LONDON – New research has found that when it comes to coffee, convenience is king, with 53% of UK consumers regularly buying coffee from supermarkets, 23% from forecourts and 19% from convenience stores. The survey by One Poll, in collaboration with Nestlé Professional, confirms that our ‘24/7 culture’ is driving a ‘revolution’ ...
MADRID – First came Napflix, an online TV channel that encourages siestas by playing "boring" videos designed to put you to sleep. (Two-hour lectures from a physics professor at Yale, an entire baseball match, and a 54-minute clip of chickens turning on a rotisserie are among the offerings.).
LOS ANGELES, CA, U.S. – Get ready for even more summer fun with ban.do and Starbucks. Coming off of their successful launch in May, the lifestyle brand that’s serious about fun and coffee giant will release a second limited edition collection of drinkware and accessories.
SINGAPORE – A year after the launch of its inaugural selection, Michelin is pleased to unveil the list of restaurants that have been awarded one or more stars in the MICHELIN guide Singapore 2017. "With a total of 38 starred restaurants, including 12 new stars, this second edition confirms the dynamism and the quality of Singapore’s ...
MILAN – Scott Patterson, who plays Luke’s Diner owner Luke Danes on on Gilmore Girls, has decided to launch his own brand of coffee. Throughout the show’s seven seasons, and last year’s Netflix revival, his character could be seen pouring endless cups of coffee for the show’s caffeine addicted leading ladies, Lorelai and Rory Gilmore.
LONDON, UK – A London-based writer has counted exactly how many cups of coffee the Friends gang drank over the show’s 10-season run. Kit Lovelace actually re-watched all 236 episodes of the classic sitcom to monitor the characters’ drinking habits for a piece he was writing a few years ago. Earlier this week, he shared the results again on Twitter.
BRNO, Czech Repblic – You can buy coffee with the currency of karma. In Brno, Libor Hoření is giving out free coffee to those who have done good deeds. Hoření started Dobro Káva, a coffee stand trying to make the Czech Republic a better place. The coffee stand is in Cabbage Square Market (Zelném trhu).
HONG KONG – In today’s consumption environment that is driven by selfies and social media, a brand cafe is the ultimate playground. Look no further than Chanel’s pop-up beauty themed Coco Cafe which opened its doors on June 10 in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
SCARPERIA, Italy – La Marzocco is happy to announce, on behalf of the Songwa Estates partners, La Marzocco, Mahlkönig and Probat, that its sustainable innovation efforts through Hands for Songwa has led to the construction of wells with modern pump and cement platforms within the vicinity of the coffee farm, Songwa Estates, Mbeya, Tanzania.
PARIS—A looming butter shortage has pushed prices up to exorbitant levels, and one baking industry group is warning of “a major crisis” that could imperil the very existence of the croissant as we know it—or at least as we ought to know it. A “major crisis” over a crescent roll? Oh, yes.
MILAN – The dc pro espresso machine becomes a work of art thanks to three special graphics inspired by the world of motors and industrial design. The graphics were created by Massimo Dibitonto, designer of pepperArt, a company specializing in the creation of graphics for helmets and motorbikes for the world's major competitions.
VANCOUVER, Canada – A Vancouver company is launching a new purple drink they hope will be a hit with tea-lovers. Purple tea is brewed with leaves from the same type of plant green tea comes from, but this new variation has more health benefits and is hardier against drought. Of course, the tea, when steeped, is purple.