Chris and Pattie Nachtrieb began Chris' Coffee Service in 1975.  Chris was delivering coffee "kits" from his red El Camino while Pattie was handling calls and paperwork throughout the day.  As they continued to grow locally, they employed several off-duty Colonie Police Officers to make their coffee deliveries.

Fast-forward 36 years and 30 employees later, Chris' Coffee Service, Inc. is now a nationally recognized leader of exclusively designed espresso machines, a respected local roaster of premium gourmet coffees including their own Machristay gourmet coffee, and one of the few surviving family-owned local coffee services operating in the Capital District today.

(P.S. - the "Machristay" name represents their three children - MacKenzie, Christian, and Taylor !)

Chris and Pattie Nachtrieb

Sales Department	Service Department	Roasting/Warehouse Staff	Route Sales Representatives

We partner with the international companies that we import from to bring the very best the industry has to offer.

Michele, Anna Maria, and Luca of La Spaziale with Chris Nachtrieb.	Chris Nachtrieb talking with Luca of La Spaziale.	Maurizio Chinaglia, President of Quick Mill, and Assad Benabid, Senior Vice President of La Cimbali USA, with Chris Nachtrieb.	Assad Benabid, Senior Vice President of La Cimbali USA, with the Faema Smart A.

We are a family owned, private business serving our community for more than 30 years. Here is just a sampling of some of the location types we currently services:

• Coffee Houses and Cafes
  
• Restaurants, Diners, and Delicatessens
  
• Hotels, Hospitals, and Schools
  
• Convenience Stores, Food Marts, and Gas Stations
  
• Professional, Medical, and Legal Offices
  
  

We feature an extensive product line, including:

• Machristay Gourmet Micro Roasted Coffees, roasted daily on premise
  
• Certified Organic & Kosher Micro Roasted Coffees
  
• Harney & Sons Fine Teas
  
• Torani flavoring syrups, sauces and smoothies
  
• Monin flavoring syrups
  
• Cafe D'Amore smoothie bases and and chocolates
  
• Ghiradelli sauces
  
• Oregon Chai
  
• Powdered cappuccino mixes
  
• Desert Rain Spring Water
  
• Cold beverages including Coke, Pepsi products, Bottled Juices and Teas
  
• Paper products for offices and restaurants
  
  

We pride ourselves on being the "The Espresso Experts" in the Northeast featuring:

• The world's best espresso coffees - Lavazza - Illy Cafe - plus our own Black Pearl and Voodoo Espressos; Micro roasted daily right on the premises
  
• The best Italian made commercial espresso machines:
  
  
• La Marzocco
  
• La Spaziale
  
• Faema
  
• CImbali
  
• Nuova Simonelli
  
  
  
• We sell, lease, and rent, espresso machines. (Rentals limited to our local customers)
  
• Espresso machine service on most every make & model
  
• The world's best espresso grinders - Mahlkonig - Mazzer - MACAP - Compak - Rancilio - and more
  
• Commercial Coffee Brewers - Fetco - Wilbur Curtis - Bunn - Bloomfield
  
• Show room and training center (Open to the public by appointment only!)
  
• Blendtec Blenders
  
• Chemex Coffeemakers
  
• Frieling French Presses
  
• Hand-painted, Limited Edition Signed & Numbered, Designer Illy Porcelain Espresso Cups
  
  
  

We not only import Commercial Espresso Machines and Grinders from Italy but we pride ourselves on the fact that we provide FREE Barista training for our customers.

Here are some of things we cover in our FREE training class: Grinder adjustment, proper technique for pulling consistently great espresso shots, micro foaming milk properly, pouring latte art, preventative maintenance on your espresso machine, how to choose the right water filtration and softening system and how to maintain it.

We work directly with Italian espresso machine manufacturers on the features and design of the machines we directly import. Our line up of Semi Commercial Home Espresso Machines are some of the most reviewed and sought after on the market today.

• La Spaziale Mini Vivaldi II,
  
• La Spaziale Vivaldi II,
  
• Quickmill NEW Anita,
  
• Quickmill Andreja Premium,
  
• Quickmill NEW Vetrano,
  
• Quickmill Alexia,
  
• Izzo Alex and more.  
  
  

Call today for pricing and more product detail! 518-452-5995