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2020 READERS' CHOICE NEW PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR AWARDS

EQUIPMENT

The winner this year for the Equipment category was PUSH-IT, a new tray delivery
system by U-Select-It.
The vending machine equipment allows operators to increase profitability by
vending larger, high margin products while creating operating efficiencies. With
no coils, PUSH-IT allows for greater capacity per selection. The equipment is
adaptable to a wide variety of premium products, including different types, sizes
and weights. Selections are easily and quickly re-configurable without additional
parts and PUSH-IT is reversible to accommodate extra-wide products. The tray
delivery system provides a quicker restocking process than coils and eliminates missed
or empty slots occurring during the restock process. Additionally, customers can see the
products face-on with no tilt or label obstruction.
"For over 88 years, USI has been a leader in quality, innovation and versatility driven
by the changing needs of our customers and a continually evolving market. The PUSH-IT
tray system is a prime example of USI responding to our clients' needs to better merchandise product while allowing for flexible, easy re-configuration in-field and providing
operational efficiencies," said Jim Chico, vice president, global sales at U-Select-It. "With
PUSH-IT, clients can instantly change selection configuration width at no expense and
with no additional parts required. In addition, the absence of coils dramatically speeds up
restocking, increasing productivity."

"... the absence of
coils dramatically
speeds up
restocking,
increasing
productivity."

COFFEE PRODUCTS

The SEGO™ (pronounced SAY GO!) from Bravilor Bonamat won the Coffee Products
category in this year's competition.
The newest member of the Bravilor Bonamat bean-to-cup family, the SEGO™
provides a super-efficient brewing operation that offers 30 drink options in a
small yet mighty machine. It fits in perfectly with the bean-to-cup trend in OCS
and the sophisticated food and beverages offerings in corporations throughout
the U.S.
Sold at a game-changing low price, the SEGO™ delivers a quick return on
investment. With the SEGO™ in their equipment portfolio, operators can now target
small- to mid-sized offices with a bean-to-cup solution that makes financial sense. The
SEGO™ is low profile (23 inches high) and crafts perfect bean-to-cup espresso beverages
using a patented rotational CIRCO Brewer, extracting delicious espresso drinks in one
swift motion.
"We are incredibly thankful to have won this award," said Arjan de Groot, vice president of Bravilor Bonamat North America. "From the start, demand for the SEGO™ has
been impressive. Our customers have really embraced the high return-on-investment
opportunities the SEGO™ delivers. The SEGO™ perfectly matches the coffee experience
today's end-user is looking for in a small-but-mighty bean-to-cup brewer. This is a great
honor, and we couldn't have won this without the support of our amazing clients."
The bean-to-cup coffee product launched in January 2019.

The SEGO™
perfectly matches
the coffee
experience today's
end-user is looking
for in a small-butmighty bean-tocup brewer.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 Readers' Choice
New Products of the Year awards!
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