Coffee Nation, the UK's leading gourmet vended speciality coffee company, is to launch COMPACT, a brand new, self serve coffee machine specifically developed with the convenience sector in mind at the 2008 Convenience Retail Show in Birmingham.

As a complimentary addition to Coffee Nation's existing portfolio, which is currently available in over 550 motorway, petrol forecourt and convenience stores across the country, the COMPACT is an ideal solution for grocery; convenience and forecourt stores wanting to build a profitable, fresh coffee business. Designed by leading product designers, Seymourpowell, COMPACT will be the star of the show with its sleek fascia and simple user interface, delivering fresh Latte, Cappuccino and Americano, Mocha and Hot Chocolate.

In addition, Coffee Nation will also be showcasing its complete portfolio of self-serve fresh coffee bars amidst stand-out new branding, reflecting a new direction for Coffee Nation's image.

The average Coffee Nation site generates sales of £40,000, whilst its top performing site makes over £400,000. From just one metre of floor space, the COMPACT is set to maximize valuable retail space in convenience stores and create a profitable 24 hour coffee business, delivering real gourmet coffee in less than a minute.

Scott Martin, chief executive Coffee Nation said:

"With the launch of COMPACT, there is now a perfect Coffee Nation solution for independent and convenience retailers wanting to take advantage of the rapidly growing 'coffee on the go' sector. Like our existing CLASSIC model, we are confident the COMPACT will be a huge success."

Coffee Nation keeps things simple for its retail partners with its unique operating infrastructure and revenue share model. Every machine is connected to the internet and monitored by a dedicated helpline. Coffee Nation doesn't outsource its service; its in-house service team routinely visit each site. When machine faults are recorded, service engineers are on site within a matter of hours, whatever time of day, enabling retailers to run a 24 hour coffee business.

You can visit Coffee Nation at the Convenience Retail Show on stand B81.

For more information visit www.coffeenation.com

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About Coffee Nation

Coffee Nation is the UK's leading provider of premium quality, self service coffee bars in the UK. Established in 1997, the distribution of Coffee Nations products has spread to over 550 retail and leisure outlets in the UK including Welcome Break and Moto service stations; Esso, Malthurst and Pace forecourts; Tesco, Sainsbury's and Somerfield supermarkets.
Coffee Nation is the UK's leading provider of premium quality, self service coffee bars in the UK. Established in 1997, the distribution of Coffee Nations products has spread to over 550 retail and leisure outlets in the UK including Welcome Break and Moto service stations; Esso, Malthurst and Pace forecourts; Tesco, Sainsbury's and Somerfield supermarkets.

Fast Facts
- One cup of Coffee Nation coffee is sold every three seconds
- Over 33,000 cups of Coffee Nation coffee are sold each day
- Over 1,000,000 cups of Coffee Nation coffee are sold each month
- Over 40,000,000 cups of Coffee Nation coffee have been sold since the company began trading
- Coffee Nation products are the top selling 'stock keeping unit' across Welcome Break services station.

Awards
- Coffee Nation was ranked 13th by Sunday Times as one of the fastest growing companies of 2006.
- Winner of the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 Awards for Excellence Innovation and runner up for the Awards for Excellence Technology in 2006

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