Minneapolis --- Cummins Onan has been selected by Cafe2U, the world's largest mobile coffee franchise, to provide generators for the expansion of its business in the U.S.
Cafe2U currently operates 110 vans serving espresso coffee-based drinks in Australia, where the business began and 55 vans in the U.K. and Ireland. After a year-long trial in San Diego, the company has committed to expanding in the U.S., offering franchise territories across the country. Each franchisee receives intensive training and a fully equipped Ford Transit Connect van complete with espresso machine, grinder and refrigerator. Each van will come with a Cummins Onan Commercial Mobile Quiet Gasoline 5500 generator to power that equipment.
Cafe2U plans to have some 3,000 Ford Transit Connect vans equipped over the next five to seven years; production started in July 2011. The vans will be outfitted at Truck Utilities of St. Paul, Minnesota.
The Cummins Onan / Cafe2U association goes back several years. As Lee Johns, President of Cafe2U Inc., noted, "Cummins Onan has been a partner with us for eight years and has always been a proven performer, with outstanding reliability and support. Cummins Onan generators were the company's first choice for the vans now serving customers in Australia, the U.K. and Ireland. So Cummins Onan was a natural choice for the U.S. expansion. And when we were looking for a firm to customize vans for the U.S. market, Cummins NPower, the distributor in the Upper Midwest, referred us to Truck Utilities in Minnesota. They have proven to be an excellent partner in the development and construction of our first unit."
The Cummins Onan Commercial Mobile Quiet Gasoline 5500, rated at 5500 watts, is designed for commercial applications. It offers the lowest noise and vibration in its class. It has an enclosed muffler to make installation easier as well as advanced diagnostic capabilities and digital regulation to maintain voltage stability as loads change. It comes with a two-year / 2,000 hours limited warranty and a five-year drive warranty.
About Cafe2U
Cafe2U (www.cafe2U.com) started the mobile coffee van franchise system in Australia in 2000, taking quality espresso coffee to customers at their workplace and at special events. One of the fastest-growing business concepts in Australia, Cafe2U has become the largest mobile coffee franchise in the world with vans in and around Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide and Melbourne, as well as in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In 2011 the company embarked on an expansion into the U.S. market.
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