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A good story will help caterers command premium prices for some of the world's most exotic coffees. Ian Boughton checks out the tales.
Posted: 11 February 2011 | 14:11
The Speciality Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE) has appointed David Veal as its new executive director.
Posted: 19 January 2011 | 11:11
Caffè Nero has completed a successful £140m refinancing in a bid to fund the business's future growth ambitions. The business, which has 500 outlets...
Posted: 11 January 2011 | 13:54
We put two of the latest models through their paces.
Posted: 14 December 2010 | 11:14
The recent explosion of an espresso machine in a British café may be a rare event but it has highlighted the suspicion that many catering managers do not ensure clear safety procedures are put in place, writes Ian Boughton.
Posted: 26 November 2010 | 11:08
The success of Starbucks' gingerbread latte means the creation of winter beverage menus is now expected. They can be profitable but do not have to be complicated, writes Ian Boughton.
Posted: 12 November 2010 | 15:08
These days few cosmopolitan Brits are more than a couple of steps away from their next latte, and with popularity showing no signs of abating, hoteliers can cash in on cappuccino culture, too. Catherine Quinn finds out more.
Posted: 21 October 2010 | 11:20
Pub operator JD Wetherspoon has cut the price of its coffee to 49p between 7am and 9am, in a bid to take more trade from highstreet coffee chains. The offer, which runs for seven days a week also includes tea and herbal tea at the same price.
Wetherspoon chief executive John Hutson said: "We believe that this is the best value cup of coffee and tea available on the high street.
Posted: 05 July 2010 | 10:55
Part of the Caffè Culture exhibition, the World Barista Championship has come to London for the first time, showing how the UK is becoming the world's coffee capital. Ian Boughton finds out what caterers can learn from the baristas and apply to their own business.
Posted: 21 June 2010 | 13:41
Costa Coffee has claimed victory in its battle with Starbucks over an aggressive advertising campaign in which it claimed that "7 out of 10" coffee lovers preferred its coffee. The Advertising Standards Agency has not upheld any of Starbucks' complaints concerning the poster campaign.
Posted: 16 June 2010 | 00:05
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: 10% of Scottish B&Bs in newspaper survey refused rooms to ‘gay’ guest; Shearings and Bay restaurant brands set for sale?; Pret a Manger plans record number of openings; Pebble Hotels owner to run former London Town pubs and more…
Posted: 12 April 2010 | 10:29
Chocolate maker Cadbury is planning to open a national chain of branded cafés. The company has secured the backing of new owner Kraft for a series of branded outlets serving afternoon tea and a range of Cadbury-themed goods as well as an on-site chocolatier service.
Posted: 09 April 2010 | 15:50
Whitbread's Costa Coffee brand has remained the UK's biggest coffee chain for a second year running, despite no overall change in the number of stores.
Costa operated 750 outlets in 2009, putting it well ahead of its nearest rival, Starbucks, which grew by 65 stores to total 715.
Posted: 07 April 2010 | 14:37
Love them or hate them, you can't deny that flavoured coffees have proved popular in the hot drinks marketplace. From the operators point of view, though, the trick is to keep things simple. Ian Boughton reports.
Posted: 12 March 2010 | 12:58
Will automatic espresso machines ever make as good a cup of coffee as a qualified barista? Maybe not, but they get pretty close, and the reality is that most of your customers won't notice the difference. Ian Boughton reports.
Posted: 12 March 2010 | 12:58
In a move which has taken the espresso machine sector completely by surprise, First Choice Coffee has taken on exclusive UK distributorship of Nuova Simonelli machines, including the one which will be used in this year's World Barista Championship finals. Coffeetech, the distributors up to now...
Posted: 12 March 2010 | 12:01
An employee of London-based coffee machine accessory firm Gorilla Tampers has been named the UK's top barista. John Gordon won the final of the UK Barista Championship held at Hotelympia last week, beating 19 other finalists. Gordon will now go on to represent the UK at the World Barista...
Posted: 08 March 2010 | 12:12
Costa Coffee continued to be the driving force behind sales growth at Whitbread, which announced a group sales lift of 5.4% in a trading update released today.
Like-for-like sales at Costa for the three months to 18 February grew by 9.5%, benefiting from the launch of Costa’s new ‘Flat White’ coffee ...
Posted: 04 March 2010 | 10:54
The top twenty baristas (espresso coffee makers) in Britain have been found, and will all be heading for the UK barista championship in London this coming weekend. The champion British barista will go forward to the world finals in June, which for the first time are also being held in the UK.
Posted: 22 February 2010 | 13:43
The UK's top 20 baristas are heading for a semi-final showdown at Hotelympia, after the final heat of the championships saw three finalists go through from London and the South East. The top positions in the heat went to: 1st) Neil Le Bihan, Exchange Coffee, Lewisham Market; 2nd) James Phillips...
Posted: 22 February 2010 | 12:35
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