Beverage dispenser with drip tray detection

A beverage dispenser, comprising:

• a casing defining a dispensing recess and a plurality of mounting pockets, the plurality of mounting pockets distributed along a vertical direction at the dispensing recess;
• a fluid conduit disposed within the casing, an outlet of the fluid conduit disposed above the dispensing recess of the casing;
• a drip tray mountable to the casing at each of the plurality of mounting pockets such that a magnet within the drip tray is disposed within the respective mounting pocket, the drip tray comprising a post insertable into each of the plurality of mounting pockets in order to mount the drip tray to the casing within the dispensing recess, the magnet disposed within the post at a distal end portion of the post;
• and
• a plurality of magnetic sensors disposed within the casing, each of the plurality of magnetic sensors positioned at a respective one of the plurality of mounting pockets, each of the plurality of magnetic sensors configured to detect the magnet when the drip tray is mounted at the respective one of the plurality of mounting pockets.