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Size matters...especially when it comes to ground coffee!

We are often asked about the reason for the same coffee being available in different pack sizes and for different brewing methods - surely it is all the same?! The simple reason for these differences…

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14th September 2017 Better coffee for your bedrooms...

It always amazes me that many reputable hotels with ratings up to 4* still offer bedroom coffee that…

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03rd October 2016 The ongoing cost of Brexit...

Coffee prices were predicted to rise as a result of the Brexit vote in my blog of 11th July... Howe…

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15th August 2016 Matthew Algie swallowed by Tchibo

Well it has been on the rumour mill for long enough, but it has now finally happened!! Matthew Algie…

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11th July 2016 Coffee prices post Brexit vote

Well it is astounding that we have voted to leave the European Union, but the idea of GB turning its…

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04th July 2016 Hottest June leads to higher coffee prices!

Hottest June on record around the world...why is this bad news for the coffee industry? http://www.…

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27th June 2016 Things to do with used coffee - suggestion 7

In our final instalment for suggestions on what you can do with used coffee grounds - the more vigil…

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20th June 2016 Things to do with used coffee - suggestion 6

In our latest installment in our series for the uses of used ground coffee we have a few off the wal…

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13th June 2016 Things to do with used coffee - suggestion 5

  In week 5 we are back to more obvious uses for your used ground coffee... Pest Repellent S…

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06th June 2016 Things to do with used coffee - suggestion 4

Well here we are in week 4 with some more interesting ideas for your used coffee grounds... Homemad…

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30th May 2016 Things to do with used coffee - suggestion 3

Now we are into week 3 of our sugestions for used coffee - here are a few suggestions to use the nat…

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23rd May 2016 Things to do with used coffee - suggestion 2

In week 2 of our suggestions for what to do with used coffee grounds, we have gone for the more obvi…

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16th May 2016 Things to do with used coffee - suggestion 1

Have you ever wondered what to do with used coffee grounds, besides putting them in the bin? We hav…

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09th May 2016 Never throw bulk coffee away again...

Following on from last weeks post about the bulk brewer and its pitfalls, I am now going to talk abo…

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02nd May 2016 How much coffee do you throw away?

Bulk brewers - fantastic for large events and conferences - or so the wisdom goes! The pitfalls are…

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25th April 2016 5p cup tax hinted at to tackle lack of recycling

Since the introduction of a plastic bag tax the amount of plastic bags used has dropped - this is tr…

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18th April 2016 Does coffee go off?

Over the years it never ceases to amaze me the number of people who are completely unaware of the fa…

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22nd February 2016 Have you heard of Cafitesse yet?

As an exclusive Scottish distributor partner for Douwe Egberts Cafitesse since 2008 - it is int…

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15th February 2016 Coffee vs gangs…why not consider it as a guest coffee?

You may have seen this on the TV – you may be wondering what it means to you and why you shoul…

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08th February 2016 Who wants to know how to texture milk?

As referenced in our 'the rise and rise of the flat white' blog - the need to be able to texture mil…

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01st February 2016 The rise and rise of the Flat White Coffee…

What is a Flat White Coffee? With the growth of espresso coffee culture around the world various re…

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25th January 2016 Which is better - Tea or Coffee?

Coffee is the second most consumed beverage in the world, after water – historically the UK ha…

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