coffee shops
A coffee break from the pandemic
For many of us, coffee is part of our daily routine, but the Covid-19 pandemic drastically altered our relationship with our local coffee shop and played its part in the growing popularity of specialty coffee at home.
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf prioritises expansion in North America
With the hope of ‘normalcy’ on the horizon and strong backing from its parent company, Sanjiv Razdan, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf’s president of Americas and India, discusses the chain’s plans for aggressive omni-channel expansion in North America.
Closing Time: which cities have cafés that stay open the latest?
New York may claim to be the ‘city that never sleeps’, but is it really? Apparently not when it comes to late night cafés!
Where to find the best brew for the buck in the US
In its recent Best Coffee Cities in America 2022 report, Clever Real Estate analysed publicly available data from the US Census, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Numbeo, Google Trends, National Coffee Association, and Database USA to rank the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States from the best to the worst cities for coffee.
2021’s best coffee cities in America
Just in time for National Coffee Day (US) – 29 September – the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2021’s Best Coffee Cities in America, and some cities that make the list are surprising.
The coffee shop consolidation continues
The coffee shop consolidation game continues following the 30 October news that Inspire Brands is acquiring Dunkin’ Brands Group, the parent company of Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins. While it may be the last coffee brand acquisition we see this year, it certainly won’t be “the last” — given the current global environment, I am sure we will see more M&As in the not-so-distant future.
UK public rally behind coffee shops after national lockdown
Allegra’s survey of over 3,000 UK consumers has revealed that going to a café or coffee shop was the most popular outing made (after visiting family and friends) since the UK’s national lockdown was eased on 4 July 2020.
New or temporary strategies for foodservice operators?
New York City, where I live, entered Phase 1 of its reopening on 8 June — one of the last cities in the United States (and possibly globally) to do so. Our Phase 1 includes construction, manufacturing, wholesale, and curbside pick-up for retail, but not foodservice. Within foodservice, it is still take-out (pick up or delivery) only but more operators are beginning to reopen weekly.
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
Silk announces coffee date giveaway to support local roasters
Danone North America’s plant-based beverage brand Silk is helping support coffee roasters in the Denver and Boulder communities with a local giveaway.
Bean There Done That podcasts
Fintech company iZettle has launched ‘Bean There, Done That’, a podcast series aimed at coffee shop owners to provide them with practical business advice and trends from key figures in the industry.