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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 top 15 coffee shop groups in the UK in 2008, based on number of outlets.
Posted: 22 October 2008 | 15:37
Coffee Republic’s sales dipped significantly over the summer months as the economic climate worsened, the company announced today.
Posted: 17 October 2008 | 15:02
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
The Scottish coffee-house chain Beanscene, which went into administration earlier this year, has been bought.
Posted: 24 September 2008 | 11:33
Starbucks has launched its Shared Planet espresso, promoted as a ‘100% responsibly-grown, ethically-traded’ coffee… and, predictably, the world’s media and activist forums have had a field day.
Posted: 24 September 2008 | 11:21
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
Starbucks has finally introduced its new Mastrena espresso machine to British stores, but although it continues to talk about a ‘state-of-the-art’ machine, it remains coy about what the equipment actually does.
Posted: 11 September 2008 | 11:46
Confidence in the coffee shop sector remains high, even though café operators have expressed some concern over current trading conditions.
Posted: 11 September 2008 | 11:41
The Fair Instant brand from FFI will now develop from soluble coffee to roast-and-ground, with the launch of the Fair Ground range.
Posted: 11 September 2008 | 11:37
The London School of Coffee has enlarged and improved its facilities in Kingston-upon-Thames to create ‘a state-of-the-art training facility with the feel of being in a café bar’.
Posted: 11 September 2008 | 11:32
Last month saw several moves in the trend towards roaster-retailing, including the introduction of the unusual Neotech Neorost roasting machine at the Ismail café in Tunbridge Wells.
Posted: 11 September 2008 | 11:19
Wicked Coffee is taking part in a campaign to preserve tropical rainforests in Indonesia and Honduras.
Posted: 11 September 2008 | 11:14
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