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Elevate your meeting beverage options with these sophisticated choices

When bringing a client, or potential client into your workplace, you have both professionalism and hospitality to consider. In your normal work routine, it can be all too easy to forget to prepare for visitors, or to simply offer them the basics: coffee and a common brand of tea. Consider the importance of the quality and range of goods you are prepared to offer the folks who come in person. They’ve taken time out of their workday, and may be in need of refreshment when they arrive. They can make a huge difference when you’re courting someone’s business or simply caring for your valued existing clients. With these considered and elevated beverage choices, your office can make a big impact.

Matcha tea, aka green tea ground to a very fine, silky powder, is an important part of the venerated Japanese tea tradition, and is well-known for its numerous health benefits. It’s packed with natural antioxidants and is considered a healthier alternative to coffee. A trend-forward and modern addition to any tea cabinet, matcha powder is extremely versatile, and can be blended with water, milk or any milk substitute you choose. Include this high-quality matcha as one of the options when you offer clients refreshment and watch them say wow.

Coffee is still, of course, the lifeblood of the workplace. It’s important to be able to offer rich, quality coffee to visitors (and employees!) as an expression of how much you care about their experience. Pour-over coffee is rapidly increasing in popularity for its ease of preparation method and rich, bold flavor. This goose-neck kettle is designed to last and comes complete with its own thermometer, a rust-proof triple-layer bottom and a heat-resistant, easy-grip handle. It’s never been easier to provide café-quality coffee in an office setting.

High-end, flavorful coffee and loose leaf tea is worth the investment. Keep your investment fresh and flavorful with these durable canisters. These zero-BPA canisters come equipped with a calendar wheel in the lid, to help you track how long it’s been since you refreshed your supply. They fasten with secure bail-clasps to ensure an airtight seal every time, and even offer specialized vents to ensure the harmful co2 naturally emitted by coffee is released without spoiling the freshness. With these containers, stale coffee and old dry tea will become a thing of the past.

A great kitchen gadget need not take up lots of room. Add a professional touch to your workplace breakroom coffee station and bring your beverage to the next level with this small but efficient milk frother. This little gadget has a thousand and one uses. It can lend a light and foamy touch to any latte, cold brew or cappuccino, yes. However, it can also assist in blending collagen and protein powders, as well as hot chocolate and matcha powder, in a quick and effective manner that hand-stirring just can’t beat.

While coffee still reigns as king, many prefer the natural benefits and complex flavors of teas. Add to your growing collection of offerings with jasmine green tea. It delivers a sweetly fragrant, delicious energy and antioxidant boost, without extreme energy crashes. These hand-rolled tea pearls from Kiss Me Organics make a gorgeous addition to your tea cabinet and offer similar health benefits of matcha, while also delighting your visitors. As the hot water loosens the tea bundles, these jasmine dragon “pearl” unfurl in the cup, creating a beautiful and peaceful display in every cup.

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It’s tremendously important to impress your guests, clients and potential clients in your business setting. Your work speaks for itself, yes. However, offering your associates a sophisticated, quality beverage that caters to their most niche tastes takes it to another level. Show that your office is modern and worldly with fragrant and lovely green tea pearls and smooth, quality matcha. Store your coffee and tea securely and effectively with freshness-obsessed airtight canisters, and effortlessly blend supplements, chocolate, milk and flavored powders into any beverage with a small but mighty frother. Show that you keep on the cutting edge of caffeine with a never-say-die stainless steel pour-over coffee kettle. With these surprisingly simple beverage options and accessories, you’ll knock out the competition every time.

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