Welcome to the unusual coffee trend of the month! We’ve put inverted commas around our headline, as the nail polish in question isn’t actually made of coffee – it just smells like it, according to the manufacturer. Everyone who uses nail polish will know that it’s not normally the nicest scent in the world – […]
You’d think that if there was one group of people who knew their way around a bar, it would be students. Turns out, though, that that’s just a cliché, and apparently today’s students are more likely to be found in a coffee shop than a bar. Abertay University near Dundee in Scotland has found that […]
Instant coffee isn’t new – in fact, its roots go back to 1771, when a ‘coffee compound’ was granted a patent by the British government. It was invented as a simple, practical alternative for when it’s too difficult to brew up probably, an attribute which made it hugely popular during both world wars. Instant coffee […]
We’re always on the lookout for the latest coffee fad – not because we want to follow suit, but because they make us smile! After all, when something’s as perfect as a good cup of coffee, why try and improve it? The rise of social media platform Instagram has a lot of answer for, with […]
Here’s more good news for coffee lovers. Early last year, a court in California sent shockwaves through the caffeine community by ruling that coffee contains carcinogens – substances that contribute to causing cancer in living tissue. As a result, all cafes in California were required to display warning notices that espressos could cause cancer. As […]
Here at the Wholesale Coffee Company, we do love a positive coffee story – and this tale from Paris takes some beating. In a recently published case study, researchers have released the details of an 11-year-old boy in Paris, diagnosed with a rare condition called ADCY5-related dyskinesia, which is an abnormality or impairment of voluntary […]