Retailers and site managers who want takeaway coffee income without putting a trained barista behind a counter usually end up looking at a station format. The Coffee to Go Station VX3 sits at the larger end of the Ciao range, bringing the machine, a matched serving cabinet and sensible storage for consumables together as one presentable unit. It arrives as a finished serving point rather than a machine you then have to build a counter around.
Service and output
At the centre of the station sits the Ciao VX3 bean to cup module, grinding beans for each order rather than working from pre-ground stock. Customers choose from a clearly marked panel, so someone with no training can order an americano, cappuccino, latte, flat white, mocha or hot chocolate and walk away in seconds. Recipes are fixed in the machine, which means the tenth cup of a morning rush tastes the same as the first, and nobody has to judge a shot by eye.
What the station includes
- Ciao VX3 bean to cup machine mounted within a purpose-designed serving cabinet
- Fresh beans ground to order for every espresso-based drink
- Counter and storage space for cups, lids, stirrers, sugars and napkins
- Self-serve layout designed for customers to operate unaided
- One-touch selection across the full hot drinks menu
- Front-of-house styling that suits a retail floor rather than a back kitchen
Forecourts, convenience stores, hospitality venues and larger staff canteens tend to get the most from a station this size, particularly where footfall runs steadily through the day and no one can be spared to make drinks to order. Daily attention comes down to topping up beans and ingredients, emptying waste and running the cleaning programme, so an existing team member can look after it alongside other duties. Set up with a mains supply and a level floor, it becomes a fixture of the space rather than a project.
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