OCS EQUIPMENT & SYSTEMS It's no surprise that the first and second place products in the OCS equipment and systems category boast touchless features, considering many consumers searched for touchless options in 2020. Taking home the gold, the Starbucks Serenade Single-Cup Brewer with VirtualTOUCH by Nestlé Coffee Partners Solutions Lab provides a bean-tocup experience that delivers the Starbucks coffee consumers know and love, ordered right from their smartphones. The product comes with a variety of freshly crafted beverages, from a fresh cup of hot or iced Starbucks coffee to a chai latte or hot cocoa. " We have received such positive response from both our operators and consumers on the Serenade Single-Cup Brewer with VirtualTOUCH technology and we're honored to receive this award, " said Melissa Henshaw, senior vice president of Nestlé Coffee Partners Solutions Lab. " Consumers love getting their favorite, freshly brewed Starbucks coffee ordered through their smartphone, with an intuitive experience that makes the ordering process easy and touchless. " In second place is the Smartwell Touchless Beverage Dispenser from Elkay. 18 Automatic Merchandiser * April 2021 Starbucks Serenade with VirtualTOUCH by Nestlé Coffeehttp://www.LittleDebbieVending.com