The market is changing in the UK and no doubt elsewhere. The economics of running a coffee shop in city centres has changed and companies are pulling out.
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In the post Covid19 world, is there a place for robot baristas? The concept is not new – the venture-backed Cafe-X retreated in 2019 with a number of shop closures. Unfortunate timing considering the potential uptick following the closures of the traditional cafes in Q1 2020 due to the virus. The question being asked in
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Starbucks has grown rapidly in India in the 10 years since it opened its first shop in Mumbai. The number of shops has risen to over 300. According to Tata Starbucks, the operator of the shops in India, the country is ready for the first Starbucks Reserve shop. The first Starbucks Reserve in the country
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Illycaffè opens the second branch of the Università del Caffè in São Paulo, Brazil, an information hub aimed at promoting and spreading the culture of high-quality coffee worldwide. The hub will offer hospitality courses to educate coffee producers and consumers. Customers, baristas and other hospitality industry professionals can choose the courses that best suit their preferences.
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The recently held World of Coffee Milan 2022 hosted The Best New Product (BNP) Competition and Display Awards where new products are judged by their quality and value to the speciality coffee and tea industry. Ten categories produced winners for the competition this year. The judging criteria are based on the product’s impact on IDEAS,
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The 2022 World Latte Art, World Coffee in Good Spirits, World Cup Tasters, World Coffee Roasting, and Cezve/Ibrik Champions Have Been Announced JUNE 25, 2022 — After three days of incredible competition, five new World Coffee Champions have been announced in Milan, Italy: Carmen Clemente, Italy – World Latte Art Champion; Agnieszka Rojewska, Poland –
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Gruppo Cimbali recently launched its HUB in Melbourne with an inaugural event in May. Through this event, the group fully commits to supporting the growing fascination with coffee in the Oceania region. The new hub is strategically located in Melbourne’s central business district (CBD), which has been dubbed the “Coffee Capital of The World”. This
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When Cropster released their new Cropster Cafe integration with La Marzocco, I dropped them a line and asked if they’d talk to me about it. Pretty soon, I was talking with Cropster Global Sales Manager of New Products Andy Benedikter and Nicholas Castellano, a digital marketing specialist at the company. On the face of it,
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Howard Shultz is returning to Starbucks as CEO for the third time. Much has changed during his absence, and the first clashes between the new management and workers have already erupted. In the food and beverage sector, workers have been unhappy with their working conditions and salaries for years. As the living costs are going
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Bitty & Beau’s Coffee was founded in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 2016 and has already spread beyond the state’s borders. The company’s coffee shops are in 24 cities in 12 states, with the newest one opening in Jacksonville, Florida. But the company has no intention of stopping until there is a coffee shop in every
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