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core values have not changed since day one,” he said. “I feel very strongly about this.” “Number one: Offer the most compelling solution to the customer. I really believed in this as a young man, and we are dedicated to this idea today. Number two: Make sure that Corporate Coffee Systems will always be a very profitable company. I’m not ashamed to be profitable. The third core value is also very impor tant to me. I want to be sure that Corporate Coffee Systems is a great place to work,” Henchel said. — both organically and through multiple acquisitions — Henchel said the company is not interested in growing the vending or the micro market side of the business, which only exists because of those acquisi tions and an occasional need from a key customer. Instead, the company’s 70 to 80 employees are focused on coffee service, pantry service, water and office supply, serving a large customer base in the greater New York area. According to Henchel, his team has what it takes to differentiate itself from others in the market. “To start with, your company must be an expert in what you offer — an expert in coffee, pantry and water,” he said. “We have been in the cof fee business for four decades and are clearly established as a coffee expert,” Henchel said. He explained what he called a tremendous relationship with Reunion Coffee Roasters, a fam ily-owned specialty coffee roaster that supports their product needs. “Instead of trying to manage mul tiple private labels following many FOCUSED ON COFFEE, PANTRY AND WATER While Corporate Coffee Systems has enjoyed steady growth over the years

acquisitions, trying to tell a backstory for each, we are aligned with a well known label and brand, committed to quality, which better serves our customers. While it is not an exclu sive relationship, we are Reunion’s

most significant customer in the New York metropolitan market, so it works out well for everyone,” he said. On the pantry service side of the business, Henchel has been serv ing clients long before the concept

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