Holding GmbH. The Café+co name became the umbrella brand for the group in 2002. The company later broadened its organization with snack+co GmbH, established in the 2006–07 financial year. This reflected a move beyond traditional hot-beverage vending toward a more comprehensive unattended food-and-drink proposition. Its machines can provide standard coffee formats such as espresso, black coffee, brown coffee, melange, macchiato and latte macchiato, alongside flavored or specialty combinations including mocha cappuccino, chococcino, vanilla, hazelnut and caramel variants. Depending on the machine, users may have access to a broad menu of selections and features such as adjustable sugar dosing, cup detection, cup-stop mechanisms and optional lid dispensing for takeaway beverages. Café+co serves offices, companies, public institutions, hospitals, petrol stations and other locations with regular foot traffic. Its fully automated café+co shops extend the vending model into more complete self-service points. A premium specialty-coffee line introduced in 2006 targeted higher-end office catering and event use. The machines may carry Café+co products as well as brands supplied through partners, including Nestlé, Jacobs, Segafredo, Tchibo, Lavazza, Café HAG, Bensdorp and Milford, among others, according to the product description in the referenced encyclopedia material. The group’s Central and Eastern European network has extended as far east as Moscow. The referenced company description identifies operations or subsidiaries in twelve countries and reports approximately 50,000 beverage and snack machines, including about 21,500 in Austria. It also reports more than 1,200 employees and turnover of €134 million for 2010; these figures are historical rather than current indicators. Ownership is described as belonging to the Raiffeisen group through Leipnik-Lundenburger Invest Beteiligungs AG. Café+co is therefore best understood not simply as a packaged-coffee label, but as a route-to-market, equipment, replenishment and service platform for institutional and public-space consumption.

Café+co’s history begins with Delikomat GmbH, founded in Austria in 1972 to serve the domestic market through beverage-vending operations. The business model was based on placing and operating machines in locations where employees, visitors or the public needed quick access to coffee and other drinks. Rather than functioning primarily as a consumer-packaged-goods manufacturer, the group developed as an integrated operator responsible for equipment, product supply, servicing and replenishment. The company’s expansion beyond Austria developed during the 1990s. In 1990, it acquired Vendare GmbH, adding to its Austrian operating structure. The group subsequently pursued a broader Central and Eastern European footprint, eventually building a network reaching as far east as Moscow. In 2000, it acquired Top Cup GmbH, whose principal focus was Office Coffee Service for smaller businesses. That acquisition widened the group’s relevance beyond large-scale vending sites and strengthened its ability to serve offices with dedicated beverage solutions. Also in 2000, national and international participations were centralized under Café+co International Holding GmbH. This holding structure provided a common organizational framework for the group’s country operations. In 2002, Café+co became the umbrella brand, giving the various activities a unified market identity while the local operating companies continued to handle country-specific business and service functions. The group broadened its product and service scope during the following decade. snack+co GmbH was established in the 2006–07 financial year, formalizing the importance of snacks and sweets alongside beverages. A premium specialty-coffee line introduced in 2006 targeted higher-end office environments and events. Café+co also developed fully automatic café+co-shops for company premises and public settings such as government offices, hospitals and petrol stations. These formats allowed the company to offer a more complete self-service experience rather than relying only on individual beverage dispensers. Its assortment has included conventional coffee preparations such as espresso, black coffee, brown coffee, melange, macchiato and latte macchiato, together with flavored and confectionery-style drinks such as mocha cappuccino and chococcino. Machine configurations may support numerous selections and user-oriented functions, including adjustable sugar dosing, cup sensors and optional takeaway-lid dispensers. The group has also offered tea, cold drinks, snacks, sweets and complementary supplies including barista milk and coffee sugar. Sustainability became more visible in the company’s stated purchasing approach in 2009, when it introduced a stepwise program for adapting coffee procurement. The group was described as a licensed partner of Fairtrade Austria and a cooperation partner of the Rainforest Alliance. These affiliations positioned responsible sourcing as an element of the brand’s procurement and corporate-refreshment proposition. The referenced historical company profile describes Café+co as a wholly owned subsidiary within the Raiffeisen group, associated with Leipnik-Lundenburger Invest Beteiligungs AG. It lists subsidiaries or operating companies in Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Romania and Russia. The same profile reports approximately 50,000 beverage and snack machines across twelve countries, around 21,500 of them in Austria, and more than 1,200 employees in 2010. It records turnover of €134 million for that year. These figures describe the historical period and should not be treated as current operating statistics without newer company reporting.

