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Starbucks has pledged to make sure that all its espresso coffee sold in the UK and Ireland is Fairtrade certified by the end of next year.
Posted: 26 November 2008 | 08:30
Coffee Republic has said that, for the first time in many years, the company is to be debt-free.
Posted: 21 November 2008 | 12:19
The Crowne Plaza hotel group, working together with Urban Espresso, has created a new and possibly unique concept in coffee drinks.
Posted: 19 November 2008 | 12:21
Costa Coffee has decided that coffee shops have now ‘officially’ overtaken pubs as the UK's favourite social hang-outs.
Posted: 13 November 2008 | 17:04
Tregothnan, the UK’s only commercial tea plantation, has extended its range by developing into chocolate - and one of its first products is combined with the unique English tea.
Posted: 12 November 2008 | 15:09
Starbucks - which posted an astonishing plunge in profits this week - appears to blame its international performance on a decline in traffic in the UK.
Posted: 12 November 2008 | 14:46
The world’s first major move against takeaway coffee cups - which are now a major part of Britain’s catering business and roadside litter - has come from the city of Toronto. It has, however, caused a storm among environmentalists, who find it illogical.
Posted: 12 November 2008 | 14:37
The majority of the public think that restaurants overcharge for bottled water, according to research from consumer watchdog Which?
Posted: 06 November 2008 | 14:23
The beverage trade is divided over the performance of the first European Coffee Symposium, held in London by Allegra Strategies.
Posted: 29 October 2008 | 12:32
The annual Lavazza calendar - one of the most genuinely anticipated events of the beverage year - has made its appearance. It is always shot by a ritzy photographer, always lavishly produced, often brought out in a very big wall-calendar size (but sometimes available as a desk version)… and often extremely hard to get hold of.
Posted: 29 October 2008 | 11:59
One of the most intriguing yet rarely-known commercial battles within the beverage and café trades has emerged again – it is the constant battle between the trade’s suppliers for the biscuit sector, of the kind which can either be placed on a saucer, or be sold in retail packs.
Posted: 29 October 2008 | 11:17
The major quality event of the espresso year is about to begin again – it is time for entries to the 2009 UK Barista Championships.
Posted: 29 October 2008 | 10:55
The recent hefty criticism of Starbucks for allegedly wasting millions of gallons of water through a policy of leaving its taps running, has brought to light beverage-trade issues which the daily press would not have known about.
Posted: 08 October 2008 | 14:27
Costa Coffee, which styles itself ‘officially the largest and fastest-growing coffee-shop chain in the UK’, has made a series of bold moves to endorse its position.
Posted: 08 October 2008 | 14:14
Two of the most significant coffee roasters in the Republic of Ireland are competing to become the most ecologically-conscious in the coffee industry.
Posted: 08 October 2008 | 14:03
The top coffee house in Britain, as recognised by the Beverage Service Association in its 2008 Bev-e awards, is Sadliers Coffee Lounge of Tettenhall, near Wolverhampton.
Posted: 26 September 2008 | 17:17
Williamson Tea of Dunstable has claimed an unusual distinction – it is now the only tea company in the world to have Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance accreditation for all its farms.
Posted: 24 September 2008 | 10:57
Shelter from the Storm, the charity for the homeless launched by Louie Salvoni from Espresso Service and unveiled by Caterer & Hotelkeeper last week, has now achieved registered-charity status and achieved unexpected success at its launch.
Posted: 24 September 2008 | 10:45
The Speciality Coffee Association of Europe, the trade body for the modern espresso-related beverage market is looking for a new UK Co-ordinator – Steve Penk of La Spaziale has resigned the position, and will be taking up a new role with the world barista championship.
Posted: 24 September 2008 | 10:37
The Scottish coffee-house chain Beanscene, which went into administration earlier this year, has been bought. It is now in the hands of two ‘lifestyle entrepreneurs’ from Scotland, and it appears that 130 jobs are to be saved.
Posted: 24 September 2008 | 10:26
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