Putting coffee cups to good reuse For many consumers, their morning coffee is an indispensable part of their daily routine. And it all adds up to a healthy takeaway coffee market – the industry gives away an estimated 7 million disposable coffee cups every day, and 54% of consumers buy takeaway coffee at least once a week 1. So it’s no More
Uncork your excitement for UK Sommelier of the Year 2017 The 2017 UK Sommelier of the Year final is just round the corner, and the competition promises to deliver a show to remember from the 12 finalists who’ll be put to the test in front of a live audience at the Savoy Hotel in London. More
Consumers left wanting more from coffee shop menus We’ve teamed up with pastry chef, Sarah Hartnett, for our new report, ‘What’s next for coffee shop food menus’. It reveals that coffee shop food menus are falling short of the mark, with operators missing vital food sales opportunities. Satisfaction with coffee shop food is in decline, but with over two thirds of consumers buying More
Game, set and coffee match – for coffee shop food menus Our report, ‘What’s next for coffee shop food menus’, shows that it’s time for coffee shops to rethink their food menus. Over two thirds of consumers buy coffee shop food regularly. Yet satisfaction with coffee shop quality is in decline. The report reveals that a quarter of consumers are eating and drinking on coffee shop More
SAY HELLO TO GRAND CAFÉ COFFEE’S NEW LOOK We’ve revamped the packaging for Grand Café, our most popular out of home coffee range. As well as offering great flavour in the cup, Grand Café is renowned for its strong ethical credentials. Every pack of Grand Café coffee is sustainably sourced, so it has a positive impact on farmers’ lives from seed to sip. More
Cuban Cumanayagua: ThreeSixty° of excellence We’re excited to announce that ThreeSixty° Cuban Cumanayagua has reached the final shortlist for the Caterer Product Excellence Award for Coffee 2017. Cuban Cumanayagua is the latest coffee in our adventurous ThreeSixty° range, which launched in March 2017. The coffee is one of just a small number of coffees produced in the region from which More
ThreeSixty° shortlisted for Irish quality award On the back of its shortlisting for a Caterer Product Excellence Award for Coffee, ThreeSixty° Cuban Cumanayagua is up for another award. We’re proud to say that ThreeSixty° Cuban Cumanayagua has been shortlisted for an Irish Foodservice Quality Award for Coffee. A product can receive one of four Q awards; ‘Commended’, ‘Highly Commended’, ‘Winner’ and More
THINKING DIFFERENTLY ABOUT FOOD AND COFFEE Sarah Hartnett is one the UK’s leading pastry chefs, a fellow of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts and an honorary fellow of Westminster Kingsway College. And, having joined us as our chef ambassador, Sarah has been working closely with UCC Coffee UK & Ireland’s Head of Coffee Excellence, Gareth Davies. The two recently teamed More
ORANG UTAN COFFEE: DOES GOOD, TASTES GREAT The rainforest, local farmers, communities and orangutans; the Orang Utan Coffee Project is protecting a great deal. And we’re proud to be doing our bit to help, thanks to support from our Orang Utan Coffee. The project makes ecological coffee farming a viable option for farmers in Sumatra, helping to stop the destruction of the More
An all new Grand Crü: introducing Composition No.3 At this year’s European Coffee Symposium, we’ll be showcasing the latest seasonal Grand Crü blend: Composition No.3 for the out of home market. Master sommelier, Ronan Sayburn, has once again lent his expert palate to help develop the latest blend, the third since our partnership began in 2016. The blending has been developed with the More