• 2009

  Coffee sourcing sustainability program begins

  [1]Café+coen.wikipedia.org

  Café+co introduced a gradual coffee-purchasing adaptation program and identified partnerships with Fairtrade Austria and the Rainforest Alliance.

• 2006

  Premium specialty-coffee line is introduced

  [1]Café+coen.wikipedia.org

  A premium line was launched for higher-end office refreshment and event applications.

• 2006

  snack+co GmbH is established

  [1]Café+coen.wikipedia.org

  The group established snack+co GmbH during the 2006–07 financial year to support its snack and confectionery activities.

• 2002

  Café+co becomes the umbrella brand

  [1]Café+coen.wikipedia.org

  The Café+co identity was adopted as the group-wide umbrella brand.

• 2000

  Top Cup GmbH is acquired

  [1]Café+coen.wikipedia.org

  The acquisition added an Office Coffee Service business serving smaller companies.

• 2000

  International holding structure is established

  [1]Café+coen.wikipedia.org

  National and international participations were centralized under Café+co International Holding GmbH.

• 1990

  Acquisition of Vendare GmbH

  [1]Café+coen.wikipedia.org

  Café+co’s predecessor group acquired Vendare GmbH as part of the development of its Austrian operating platform.

• 1972

  Delikomat GmbH is founded

  [1]Café+coen.wikipedia.org

  The company’s Austrian operating history begins with the foundation of Delikomat GmbH and an initial focus on the domestic beverage-vending market.

A full-service unattended refreshment provider for workplaces and public locations, combining vending equipment, beverage and snack assortment management, replenishment and technical servicing. The brand emphasizes convenient self-service, broad drink customization and premium coffee options for offices and events.

• Vending equipment and beverage service

  Hot-beverage vending machines

  Café+co operates and services automated machines dispensing coffee, cocoa and other hot beverages. The assortment can include espresso, black coffee, brown coffee, melange, macchiato and latte macchiato, as well as flavored drinks such as vanilla, hazelnut and caramel coffee. Depending on configuration, machines may offer numerous selections, adjustable sugar dosing, cup detection, cup-stop functions and optional lids for takeaway drinks.

• Vending equipment and beverage service

  Cold-drink vending machines

  The group’s service portfolio includes automated dispensing equipment for cold drinks. These machines complement hot-beverage installations in workplaces and public locations, allowing Café+co to manage a broader beverage range through a single refreshment-service relationship.

• Food vending · 2006

  Snack and confectionery vending

  Snack+co and the wider Café+co organization support vending of snacks, sweets and other confectionery products. The offer extends the group’s proposition from coffee service to unattended food-and-drink provision for offices, institutions, petrol stations and other public or semi-public locations.

• Premium coffee service · 2006

  Café+co premium

  Introduced in 2006, the premium specialty-coffee line was designed for luxury office supply and event use. It sits above the group’s standard vending assortment and supports a more elevated coffee-service positioning within corporate and hospitality-like environments.

• Automated self-service retail

  Café+co-shops

  Café+co-shops are fully automated self-service points installed in company premises and public areas. Reported locations include public offices, hospitals and petrol stations. They extend the brand beyond individual vending machines by creating a more complete unattended café and refreshment environment.

• Coffee accessories and ingredients

  Coffee-service trade goods

  In addition to operating machines, Café+co supplies complementary goods for beverage preparation and consumption. The referenced assortment includes barista milk developed for coffee drinks, coffee sugar with a light vanilla note and tea products.

• 2009

  Introduction of a stepwise coffee-sourcing programStrategy

  Background

  Coffee procurement was becoming an important part of the group’s corporate-refreshment and sustainability positioning.

  Action taken

  Café+co introduced a program for gradually adapting its coffee purchasing and identified Fairtrade Austria and Rainforest Alliance relationships.

  Aftermath

  The initiative connected the vending operator’s supply activities with recognized responsible-sourcing schemes.

  Source

• 2006

  Launch of the premium specialty-coffee lineProduct launch

  Background

  Café+co was expanding its office and event refreshment proposition beyond standard vending selections.

  Action taken

  The group introduced a premium specialty-coffee line for luxury office supply and events.

  Aftermath

  The launch gave the group a higher-end offer alongside its standard hot-drink, cold-drink and snack vending services.

  Source

• 2002

  Adoption of Café+co as the umbrella brandStrategy

  Background

  The group had consolidated national and international participations under Café+co International Holding GmbH in 2000 and needed a common identity for its broader operating network.

  Action taken

  Café+co became the umbrella brand for the group and its vending and office-refreshment activities.

  Aftermath

  The unified identity supported a multi-country operating model while local subsidiaries continued to conduct market-specific operations.

  Source

1. 1Café+coen.wikipedia.org