TRADITIONAL FORMAT (GLASS POTS OR AIRPOTS)
PROS:
- Very familiar format
- Accommodates unlimited portion sizes
- Many strengths, blends and flavors
- Lowest cost
- Airpots portable to other locations
CONS:
- Quality suffers with holding time
- Messy
- More cleaning than other options
- Variety offered limited by number of burners/airpots
- Most labor
- Most waste
- Moderate environmental impact
- Pilferage/theft common
- Must anticipate demand
- Might have hot water feature
- Might be automatic refill
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- Increasingly familiar format
- Each user gets their favorite choice
- Fresh and hot each time
- Little wasted product
- Moderate labor
- Always ready to go
- No anticipating
- Coffee house selections possible
- May be automatic refill
- Always has hot water feature
CONS:
- One comparatively small portion size
- Somewhat messy
- Most expensive
- Pilferage/theft common w/ some systems
- Generates the most trash
- User waiting at peak demand
- Worst environmentally
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ON-DEMAND FORMAT
PROS:
- No set up or clean up
- Always hot and fresh
- Unlimited portion sizes
- No wasted product
- Little labor
- Best environmentally
- Clean with little trash
- Zero pilferage/theft
- Best for higher use and demand
- Always has hot water feature
- Always automatic refill
CONS:
- Medium expense
- For higher usage situations only
- Refrigerated product
- Limited variety (unless using flavorings)
- Less familiar
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