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Scottish hotel creates coffee blend just for whisky

Cuillin Hills coffee blend to pair with whiskyA Scottish hotel has devised its own blend of coffee to match a locally-produced malt whisky in what is thought to be the first time a coffee has been blended specifically to pair with a whisky.
Posted: 04 June 2009 | 11:34

Cotswold suppliers devise real coffee-flavoured ice-cream

Dani Slatter and ice-creamsA collaboration between Cotswold Ice Cream Company and Best Coffee Beans of Cheltenham may have solved the common problem of creating satisfactory coffee flavourings in catering-trade ice-cream.
Posted: 04 June 2009 | 11:25

London on Tap launches carafe to promote tap water

Tap TopLondon On Tap, the campaign promoting the capital's tap water, today launched the carafe it hopes to roll out across London’s bars, hotels and restaurants. The campaign, which was launched by Thames Water and the Mayor of London last year, aims ...
Posted: 19 May 2009 | 13:46

Is instant coffee the real thing?

Aimia Foods coffeeInstant coffee manufacturers are now claiming that their products stand up beside the best roast-and-ground offerings. But can instant coffee ever be served as the real thing?
Posted: 15 May 2009 | 17:03

The importance of brewing temperatures

Glass tea cup (Source: Rex Features)The correct temperature for making tea and coffee remains a hotly debated subject. Green and white teas don't respond well to boiling water and every coffee has its temperature "sweet spot". Ian Boughton is stirred to get to the bottom of of what makes an enjoyable brew
Posted: 15 May 2009 | 16:55

50% of consumers plan to reduce spend in coffee shops

Nescafé latteMore than 50% of consumers are likely to reduce their spend in coffee shops.
Posted: 12 May 2009 | 12:13

The Budget - enough to drive you to drink…

Nescafé MilanoWith duty on alcohol increasing by 2%, on top of the credit crunch, that ‘drink’ may increasingly be coffee… Gone are days of long business lunches, more likely it’s “a cup of coffee and a sandwich”.
Posted: 12 May 2009 | 11:17

Coffee, a healthy product with an unhealthy image

Coffee: has an unhealthy imageMost people when asked about coffee will say ‘don’t drink too much, it’s not good for you’, ‘don’t drink it at night, it will keep you awake’. That might be true for a small minority, but for the majority of us there are many positive reasons why drinking a cup of coffee could well be doing us good.
Posted: 12 May 2009 | 11:06

The ‘chemistry of milk’ joins coffee school course

Morten MunchowThe higher standard of work in the speciality coffee trade has been shown by a remarkable addition to the subjects on offer by the London School of Coffee, probably the UK’s main source of learning for the espresso world.
Posted: 01 May 2009 | 12:29

Good Spirits contest helps improve coffee in bars

Paul Meikle-JanneyThe Coffee in Good Spirits competition at May’s Caffe Culture show is one of the rare, but valuable, opportunities for the beverage trade and the bar trade to come together.
Posted: 30 April 2009 | 09:00

Barista judge calls for clarification of espresso techno-babble

David CooperThe degree of technology (and sometimes pseudo-technology) being claimed by espresso machine makers is now beyond the understanding of the average manager in the hospitality trade, claims a world barista championship judge.
Posted: 30 April 2009 | 08:00

New speakers for Coffee Summit

Coffee The Coffee Summit meeting, to be held in London the day before this year’s Caffe Culture exhibition, will now include two presentations which go straight to the heart of major issues facing caterers who depend on beverages as a major part of their trade.
Posted: 29 April 2009 | 18:10

Which? gives advice on small espresso machines

Lavazza A Modo MioThe small-turnover espresso coffee sector has received some useful research help from, of all people, the Which? organisation.
Posted: 29 April 2009 | 18:00

Nestlé Professional helps you get in the 'zone'

An artist's impression of the Nescafé Coffee Zone.Nescafé, Britain’s favourite coffee according to the Allegra Coffee Shop Report 2007, is launching a new competition – offering customers the chance to win an exclusive Nescafé Coffee Zone.
Posted: 17 April 2009 | 12:09

Bridge Tea Rooms voted Top Tea Place for 2009

The Bridge Tea RoomsThe Bridge Tea Rooms at Bradford on Avon have been judged this year’s Top Tea Place by the Tea Guild, while Brown's hotel in Mayfair scooped the Top London Afternoon Tea award.
Posted: 08 April 2009 | 11:55

Barista winner re-sparks interest in mobile coffee

Bikecaffe - pedal-powered coffeeThe surprise of the UK barista championship being won by an operator of a coffee-cart rather than a traditional bricks-and-mortar café has sparked renewed interest in the already-growing sector of mobile coffee services.
Posted: 31 March 2009 | 16:05

Marco and barista champion launch the UberBoiler

The Marco UberBoilerA prototype of a new kind of water boiler for hot beverages has been seen at an Irish trade exhibition.
Posted: 31 March 2009 | 15:57

Costa leads coffee sector into ‘knocking’ campaigns

Costa's latest poster campaign knocks arch-rival StarbucksWe can expect more ‘knocking’ campaigns in the retail coffee industry, a marketing magazine has said following Costa’s new advertising campaign, which consists of a direct attack on Starbucks.
Posted: 31 March 2009 | 14:53

Rombouts becomes a C&G training centre

Rombouts training centreRombouts, the coffee company which made its name through single-serve filter coffee, has now become an approved City & Guilds training centre.
Posted: 31 March 2009 | 14:44

College teams for Nestlé Toque d’Or named

Nestlé Toque d’OrThe organisers of Nestlé Toque d’Or have named the college teams who have gained a place in the 2009 heats of their national competition.
Posted: 13 March 2009 | 17:12

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