About the Brand
Rhea Vendors Group has been building vending and automatic coffee machines in Italy since 1960, growing from a single gumball machine into one of the world's most respected names in self-service coffee. The company has worked with designers including Michele De Lucchi and Massimo Iosa Ghini — one of its espresso machines sits in the permanent design collection at MoMA in New York — and it built the first whole-bean espresso vending machine with an integrated grinder. Over 60 years on, Rhea still stands for Italian engineering, reliable high-volume output, and coffee that doesn't taste like it came from a machine.
The Product
The Business Line Capacitive Touch is Rhea's most fully loaded soluble-coffee machine in this range, with 12 selections and dedicated canisters for coffee, chai, hot chocolate, milk creamer, and sugar. Its capacitive touch interface replaces physical buttons with a cleaner, more modern control panel, and it can run on a direct water line or an external container. It's built for medium-sized businesses that want variety and a premium feel without stepping up to a full bean-to-cup machine.
Key Features
Capacitive Touch Interface (Modern, Durable Control)
No mechanical buttons to wear out — just a clean touch panel that's easier to keep clean too.
12 One-Touch Selections (Widest Instant Menu)
Coffee, chai, hot chocolate, and milk-based drinks, all programmed and ready in one press.
Five Dedicated Canisters (Genuine Variety)
Separate containers for soluble coffee, chai, hot chocolate, milk creamer, and sugar mean no cross-contamination between ingredients.
Flexible Water Supply (Plumbed or Portable)
Direct connection or external container — whichever suits your site.
On-Site Training Included
Your team learns the machine from a technician on installation day.
150 Cups a Day (Serious Office Volume)
Enough for a busy medium-sized team without a queue at the machine.
12-Month Warranty
A full year's cover on parts and workmanship.
Who It's Built For
The Business Line Capacitive Touch is built for medium-sized offices and businesses that want the widest possible drink variety from an instant coffee machine, with a control panel that feels current rather than dated. More ingredients, more choice — still nothing to grind or calibrate.
Specifications
| Soluble Coffee Capacity |
0.8 kg coffee / 0.75 kg chai / 2.2 kg hot chocolate / 2.2 kg milk creamer / 2.2 kg sugar |
| Water Connection |
Direct water connection or external water container |
| Daily Cup Output |
Up to 150 cups |
| Number of Grinders |
N/A — soluble coffee system, no bean grinder |
| Display Type |
Capacitive touch panel, 12 selections |
| Dimensions |
590mm (H) x 584mm (D) x 420mm (W) |
| Weight |
33 kg |
| Power |
Contact us for details |
| Use Case |
Medium-sized office / business |
| Warranty |
12 months |
Summary
For a business that wants the fullest instant-coffee menu Rhea offers, the Business Line Capacitive Touch delivers five separate ingredient canisters and a modern touch interface in one compact unit. It's built to keep a medium-sized team well fed on variety, day after day.