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That’s in the course of a whole career, not everyday! A new survey has polled British 2,000 workers to gains some insight into what goes on behind those closed office doors, including office politics and tea breaks.
The average length of a career was estimated to be 47 years, which leaves a lot of time for gossiping round the water cooler!

Split down in statistics, the average British office worker’s career looks like this:

Number of late arrivals into work: 1,026 (by an average of almost 10 minutes, with heavy traffic being the most common excuse followed by oversleeping and poor time keeping)

Number of times fallen out with colleagues: 479. Most common causes include the building’s temperature, and rows over unfair work allocation

Number of meetings attended: 9, 824 (no wonder they drink all that coffee!)

Number of sick days: 98

Number of emails sent: a staggering 400,816 (based on an average of 33 per day)

Number of emails received:  537,860 (based on an average of 44 per day)

Number of times argued with boss: 871

Total amount of time spent gossiping: Five months and three weeks

Total amount of time spent on the phone: Two years and three months (over a total of 158,982 calls)

Length of average office commute: 29 minutes

Length of time spent looking for missing paperwork every day: over 13 minutes

Number of notepads consumed over a career: 196

Number of pens consumed over a year: 282

Number of pages printed over a career: 343,504

The top three gripes about the office environment were management, fellow employees and IT department failures.

 

 

 

Whew! No wonder so many British offices run on coffee – and with all that tension going on, it’s safer to make sure the coffee machine’s stocked up at all times! To purchase wholesale coffee supplies, including coffee beans and accessories, all at great wholesale prices, take a look at our main website www.wholesalecoffeecompany.co.uk.

 

As we all know, coffee has a delicious and distinctive taste in its own right. Certain other flavours also complement it and enhance the flavour for an even better taste experience. Here’s our top ten of treats to pair with your coffee for the ultimate coffee break experience.

1. Caramel. The sweet, burnt sugar flavour of caramel is an ideal accompaniment to strong black coffee. Don’t go mad though, as it may be overpowering. Add a little to your coffee by way of a flavoured syrup, or serve caramel shortbread – standard shortbread with chunks of caramel added.

2. Mint. It’s always a surprise that mint and coffee go so well together, as both of them are strong flavours in their own right. Jazz up an Americano with everyone’s favourite, dark chocolate mints.

3. Cinnamon. Not just for Christmas! Use powdered cinnamon to sprinkle on a cappuccino, or serve up sweet cinnamon Danish pastries.

4.Chocolate. Probably the best known and most loved chocolate-and-coffee combo, these two are a match made in heaven. Serve your favourite tall coffee drink with chocolate chip cookies on the side.

5. White chocolate. A variation on the chocolate-and-coffee theme, white chocolate is delicious in small quantities but can be a bit sickly if overdone. Serve plain chocolate biscuits drizzled with white chocolate with your coffee.

6. Hazelnut. The rich, earthy flavours of roasted hazelnuts are an ideal accompaniment to coffee. Roast hazelnuts in the oven, chop them roughly and bake into shortbread biscuits.

7. Almond. Another ‘nutty’ accompaniment, almonds work equally well with coffee when served in almond biscotti or as Amaretto flavouring added to the coffee itself.

8. Ginger. Here’s another flavour combination that shouldn’t work but really does. Serve your favourite tall coffee with slices of rich, sticky ginger cake for a match made in heaven.

9. Vanilla. Vanilla is a delicate flavour that can get lost, so it’s best to serve this on the side rather than adding it to the coffee itself. Use real Madagascan vanilla for the best effects, and marinate sugar with the vanilla pods before making shortbread.

10. Salted caramel. The current trendy flavour, salted caramel works equally well with coffee as its sweeter cousin. Make your own shortbread and add caramel chunks and a good teaspoonful of sea salt crystals for the perfect partner.

For everything you need for your coffee business, from coffee beans to accessories, all at great wholesale prices, take a look at our main website at www.wholesalecoffeecompany.co.uk.

With all the recent media coverage about illegal performance-enhancing substances, it’s no wonder that the 11,000 athletes competing in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games will be playing it safe and sticking with the performance-enhancer they are allowed – caffeine. As well as refreshing a tired mind, caffeine can also enhance speed and stamina – not just for Olympic athletes, but for the rest of us too. The use of caffeine was limited at the Olympics in 1984, and athletes could even be disqualified if they’d swigged one latte too many and their urine contained more than 12 micrograms per millilitre of caffeine. The ban was lifted in 2004, and since then competitors have been allowed to drink as much coffee as they like.

Apparently, up to three quarters of world-class athletes use caffeine as part of their daily training regime. The caffeine in a single, regular sized cup can boost performance by up to 3 per cent, which could make all the difference in a competition at that level. As you can see benefits from such a small dose, the ban on caffeine was lifted as there was no difference between consuming coffee on an everyday level and consuming it for performance enhancement. Although athletes are still checked for caffeine levels, no action is taken on the results.

And recent research suggests up to three-fourths of the world’s elite athletes do just that. Six-time gold medallist cyclist Sir Chris Hoy is apparently so keen to make sure he gets a decent cup of coffee that he takes his own coffee machine and coffee bean grinder to competitions.

Coffee works by staving off feelings of fatigue by blocking the neuro-transmitter than induces sleep. That means you can concentrate for longer, and feel mentally and physically more alert. If you want to get the best from your coffee, drink a cup an hour before taking exercise to give time for the benefits to kick in.

For a great choice of coffee beans, coffee accessories, coffee ingredients and everything else you need for your coffee business, all at wholesale prices, visit our main website at www.wholesalecoffeecompany.co.uk.

 

If you’re strictly an Americano type of person, then the chances are you won’t find the new trendy ‘blue coffee’ too appealing! Matcha Mylkbar in Melbourne, Australia, has launched the super-healthy drink on Instagram, and it really does look like a bright blue cappucino. It can only be a matter of time before it starts appearing in trendy coffee bars in the UK, and it’s already been nicknamed the ‘smurf latte’.

Although coffee artificially tinted with food colouring isn’t new, this blue coffee is naturally coloured thanks to a special ingredient – E3 live blue algae, an edible freshwater plant. Devotees of this ‘superfood’ claim it boosts the immune system, reduces inflammation and supports nervous functions. Other ingredients in the blue latte include lemon, giner agave and coconut milk, so it’s vegan, sugar free and caffeine free. Matcha Mylkbar owner Nic Davidson said of the taste, “It’s a quite sweet and ‘soury’ kind of taste … but it’s a difficult to explain taste — everyone thinks it’s different.”

Despite the odd appearance and unusual ingredients, the drink is proving a hit in Australia with sales topping 100 in just four days. With interest levels running high, it can only be a matter of time before the ‘smurf latte’ hits our shores – so get ready, UK!

Eagle-eyed readers may have noticed one important thing about the blue latte, though – it doesn’t actually contain any coffee! That, combined with the fact that it’s an unusual colour and may taste a bit odd makes us think we’ll stick to our good old fashioned lattes, made with real coffee beans.

For a wide range of coffee beans, coffee accessories and other ingredients for your coffee business, all at great wholesale prices, take a look at our main website at www.wholesalecoffeecompany.co.uk.