Our Story
BEST Coffee Gear, LLC is based in Jacksonville, Arkansas, just north of Little Rock. We work with distributors and service providers across the United States to support the equipment we sell. If you're a service provider, ask us about distribution opportunities in your area.​
John and Sharla Holladay founded Best Beverage Equipment Service in 2001, quickly building a strong national presence in service, support, sales, and remanufacturing. In 2021, we sold that business—but coffee equipment is in our blood.​
Recognizing ongoing challenges in the industry, we established BEST Coffee Gear to meet the growing need for reliable super-automatic espresso and coffee equipment in Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas, Mississippi, Missouri, Louisiana and other states. We service hotels, executive offices and lounges, coffee shops, restaurants, bars, concessions, OCS, convenience stores and more.
Our goal: reduce costly repairs and unnecessary downtime.​
To achieve this, we partner with manufacturers Thermoplan (Switzerland) and Ryoma Coffee World (Italy, for HLF), both known for their quality craftsmanship and modular component systems that simplify service and maintenance. Their thoughtful designs help speed up repairs and minimize equipment downtime. Because great coffee starts with great water, we also partner with BWT for dependable BestMax water filtration systems.
​In addition to super-automatics, we offer traditional espresso machines (Astoria), standard coffee and tea brewers (Bunn), and full setup solutions. We remanufacture and sell various commercial beverage equipment brands—and purchase used equipment during upgrade rollouts.​
With nearly three decades of hands-on industry experience, BEST Coffee Gear is committed to delivering efficient, reliable solutions and outstanding support to our customers and distributor network.​
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​Browse our website, explore equipment online, meet us at a major industry trade show, or connect with our team in Arkansas. Let’s create great coffee together.
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See a list of our upcoming trade show events here.
