currently we have pretty much exhausted our stocks of Compak grinders, with a reluctance to roll the dice and order the usual amount of replenishment stock as we know Compak are on the verge of releasing some new grinders offering higher yield burrs and weigh & grind functionality built in, as many of you will have seen on Compak's social media channels

so whilst Compak have no issue with taking the grinders around the coffee exhibition circuit they are playing their cards very close to their chest with their resellers

the ongoing delays to launching their new products has meant that we are probably going to be forced to order some stop-gap stock to see us through

if you are Compak you will say, ah, relax it is no issue, the Compak E8 and E10 will continue to be offered in exactly the same configuration as they are today, which i am willing to accept

the trouble is i think the LONDINIUM customer base will probably want the premium offerings as soon as they become availble and i may struggle to shift the 'standard' stock

im not sure, perhaps i am wringing my hands unnecessarily, but tomorrow i will have to make a decision about how deep we go in with ou reordering - we still do not even have a committment from Compak as to what month their new premium grinders will be available

it is likely that i will order a Compak E5 and perhaps an E6 too and test it with our distribution tool as we will need a grinder more at this price point when the our LC is released to market next year - people in the market for that grinder are not going to be willing to stump up for an E8 redspeed in my view, so it is important that we research an appropriate pairing in advance and the difference that the LONDINIUM distribution tool makes is so significant that i think the E5 might just yield an acceptable result

it is looking like the LONDINIUM distribtuion tool will be available for us to sell in less than one month from now, assuming all goes to plan

we also have an all new range of super premium green coffee arriving next week, and one of tomorrow's jobs is to sort out the shipping arrangements well in advance of it landing

best

reiss.