DUBLIN, Ireland – Insomnia, the coffee chain led by Bobby Kerr, is eyeing up a significant expansion this year, with plans to open as many as 30 outlets between now and the year’s end. The chain, which currently has a portfolio of about 140 outlets across Ireland and the United Kingdom, some of which are operated by partners such as Spar and ...
CARSON CITY, NV, U.S. – Yet another trend is currently making the rounds in the hipster coffee world. The so-called “Avocado Latte” is the most recent addition to the ever-growing list of unusual coffee drinks that have gained popularity on social media, particularly among millennials.
DETROIT, U.S. – Award-winning actor, author and entrepreneur Hill Harper, whose acting credits include CBS’ CSI: NY and Showtime’s HOMELAND among numerous other notable television and film roles, has taken over as owner of Downtown Detroit’s Roasting Plant® Coffee. Harper, an honors graduate of both Brown University and Harvard University ...
LONDON, UK – New research by UCC Coffee UK & Ireland has shown that over two thirds of workers believe high quality coffee makes the workplace a better place to be. Its survey of 750 consumers showed that coffee quality is more important than having a supply close at hand, with only one fifth of workers saying they prioritise convenience over ...
MILAN – When the weather starts to warm up, it brings along plenty of other welcome changes. We swap out that warmest pair of tights for our favorite sundress, and we trade our hot latte for a cold brew or a Frappuccino. So, if we’re changing out our morning drink, why not change the cup we sip it from?
NAPA VALLEY, U.S. – There was cold brew, then nitro cold brew. Matcha had a moment. And then, of course, came the Unicorn Frappuccino. Now the next "it" drink could come from a part of the coffee plant that has typically been tossed into the compost heap. Coffee beans grow inside coffee cherries, which are harvested and hulled.
MANCHESTER, UK – Pay-as-you-go cafe Ziferblat has opened a new site at MediaCityUK on Salford Quays, Manchester - complete with sheds you can book out for meetings. The cafe - which has a branch in Manchester’s Northern Quarter - has taken the ground and mezzanine floors of the Tomorrow building - charging eight pence per minute ...
MILAN – There are many things to love about iced coffee, but the last few watered-down sips are not one of them. If watery coffee has got you disappointed, you should know that there is a simple solution: coffee ice cubes. Coffee ice cubes are what you need to stock in your freezer from now until the end of the warm weather ...
MILAN – Coffee is many people’s first port of call in the morning to prep them for the day. But caffeine isn’t just to drink – there are a host of beauty products that contain the circulation-boosting ingredient on the market. Bean Body have based their entire company on caffeine, with products for face and body all made with the humble coffee bean.
HANOI, Vietnam – Starbucks Vietnam has announced the opening of its first Starbucks Reserve Coffee Bar in Hanoi, on May 5. Starbucks Reserve Coffee Bar creates an immersive experience that brings customers closer to their coffee and Starbucks baristas than ever before.
HANOI, Vietnam – Australia’s Gloria Jean’s Coffee Vietnam has closed its last coffee shop in Ho Chi Minh City, in the Phu My Hung urban area of District 7, after ten years in Vietnam. It arrived in Vietnam in 2007 under a franchise license secured by the VietLifestyle JSC.
SEATTLE, U.S. – Starbucks hopped on the unicorn-food theme earlier this week with its limited-edition Unicorn Frappuccino, and not everyone is happy about it. On Wednesday, a man who said he is Starbucks barista, posted a video on Twitter where he begged the masses to stop ordering the drink.