Product Competence Centre

With our in-house coffee roaster and ingredients production facility, trading in over 50 countries across the world, our experience and product knowledge is invaluable in helping you make the correct choice for your business.

Our Product Competence Centre helps train and inform customers in the options available , not only in fresh coffees but also instant ingredients. Training courses are tailored for individual customers and include practical and theoretical sessions, focusing on the quality of the drink in the cup. Individuals even get to roast their own blend of coffee and take it home!

    Coffee Roasting Factory

Autobar are dedicated to producing the perfect cup of hot beverage.  We believe that however you serve your hot beverages, they should be at their very best.

In Holland the ICS production plant covers three main activities in roasting fresh coffee, producing instant products and packing fresh tea, supported by modern research and development facilities.

At this specialist centre you and your staff can learn all about the art of the perfect coffee. By exchanging expert knowledge and experience we can pass on up-to date information and techniques for brewing and serving the best possible hot beverage.

Here, not only are all our products available for tasting and analysis, but you can even design your very own blend of coffee and have it roasted and ground while you watch to get a better understanding of coffee in general and specifically about the roasting process. In addition the ICS Product Competence Centre is fully equipped with the latest coffee brewing equipment and drinks dispensers.

    Classroom Facilities

Classroom facilities are close by, to add a more formal touch to proceedings and to ease the passing of information to the visitor.  In the adjacent Practice Room, hands-on training is provided to put into practice the things that have been learnt.

With its own Research and Development facilities, ICS is able to develop a wide and innovative assortment of products, ranging from a variety of instant drinks to flavoursome freshly roasted coffee.

ICS always offer tailor made training programs at the in-house Product Competence Centre and do not work with standardised courses. They believe that everyone has different wishes and different questions concerning coffee and are working within different market sectors in the beverage industry.

At the completion of the course, visitors will have a clear understanding on the specific elements that are necessary to perform well in the day-to-day business.