La Cimbali Espresso Coffee Machines - Anyone for Tennis? Anyone for Coffee?

Anyone for tennis? Anyone for coffee?

Cimbali are very proud to announce that this week we will have 20 of our top coffee machines across Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Club for the duration of the world famous tennis championship.  

Cimbali are partnering with Lavazza, who, for the fourth consecutive year, are the official sponsor of the Italian Espresso coffee experience at Wimbledon.

The partnership between Lavazza and the Wimbledon Tennis Club dates back to 2011, when players and spectators at the tournament have enjoyed the tennis, the coffee and a taste of Italy!  This year Lavazza’s Espresso and Cimbali's coffee machines will be available across all the catering service points including; 13 cafes and restaurants, all corporate hospitality areas, the broadcast and media centre, player’s practice courts, as well as at high profile locations reserved for ex-champions and officials. 

We will even have a presence on Henman Hill! 600 baristas, trained directly at the Lavazza Training Centre, will be working at what is ultimately the largest coffee shop in the world!

It is expected that during this year’s event our M53 Dolcevita coffee machines will be brewing in excess of 4 tonnes of coffee to serve approximately 360,000 drinks during the 2 weeks of the championships. That will go nicely with the 150,000 cakes, scones and doughnuts, and of course not forgetting, the 28,000 kg of strawberries with 7,000 litres of fresh cream!

All of us a La Cimbali UK would like to wish the players and spectators a wonderful and sunny Wimbledon 2014.

La Cimbali’s Carl explores Tuscany through his love of Espresso coffee!

On a recent holiday in Tuscany, my wife took a photo of me each time I had an Espresso in a different location. The holiday was superb and the Espresso too – so it got me thinking about Italy and its love of coffee…..

Drinking coffee in Italy is an art and no more so than in the beautiful central region of Tuscany, covering an area of about 23,000 square kilometres.

When the first European coffee house opened in Venice in 1683 it served its coffee strong and short.  Five centuries later and not a lot has changed in Italy.  Espresso is still the coffee du jour or twice, 3 times or 4 times du jour!

Italian coffee isn’t like coffee anywhere else in the world. There are two important things to remember, the first is that ‘Italian’ expressions and phrases used in coffee shops outside of Italy either mean something very different or nothing at all!  Secondly, coffees are mainly served in a ‘bar’ and are what we call a ‘café’.

Most Italians drink coffee standing up at the bar and the prices are significantly less at the bar compared to if you drink the same cup sitting at a table.  As you will see from the photos -  I enjoyed my Espressos sitting down!  The Espresso comes without sugar, but cremina can be added which is foam whipped with sugar

In Italy people drink an Espresso before they do anything else in the morning.  In the cities – life is so busy that people drink their Espresso without anything else for breakfast. It then continues throughout the day – Coffee is a very social thing in Italy.

The Italian coffee tasted great each time I had one, and even better when surrounded by the fantastic views of Tuscany. 

Cimbali at the Caffe Culture Show, at Olympia, London

La Cimbali to get steamy demonstrating their M34 with Turbosteam and new Compact M24 coffee machines at Caffe Culture!

This week we are really excited to be at the Caffe Culture event on Wednesday and Thursday at London, Olympia.  The show is buzzing with true coffee lovers, both shop owners and buyers and they are loving our Barbarella coffee!

At the show, we will have plenty of our traditional and super automatic coffee machines on display, including our M34 machine with integral PGS (Perfect Grinding System) Blue Tooth Grinder.  This great mid-priced coffee machine also features TurboStream 4, which allows hand free milk texturing and heating.  Our professional barista Rob Ward will be demonstrating how to get the best from this machine, and offer practical advise on serving perfect coffee, from all menus.

We will also be launching our new M24 Compact coffee machine at the show - which is an entry-level traditional machine.  This compact machine uses coffee capsules, and is the perfect solution where there is limited space available.  It includes TurboSteam for easily foaming milk, even by unskilled staff, and the capsules are ideal for serving coffee in lower demand businesses such as restaurants.  Come along and see just how easy it is to make great tasting coffee using capsules.

