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British Coffee Association acts to ensure post Covid-19 recovery for manufacturers supplying foodservice and hospitality market
The British Coffee Association (BCA) has co-signed a letter to the UK government in light of a new report showing that further support to sustain manufacturers supplying the hospitality and foodservice market is essential for post-Covid-19 recovery.
Send a Cow encourages people to ‘connect over coffee’ for Loneliness Awareness Week
UK-based charity Send a Cow is encouraging people to catch up (virtually) over coffee with friends, family, or someone who may be alone during lockdown during this year’s Loneliness Awareness Week (15 – 19 June).
Scottish roaster lets customers create own coffee blends online
Blendly Commercial Coffee Roaster is normally only open to trade customers, however, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the business is opening up online to domestic customers.
The Brew Company provides brew-in-the-bag packs to Salute the NHS
The Brew Company has joined the UK’s battle against Covid-19 by providing 100,000 units of its brew-in-the-bag Coffeebrewer, Teabrewer and Herbbrewer packs to the Salute the NHS campaign at cost price.
Lavazza partners with Top Gastronomy chef Monica Galetti
Critically acclaimed celebrity chef, Monica Galetti, has been added to Lavazza’s star-studded line-up of Top Gastronomy ambassadors.
Support pours in from UK coffee companies to help fuel NHS staff
Members of the British Coffee Association (BCA) and the wider industry have donated over 900 coffee machines and sufficient pods, beans and blends to make nearly 2 million cups of quality coffee for NHS staff during the coronavirus pandemic.
Black Insomnia launches 100% compostable coffee pods in the UK
Black Insomnia Coffee Company, the maker of the world’s strongest medium roast coffee, has launched Nespresso-compatible coffee pods which are 100% home compostable.
Coffee shops adapt to the new normal
As many countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States, have begun to lift stay-at-home/shelter-in-place orders, we are seeing more coffee shops, cafés and restaurants also starting to re-open or expand their operations — if they were active during the lockdown period
21 May — An international day to celebrate tea
Celebrated for the first time this year, International Tea Day offers the opportunity to recognise the importance of the tea industry, from seed to cup, to raise public awareness of the importance of the tea industry and its workers, and to improve the tea value chain.
Tea Rex Infusions and Wholey Moly Cookies launch ‘hug-in-a-mug’ care packages
UK tea brand Tea Rex Infusions has teamed up with natural cookie company Wholey Moly Cookies to make ‘hug-in-a-mug’ care packages to be sent in the post during the coronavirus lockdown.
Tea and Herbal Association of Canada celebrates International Tea Day with “SofaSummit”
To celebrate International Tea Day on 21 May, Tea and Herbal Association of Canada (THAC) president, Shabnam Weber, will host a SofaSummit and visit 13 countries and 14 time zones between 9 EST and 7:30 EST.
Jing Tea launches its first spring 2020 tea, Baojing Gold
Baojing Gold is a floral, fresh and reviving single origin Chinese green tea.
New disposable recycled coffee cup could save 200 million trees per year
A new study has revealed that the world’s first recyclable coffee cup made from recycled paper, the British-made Frugal Cup, has a carbon footprint up to 60% lower and a water footprint up to 74% lower than conventional and compostable cups.
200 Degrees Coffee donates PPE materials to NHS staff
200 Degrees Coffee and members of the public have donated acetate to the Queens Medical Centre hospital (QMC) in Nottingham, UK, to help alleviate the shortage of protective visors for front-line NHS staff during the pandemic.