Your staff get great coffee. Your students tap and pay — and that revenue comes straight back to your institution. One invoice. Zero overhead. Nothing for your ops team to manage.
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Not sure yet? We install an Entry-tier machine on your campus. Your team experiences the service. You see the FPOS revenue model in operation — students tapping, revenue flowing. No long-term commitment until you have seen it work. Most campuses that trial convert to a full 36-month partnership. That is not an accident.
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The Problem
Commercial machines cost $3,652–$23,000 upfront. Pathway colleges and HE providers rarely have budget for this — and shouldn't need to.
Machines break, beans run out, and no one quite owns the problem. Your ops team is already stretched. Coffee falls through the cracks.
International education providers compete aggressively on campus experience. Free or subsidised staff coffee is expected. A pod machine in the corner is not a coffee offering.
The Solution
Machine 1 — Staff room
A commercial bean-to-cup machine in your staff room, loaded with specialty beans from restaurant-grade Australian roasters. Included in your subscription. Free to use. Auto-replenished. Never runs out.
Machine 2 — Student common area
A contactless payment machine in your student common area. Students tap Visa, Mastercard, or Apple Pay. Every dollar flows directly to your institution — Ventra takes no cut. Real-time transaction reporting included.
The FPOS Revenue Model
The student FPOS machine is not a cost item. It is a revenue model. Students tap to pay. Every dollar flows directly to your institution. Ventra takes no cut. At a conservative 15% daily uptake and $3.00 per cup, a campus with 300 enrolled students generates approximately $2,970 per month in student coffee revenue.
Revenue by campus size — illustrative model
Based on 15% daily uptake, $3.00/cup, 22 operating days/month. Conservative assumptions — most campuses exceed 15% within 60 days.
| Enrolled Students | Monthly Student Revenue | FPOS Bundle Cost | Net Cost to Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 150 students | ~$1,485 | ~$2,978 | ~$1,493 |
| 300 students | ~$2,970 | ~$2,978 | ~$8 |
| 500 students | ~$4,950 | ~$2,978 | –$1,972 (net positive) |
| 700+ students | ~$6,930 | ~$2,978 | –$3,952 (net positive) |
At 300 students, the machine is effectively self-funding. At 500+, your institution is running net positive on a fully managed service that improves the daily experience of every student on campus.
Process
We start with your campus size — staff headcount, enrolled students, and foot traffic profile. From that, we recommend the right machine tier for your staff area and the right placement for your student FPOS machine. No guesswork. No overselling.
Both machines are installed by Ventra — commercial-grade, configured, and ready to use. No setup fees, no equipment purchase, no contractor coordination. We handle the installation. You unlock the door.
Your staff area gets a premium bean-to-cup machine with specialty beans. Your students tap to pay at a contactless terminal in the common room. Revenue from every student cup flows directly to your institution.
Maintenance, consumables, auto-replenishment, and service response are all on us. 24–48 hour response guarantee. You don't file a request, manage a supplier, or think about coffee. One invoice. That is the arrangement.
Pricing
Three tiers. Right-sized to your campus from the first conversation. All pricing includes machine, specialty beans, maintenance, service, and auto-replenishment in a single monthly invoice.
Entry
from ~$5,061/mo combined
30–80 staff · 150–300 enrolled students
Dr Coffee Break Plus (staff) + Franke A300 + FPOS terminal (student). Net cost after 300-student FPOS revenue: ~$2,091/mo.
Mid
from ~$2,500–3,500/mo (staff machine)
80–150 staff · 300–600 enrolled students
Dr Coffee Bar Plus or Franke A300. Add FPOS student machine from ~$1,500–2,000/mo.
Premium
from ~$4,500–5,500/mo (staff machine)
150+ staff · 600+ enrolled students
WMF 1300S or WMF 1500S+. Add FPOS from ~$1,500–2,000/mo. At 600+ students, FPOS revenue exceeds bundle cost.
Student FPOS add-on
from ~$1,500–2,000/mo
Before student revenue offset
Contactless payment terminal. Students tap and pay. 100% of revenue flows to your institution.
Guide pricing only. Final pricing confirmed at proposal stage. Contact us for a tailored quote.
Claudio Da Rocha, Founder — Sydney
Claudio Da Rocha spent 15 years working across Australian international education — Pathway Colleges, Higher Education and University sectors — before founding Ventra. That experience is not a marketing credential. It means we know your intake calendar, the pressure on your ops team at census date, what CRICOS compliance looks like from the inside, and why student experience matters more now than it did three years ago.
That background sits alongside 20 years in customer experience (CX), employee experience (EX), product development, and B2B solutions — which shapes how Ventra is structured as a business: transparent, accountable, and built the way buyers actually want to work with suppliers.
Why HE providers choose Ventra
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