Communication is key. In commercial cafe equipment, that axiom applies now more than ever as espresso machines and coffee grinders grow increasingly intertwined.
This year, multiple major manufacturers unveiled new and expanded product lines with connectivity features that not only share data and provide remote access to settings and functions, but also enable automated grind adjustments as results drift.
Meanwhile, tariffs imposed by the Trump administration have disrupted the traditional flow of manufactured goods — such as espresso machines — with many oversees manufacturers telling DCN they are approaching U.S. distribution and sales of new machines more cautiously.
Yet despite these obstacles, the forward march of technology continued unabated. Here we take stock at some of the newest brewing and espresso equipment revealed and launched in 2025.
Daily Coffee News’ 2025 Year in Review is our annual look back at the people, places and ideas that shaped coffee this year. Read the series here.
La Marzocco Launches Modbar Pour-Over Tap and Modbar Tea
Counter-mounted coffee brewing equipment brand Modbar revealed two new systems last week, including a redesigned Modbar Pour-Over tap and module and a new Modbar tea solution… read more
Daily Coffee News photo by Nick Brown.
ColdPerk Launches Café 2 System for Espresso-Strength Concentrate
With no wiring or heating elements, the gravity-fed Café 2 brewer is designed to provide a relatively affordable, low-barrier solution for businesses seeking in-house concentrates for any number of beverages… read more
Daily Coffee News photo by Howard Bryman.
Italy’s VBM Launches the Audrey Espresso Machine
Italian espresso equipment maker VBM last week revealed the Audrey espresso machine, the first machine equipped with VBM’s new HX² heat-exchanger technology… read more
Daily Coffee News photo by Nick Brown.
ECM Leaps Forward With New Commercial Machines and Grind-By-Weight Grinder
With features new to the brand and a renewed focus on commercial use, ECM launched the single-group Estetika espresso machine, its larger commercial counterpart, the Discover, and a grind-by-weight grinder called the Exacto… read more
Photo courtesy of ECM.
Wega Unveils New Connected Tech, Grinder and Polar Espresso Machine
The updates include Beans2Cloud Next, an LTE-enabled upgrade to the Wi-Fi-based Beans2Cloud telemetry system that launched in 2017. A new grinder-connection system called SmartGrind also debuted… read more
Daily Coffee News photo by Nick Brown.
Elektra Launches Eklipto Espresso Machine Plus New Home Equipment
The Elektra Eklipto first appeared at the SIGEP 2025 international foodservice expo in Rimini, Italy, in January. It was presented at HostMilano as an entry- to mid-level professional machine with features typically found in higher-end models… read more
Photo by Giovanni Marchesi, courtesy of Elektra.
Nuova Simonelli Builds on Appia Line with Viva Machines and Grinder
Beyond the coordinated look of their colorful, contoured ABS shells, the two machines are built to communicate via a wired connection through the brand’s C-Automation technology. The grinder can self-adjust to support shot consistency based on shot flow and timing… read more.
Daily Coffee News photo by Nick Brown.
Sanremo Rolls Out a Bunch of New Espresso Machine Tech
Italian commercial coffee equipment maker Sanremo Coffee Machines took a big step into the cloud this fall with the launch of Sanremo IoT, an internet-based platform that gives users remote access to machine data, settings and service tools. The company also introduced updates to its automated SteamSystem and expanded its Machine-to-Grinder Link ecosystem to include connectivity with select Mahlkönig grinders… read more
Daily Coffee News photo by Nick Brown.
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