Coffee from extract for business
Espresso, americano and cappuccino from a coffee base — no grinding, no spent grounds and no barista. The same cup at the first and at the hundredth location of a chain.
This page is for businesses: fuel stations, stores, cafés, offices and chains. If you are looking for extract to use at home, a coffee retailer is the right place.
BasicsWhat coffee from extract is
Coffee extract is coffee brewed in advance at a production plant: roasted beans are ground and brewed with hot water under pressure in a large batch — like espresso, but for thousands of cups at once. The finished coffee base is cooled and filled into sealed bag-in-box packs without air.
Only the last step is left for the point of sale: the equipment doses the base, brings the water to the right temperature and assembles the drink. Grinding, tamping, the portafilter and spent grounds disappear from the routine.
This is not instant coffee. Instant coffee is a dried powder that is reconstituted with water. Extract stays liquid — it is brewed coffee, and its taste comes from the beans and the roast, not from drying.
Why businesses switch to extract
- The same taste. Grind, bean freshness and the barista’s hand no longer affect the cup. One recipe runs across the whole chain and is updated centrally.
- Speed. DrinkX equipment makes a drink in 30 seconds — up to 100 drinks an hour.
- No barista. The guest or the cashier taps a drink on the screen; the equipment does the rest.
- No spent grounds or coffee dust. No coffee waste and no grinding on site.
- Automatic cleaning. Automatic washing and short daily maintenance.
- Stock levels online. Use of the coffee base and milk, and the status of every module, are visible in the DrinkX Cloud platform.
Which drinks you get
- Espresso and americano. Black coffee from extract with a dense crema: in the ULTRABREWER module the coffee base goes through two-stage aeration.
- Cappuccino, latte and other milk drinks. The AEROMILK module heats and froths milk: 330 ml of foam in 25 seconds, from 4 to 75 °C, with any milk — plant-based included.
- Cold drinks. Iced latte and cold coffee are made from the same base.
- Your own menu. The SMARTDISPENSER module adds syrups and other flavourings — up to ten of them.
How DrinkX does it
Three modules sit under the countertop: ULTRABREWER (coffee and tea), AEROMILK (milk) and FLOW-X (water accurate to ±1 °C). Only the tap and the order screen stay on the counter. The coffee base boxes are stored under the counter, the milk in a fridge next to them.
→ How the equipment worksWhere coffee from extract pays off
Fuel stations and roadside stops
around the clock, no barista, through the peak hours.
→ For fuel stationsDrinkX equipment already runs in the VkusVill, Pyaterochka, Day2Day and Yandex Lavka chains.
Extract vs bean-to-cup machine: in short
Frequently asked questions
Is extract the same as instant coffee?
No. Instant coffee is a dried powder. Extract is liquid brewed coffee stored in a sealed, airless pack.
Will it taste like espresso?
Yes. Coffee extract is usually brewed with hot water under pressure — essentially espresso made in a large batch. ULTRABREWER aerates the base in two stages, so espresso and americano come with crema.
How long does extract keep?
It depends on the producer and the pack. A sealed bag-in-box usually keeps for up to a year, and about a month in the fridge once opened. Poured into an open container, the extract has to be used within a day.
How many drinks does one box make?
It depends on the strength of the extract. At about 10% coffee solids, a 300 ml drink needs roughly 20 ml of base, so a 3-litre box makes about 150 drinks.
What does a cup cost?
Divide the price of the box by the number of drinks it makes, then add milk and the cup. For example, a 3-litre box makes about 150 drinks of 300 ml, so the base in each cup costs the box price divided by 150.
Whose extract should I use?
DrinkX equipment makes drinks from coffee extract in bag-in-box packs. DrinkX does not make its own base: you choose the extract from a producer.
How much does the equipment cost?
The price depends on the modules and options. We will calculate it for your site.
Let us calculate coffee from extract for your site
Tell us where the equipment will stand and how many drinks a day you expect — we will send you an estimate.