Coffee-industry equipment solutions

SilverChef enables roasters to offer their customers a wide range of coffee-equipment solutions while helping roasters win and hold onto customers, sell more coffee beans, and maintain healthy margins.

Customised coffee-equipment solutions

Big customer

30kg+ per week

Wants equipment

You buy the coffee equipment at wholesale price and on-sell it to us (including your markup).

You then rent the equipment from us and provide it to your customer ‘free on loan’.

You build the cost of the rental payments into your bean price.

Medium customer

15-25kg per week

Wants cheaper coffee

You buy the coffee equipment and on-sell it to us. Your customer then rents the equipment from us.

Because you don’t have any equipment overheads, you can sell your beans for less than you’d otherwise have to charge, thereby meeting your customer’s expectations.

Small customer

15-25kg per week

Wants cheaper coffee

You sell your beans to your customer at your normal rate and help them get the equipment they need.

One of your customer’s options is to rent ‘Certified Used’ equipment from SilverChef.

They get an affordable piece of premium equipment and you get a commission for the referral. A win–win

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Equipment on Loan

Our ‘Equipment on Loan’ (EOL) solution is a flexible, 12-month equipment rental agreement.

It enables coffee roasters to provide their customers with high-quality ‘free on loan’ coffee machines and other equipment.

In the process it helps roasters attract and retain more customers, sell more beans, and grow their business with minimal financial risk.

Here’s how it works:

You buy the coffee equipment and apply for SilverChef finance.
Once your finance has been approved, you on-sell the equipment to us.
You rent the equipment from us and supply it to your customer.
Your customer buys coffee beans from you at a price that covers your rental payments plus profit.

Find out what our customers are saying

SilverChef has made it possible for us to expand our business … without the huge stress of having to put all our cash into purchasing brand-new equipment.

Erana Blandford

Puku Ora

Gisborne, Hawkes Bay

[I like the fact] SilverChef is focused on kitchen equipment financing. Their finance terms, options, and flexibility are very competitive compared to other financiers.

Sang Hack Han

The Chicken Korean Fried Chicken

Christchurch Central City, Christchurch

This was so much easier than dealing with the bank. SilverChef has been so helpful and efficient!

Amanda MacLaren

The Doughnut Box

Taupo, Waikato

As this is my first hospitality-industry experience, money was a big problem, but with SilverChef I could get all the equipment I dreamed of without any hassle. It doesn't matter how big you are in hospitality — SilverChef is there for everyone.

Shehan Dissanayakage

Ciao Ceylon

Dinsdale, Hamilton

SilverChef has been a great tool for us. It has allowed our kitchen to upscale equipment to meet growing demand without having to spend time reselling what we don’t need.

Luke Houghton

Cream Eatery

Hamilton Central, Hamilton

Thanks to SilverChef, we replaced three cooking appliances with a MerryChef and can now present much better food. We couldn't have done it without SilverChef.

Paul Seeney

Tarras Country Café

Tarras, Central Otago

It was an easy application process and I prefer usingused equipment instead of buying new. This is not only cheaper, but also more sustainable.

Dominic van den Broek

The White Cedar Café

Rumeura, Auckland

SilverChef has allowed me to access the equipment I needed to scale up my business and increase my supply.

Debbie Stowe

Olive and Ash

Onerahi, Whangarei

SilverChef has provided a seamless financing option to help us create our new retail space.

Michael Isbey

Matakana Smokehouse

Matakana, Warkworth

Get pre-approved today

There’s no obligation to finance with SilverChef as a result of completing an application. We also won’t run any credit checks without your permission.

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Frequently asked questions

How much funding can coffee roasters or their customers get?

You or your customers can get approval for up to $65,000 of coffee-equipment funding in under 5 minutes. Our application-approval rate is over 96%.

If I on-sell new coffee equipment to you, how much will you pay me for it?

We can pay you up to the recommended retail price (RRP) set by the equipment manufacturer or agent.

You can add a markup to your asking price (e.g. an extra 10% to cover any incidental expenses you may have incurred, such as freight and installation).

SilverChef reserves the right to assess purchase prices as fair value.

Do you finance coffee-machine customisation?

Yes — we can include the cost of customisation — including painting, lighting, wood finishes, logos and more — in the financed amount.

Does your funding cover the cost of installation and servicing?

Our Equipment on Loan funding can be used to cover the cost of installing the wholesale customer’s coffee machine.

However, the funding does not cover the cost of servicing, which is the user’s responsibility.

What if my customer outgrows the equipment or leaves and goes to another roaster?

Equipment on Loan allows you to upgrade your rental equipment at any time. So, if your wholesale account outgrows their two-group coffee machine, say, you can upgrade it to a three-group and return the old one to us — any time, no questions asked.

And if your customer doesn’t want to renew their supply agreement with you, you can return the rental equipment to us after 12 months (assuming you don’t provide the equipment to another customer in the meantime).

Do you fund coffee-roasting equipment?

Yes — we’ll fund virtually any type of coffee equipment that helps your roastery make a profit.

This includes not only roasters but other equipment too (e.g. destoners, after-burners, and weighing-and-packaging machines).

If your business’s cash flow is tight and you need some quick cash to relieve the situation, we’ll consider buying equipment you’ve recently bought and renting it back to you under a 12-month agreement.

Not only will your business get an immediate cash injection, you’ll be able to continue using the equipment for manageable, weekly payments that protect your cash flow (under our ‘Buy Back’ scheme).