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Mobile baristas

In a traditional café setting, baristas are confined to the bench while loyal consumers make a special trip for their morning caffeine fix. Coffee Machine Solutions (CMS) Co-Owner Greg Sparkes says times are changing with baristas taking coffee to the people and the rise of mobile coffee vans and bikes.

“There’s been a large resurgence in the popularity of mobile coffee vans, cars, and push bikes, mainly because of the flexible lifestyle,” Greg says. “People continue to find the places where coffee demand is not yet met, and are taking the opportunity to set up shop before school, on sports days, or at an event.”

CMS is a distributor of Fracino coffee machines, United Kingdom-built espresso machines that have been

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