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Franke Beverage Systems
Franke Beverage Systems with a comprehensive service programme
Keg Service offers value retention to brewery customers
The Franke Keg Service supports breweries with constructive and economical solutions for retaining the value
of their capital-intensive keg pools.
The Keg Service originally
started at Franke Blefa
in Kreuztal, Germany.
A decisive step towards
a comprehensive keg
service offer for Central
Europe took place in
2006 with the founding
and expansion of the
Franke Keg Service GmbH
in Wirsberg, Germany.
Today, more than 30 employees
work at this location
and in mobile
deployment, providing a
service for German
brewery customers and
for the neighbouring
markets in Central
Europe. The Franke Keg Service UK, with head office in
Thurnscoe/UK, was started in 2005, and, with a similar
staff size, is now working successfully together with
well-known breweries. In addition to kegs, it also
ensures that casks retain their useful life as special
containers for “Real Ales” (non-pasteurised beer, an
English speciality). Following the start-up of a new keg
production facility in Ruston/USA, another service
organisation is being built up that will develop a comprehensive
service programme for the North American
market. The Franke Keg Service is thereby not only
aligned to the support of international brewery groups
and their service needs, but also towards local
breweries.
Franke Coffee Systems
Highlights of the Evolution Plus
– Trendy design with glass panel
– Up to 32 coffee products can be individually
programmed at four display levels
– Functional «Pre-Selection» control panel with
16 selection buttons, for example, for beverage
sizes, two types of milk, flavours etc.
– Prepared for flavour concepts
– Optional newly developed Autosteam
Pro steam lance for the automatic frothing
and warming of milk
– 400 volt electrical connection
Imprint
Published by
Franke Holding AG, CH-4663 Aarburg,
Tel. +41 (0)62 787 31 31, Fax +41 (0)62 787 30 37
www.franke.com
The standard keg repair service, the rising pipe service
and the replacement of the head or foot ring are thereby
at the heart of the range of services provided. As a
result, kegs that can no longer run through automatic
systems can be made functional once again, thereby
ensuring a higher level of utilisation and a longer
service life of the keg pool. This work is not only carried
out at the Franke service locations, but, wherever technically
possible, is also being increasingly carried out
at the breweries themselves in mobile deployment.
Franke Beverage Systems
is meeting the changing
requirements of the market
with innovative services.
The trend towards
smaller containers as a
result of the increasing
brand-name competition
necessitates a qualified
reduction in the volume
of the kegs. Uniform labelling
for the integrated
keg pools of the larger
brewery groups is carried
out through the replacement
of the keg head ring by means of an efficient
and high quality procedure. All these services extend
the life cycle of a keg and thereby guarantee the value
retention of the present keg pools. For breweries,
Franke Beverage Systems is thereby the comprehensive,
globally-operating system partner for kegs.
New Franke coffee machines to meet the highest standards
Evolution Plus product line: it’s a Revolution
Franke Coffee Systems presents the latest development in the current Evolution product line: the Evolution Plus.
It immediately receives several plus points for its technical features, its strong performance and its design.
The optical highlight is the new glass surface of the control panel.
The Evolution Plus available in two models
Plus points are offered by both the Franke Evolution
Plus model with the Franke CF milk system and the
second model with Autosteam Pro. Both models offer
a clever and functional pre-selection system and the
possibility of programming up to 32 different coffee
and milk products. The compact Evolution Plus makes
it possible to expand the range of coffee specialities in
next to no time – and to thereby be prepared for every
customer request and be ready to reach new target
groups.
Pre-Selection Plus control panel
The new control panel of the Pre-Selection Plus appears
in a modern glass design that has a lot to offer from a
technical viewpoint. The control elements have been
arranged in a clear and ergonomic manner, and are divided
into two areas: The 16 selection buttons on the
right-hand side can, for example, be programmed for
different beaker or cup sizes (2 dl, 3 dl), a second, low
fat milk variety or the selection of the coffee beans.
All the programmed selection buttons are illuminated.
Once the user has made his choice, the selected
buttons will blink. In this way, the user can clearly see
the selection that has been made. The product selection
buttons are located on the left side, around the
Cief editor Natascha Widmer, Elke Oelkuch
Franke Kitchen Systems Peter Gnehm, Angelika Schmidle
Franke Foodservice Systems Stefanie Borho
Franke Washroom Systems Waltraud Rüf
Franke Coffee Systems Jeannine Zumstein
On the road to success in the USA
Franke Beverage Containers USA celebrated the first
year of its existence in July 2008. „The integration
of the production and service operation in Ruston,
Louisiana, was a formidable challenge that the whole
team has overcome with enormous dedication. We
are also very grateful for the support from the Franke
Kitchen Systems team in Ruston, which certainly contributed
to our success“, said Carl Norgren, General
Manager of Franke Beverage Containers USA.
The new keg plant shares the site with the long-established
Franke kitchen sink production. As a result, an
optimal utilisation of the synergies was achieved from
the very beginning, in that the technical and administrative
facilities were already available. “In addition,
the general costs were able to be split, from
which both operations were able to profit“, concluded
Norgren.
Franke Beverage Containers USA offers an extensive
range of products and services for breweries on
both American continents and beyond. So-called
“Kwik Kegs” can be supplied directly from stock in
small quantities and with all branding options, whereby
even short notice customer requirements can be
covered.
Chrome-steel kegs are certainly the most economical
containers for beer, and are also environmentally
friendly. Kegs can be refilled many times, and can be
completely recycled at the end of their long useful life.
large graphic display. They are used to start the preparation
of the desired beverage, for example, cappuccino.
Model with CF milk system and KE320 cooling unit
The well-proven Franke CF milk system ideally complements
the trend towards a higher milk consumption.
In combination with the new KE320 cooling unit, the
Evolution Plus has a storage area sufficient for 10 litres
of fresh milk. With the option of two 5-litre milk
containers, different types of milk can be offered, for
example, an additional low-fat milk.
Model with Autosteam Pro
With the new Autosteam Pro development, the milk is
warmed or frothed in a separate process at the press of
a button. Milk, air and steam are automatically mixed
together to produce the perfect frothy milk. The temperature
and the air feed can be programmed individually
for every product. The innovative material with the
name “Peek” prevents the caking of the milk, which
is an important hygienic aspect. The Autosteam
Pro steam lance can be cleaned daily in a very simple
manner.