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Help raise funds for the Marie Curie Daffodil Appeal

Marie Curie offers care and support for people living with any terminal illness, and their families and last year they cared for over 40,000 people across the UK. The annual Great Daffodil Appeal (1 March to 31 March 2017) has been raising awareness and funds since 1986. If you’d like to get involved with helping to […]

Five signs you might be a coffee addict

With the UK drinking around 70 million cups of coffee every single day, it’s no wonder that many of us rely on a cup or so to get us going in the morning! Here are five signs you might be getting a little addicted: Your local coffee shop not only know exactly how you want […]

Why you should be offering specialty coffee in your coffee business

According to a UK report by Allegra World Coffee Portal entitled The Future of Coffee, the specialty coffee market sector is set to rise at 13 percent year-on-year, which is three percent more than the standard UK coffee market. The data was collated via 16,839 responses from online consumer surveys and almost 70 interviews with senior industry leaders […]

Coffee trends: Vietnamese egg coffee

Coffee as a drink by the side of a full English breakfast is an idea most of us can get behind. Coffee with the egg actually in it though – sounds revolting, no? In Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, thousands of locals and tourists would beg to differ as they sip their cà phê trúng (egg […]

Ten alternative coffee additives

Whether you fancy trying something different in your coffee or you’re trying to cut down on processed sugar, give these ideas a try for a new twist on your daily caffeine. Salt Although it’s not what you might expect, adding salt to coffee can cut down the bitterness and create the illusion that it’s sweeter. […]

The perfect Irish coffee for New Year’s Day

If you’re planning to open your coffee business on New Year’s Day, it’s not unlikely that a few of your customers will be in the market for a ‘hair of the dog’ and strong coffee combined. Step forward the Irish coffee – a combination of strong black coffee and Irish whiskey. Invented in Limerick in […]

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