Easter is upon us.
For many of us, that means an extra couple of days off work and the chance to head in to town and city centres, catch up with old friends and relatives and do a little bit of shopping.
Bars and restaurants all see an upturn in trade during this weekend – not to mention confectioners and bakers – and, if done right, so too can your coffee shop.
Astoria has recently redesigned both the Treviso and the Treviso Compact. These two new models – now known as the Treviso R and the Treviso R Compact respectively – are sure to turn heads and serve up some outstanding espressos.
The biggest change with these machines is the exterior.
Astoria has opted to change direction with these new models, forgoing the understated look that was the signature of the original Treviso machines.
This is what happens when you combine Lotus biscuits, 10,000 coffee cups and a Premier League superstar.
Chelsea star Eden Hazard might be having a bit of a troubled time on the pitch at the moment.
Yet judging by his latest commercial, the Belgian international appears to be in fine form. …continue reading Eden Hazard and Lotus Biscuits Combine For the Perfect Kick
On Thursday and well into the weekend, throngs of people will be donning green to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day.
Officially recognised in the 17th Century, the traditional feast day started life as a simple celebration of Patrick’s work, the arrival of Christianity in Ireland and the country’s heritage and culture.
However, the event has taken on a life of its own. It is recognised as a public holiday in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador and is widely celebrated by the Irish diaspora in the United States, Australia, Argentina and the United Kingdom.
…continue reading Capitalise on St Patrick’s Day with Irish Coffee
With Fairtrade Fortnight coming to a close, we are going to change things up a little.
So far in this series of posts, we have featured the coffee cooperatives that we work with. But today, we are going to take a look at one of the Fairtrade certified groups that we use to source our Fairtrade certified sugar from.
The group in question is the Kasinthula Cane Growers’ Association, one of the biggest and most successful farming groups in Malawi.
…continue reading Fairtrade Fortnight 2016 Spotlight: Kasinthula Cane Growers’ Association
With Fairtrade Fortnight into its second week, we are continuing with our Spotlight series. Today, we are looking at the Asprotimana cooperative.
This brilliant association of farmers has overcome a lot since their foundation in 2001, including battling the drugs trade, a fluctuating economy, but have emerged the other side a stronger organisation.
Based in the Huila region of Colombia, Asprotimana provides the beans that go into our best-selling Fairtrade Colombian Filter Coffee sachets.
…continue reading Fairtrade Fortnight 2016 Spotlight: Asprotimana
The second post of our Fairtrade Fortnight Spotlight series is on the brilliant Gayo Organic Coffee Farming Association, better known to you and me as the PPKGO Cooperative.
This small group, based in Aceh, Indonesia, has done some amazing work over the years and supply the beans used in our Fairtrade and Organic certified single-origin Java.
During Fairtrade Fortnight, we will be shining a light on the Fairtrade-certified producers that we work with in order to create our award-winning range of espresso blends, hot chocolates and other coffee shop essentials.
Today, we are looking at Coocafe, one of the most influential and successful cooperatives in the coffee-mad state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
…continue reading Fairtrade Fortnight 2016 Spotlight: Coocafe
Mexico is one of the largest producers of coffee in the world, though, unlike some other countries that we could name, its heritage is often overlooked. Though, that could be because tequila invariably dominates the international psyche when it comes to Mexican produced beverages.
The majority of Mexican coffee comes from the country’s southern-most states of Chiapas, Oaxaca and Veracruz, and at one point, around two million people relied on the coffee industry for their primary source of income. Due to its economic importance, the sector has become incredibly important to the country as a whole in the last fifty years or so, but Mexico’s association with coffee dates back much further than that.
Caffe Society is pleased to announce the addition of the Qualita Belforte Autosteam and the Qualita Belforte Grande to its exceptional range of traditional espresso machines.
Designed and manufactured in conjunction with the illustrious Italian company Nuova Simonelli, these two state-of-the-art models have numerous features that are of benefit to both the user and consumer.
Let’s take a closer look.
…continue reading Two New Qualita Coffee Machines Now Available