Plus, we will have our M100 HD plus Magnum on-demand Grinder on display, and our S39 CP11 with PGS too, so there really is a coffee machine to suit everyone and all environments and locations.

You can find us located at Stand D6, through the main entrance over to the left.  See you soon!

Caffe Culture Show, London Olympia.  

Wednesday 14 May – Thursday 15 May, 9.30am-5.00pm.

Drinking three cups of coffee a day may help reduce the risk of diabetes a study has shown

La Cimbali has learned that Researchers at Harvard University have found that consuming more than 3 or more cups of coffee a day, may slightly reduce the risk of suffering from diabetes.

This American study has discovered that people who consume more than average amounts of coffee appear to be at the lowest risk of contracting diabetes. 

The research studied at Harvard University’s School of Public Health analysed the data of over 120,000 people’s coffee drinking over several years.  The research showed that those who increased their intake by more than a cup a day over a four-year period had an 11 percent lower chance of contracting diabetes in the years that followed.  Those who had a consistently higher coffee consumption of 3 or more cups a day had a risk which was 37% lower than people who consistently drank one cup or fewer cups.

Coffee has a lot of bio-active compound in it, including chlorogenic acid, which is known to improve glucose metabolism and also is a rich source of magnesium which is known to be associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes.

The Researchers have said that a bigger clinical trial is needed to confirm the findings, but they believe that this is evidence of how drinking coffee can help improve health, along with exercise and maintaining a healthy diet.

La Cimbali to demonstrate their Super Automatic S39 PGS coffee machine at Hotelympia

This year at Hotelympia, as well as plenty of our traditional coffee machines on display at our stand, we will also be showcasing La Cimbali’s best selling Super Automatic machine – the S39, now featuring integral Perfect Grinding System - PGS.

The S39 with PGS, is designed for fast paced environments, where quick service and consistent in cup quality for demanding coffee drinkers, are a top priority. 

The S39 machine achieves this because the grinder burrs are automatically adjusted throughout the working day, to ensure the quality of the finished drink is maintained, and the coffee consistently tastes as good as it should. 

When things get busy checks are often forgotten about, and over time the quality of the coffee may deteriorate, so the new S39 PGS offers a failsafe way to deliver coffee to a pre-determined quality, without the need for regular checking and adjustments.

But the innovation of this coffee machine doesn’t stop there… the advanced technology includes La Cimbali’s patented Turbostream which allows the hands free heating and frothing of large volumes of milk, creating a dense and velvety cream.  Plus, the patented Smart Boiler system significantly boosts steam and hot water capacity, which avoids a drop in output during peak times.

Using this fantastic machine is like a having another pair of skilled barista hands, busily working away at the coffee bar! 

For more information and details please visit cimbaliuk.com

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La Cimbali Espresso Coffee Machines exibits at Hotelympia 2014

La Cimbali will be at Hotelympia 2014!

The event is the UK’s largest exhibition for food service and hospitality. This year promises to be bigger, better and more exciting than ever before!

Our La Cimbali bar designed stand is divided into three areas, so we can show off our fantastic machines and barista magic!

Our award winning M34 plus PGS Magnum on demand Grinder will be a star feature. This mid-priced point machine consistently delivers great tasting coffee. 

We also have our prestigious traditional Espresso coffee machine, the M100 HD with us too. The M100 HD GT model is the perfect grinding system (PGS) and is quite honestly the ultimate traditional Espresso machine. It delivers the very best Espresso & speciality coffee experience and it looks great too!

Come along and see our team and machines in action.  We can show you how to make the ultimate cup of coffee!

Hotelympia, Excel, London  – Monday 28 April – Thursday 1 May.

For more information, click on our website link here:  www.cimbaliuk.com