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The ‘Art of Tea’ at Mariage Frères
In celebration of its 170-year anniversary, Mariage Frères launched new products and opened its doors in Covent Garden, where I was able to learn more about the Parisian tea house.
Pact Coffee raises its minimum farmer payment
The company’s farmer price increase from $1.75 to $2 comes about as Fairtrade International raises its prices up from $1.40 to $1.80 per lb.
Pact Coffee to release limited edition Colombian coffee
The London roaster is releasing five different coffees from the Los Nogales farm, run by Colombian farmer Oscar Hernández, all in one limited edition set.
Oatly to give away 800 free coffees to Londoners this February
Oatly, the oat drink company, is launching ‘Flat White Fridays’ – a scheme where coffee lovers can get a free Oat based coffee at a variety of independent coffee shops.
Kiss the Hippo opens Covent Garden café
This is the seventh café the London-based carbon-negative coffee company has opened, following the success of its Richmond, Kings Cross, Shoreditch, Fitzrovia, and Chelsea locations.
Bellwether Coffee collaborates with Hagen on electric roasting
The technology company advancing electric coffee roasting is announcing its expansion into the European market with its first roaster installation in collaboration with Hagen, London.
Redemption Roasters embarks on new investment round
Redemption Roasters, the UK-based purpose-led speciality coffee company, is set to treble revenues over the next three years.
MOMO and Orbit collaborate on hops kombucha for third year
South London, UK -based, MOMO Kombucha, has launched its collaborative Hops Kombucha with South London neighbours, Orbit Beers.
The Leafies name its 2023 winners
Tea professionals from all over the world recently gathered to celebrate the winners of this year’s International Tea Academy Awards, The Leafies.
Winners announced for BRITA Grounds of Innovation Awards
BRITA Professional has announced the 2023 winners of its inaugural Grounds of Innovation Awards, a tribute to the UK’s vibrant café culture and the creativity born out of coffee shops.
Kiss the Hippo reveals Chelsea as its next coffee shop location
Kiss the Hippo, the speciality coffee shop and roastery, has announced that this November they are opening a new location in Chelsea.
Caffè Culture asks the questions about the reality of supply chain sustainability
An expert panel from across the coffee supply chain converged at Caffè Culture last week and discussed how sustainable the supply chain can really be.
The Speciality & Fine Food Fair touts wellness and sustainability achievements
While sustainability and wellness are trends across almost all categories, the Speciality & Fine Food Fair demonstrated that they are a must for the specialty segment.
ICO reports coffee prices recover in July after first falling
For the I-CIP and Arabicas prices, July was a month of two halves: losses followed by recoveries, while Robustas once again performed the best, recording a small decline.