At the end of January we published a study with the outcome that young adults don’t like unsweetened coffee. Baristas, a fastfood coffee company, hires attractive waitresses that serve coffee in provocative costumes. The company is located in Seattle, Texas and Florida. Can Baristas attract young adults to like unsweetened coffee?
Starbucks recycled shipping containers to a Starbucks coffee shop in Tukwila, Washington. Starbucks used in total four shipping containers to build the coffee shop, it is decorated in the style that people would expect from Starbucks. The coffee shop is a initiative from Starbucks to stimulate the use of green buildings and environmental design in the retail. Another keen example of container upcycling.
In Singapore eight indepent coffeeshops have made a disloyalty coffee card. This card stimulates to visit all the eight different coffeeshops and taste their coffee. When the card is full, you can get a free coffee at the shop where you got the card.
Coffree is a foldable disposable cup with the soluble coffee allready in it. Tear it open, add hot water and your coffee is ready to drink. The cup itself is bio-degradable.
Scanomat created the Topbrewer. With this coffee machine you can make your coffee with your smartphone, from behind your desk. You will never have to wait for coffee anymore. Besides the modern design, the Topbrewer has a self cleaning function. Watch here a movie about the Topbrewer.
Spotted the same idea before, but still a nice gadget; Dr. Drip. This enables you to brew a fresh cup of coffee, wherever you are. By placing a special holder on a cup and pooring hot water over it, a fresh cup of coffee can be created. Convenience and portability are on top of mind, besides the fact that everything is organic, fair trade and recyclable.
koffie kaas pairingA while ago we mentioned the surprising combination of tea and cheese (link). Meanwhile the development continued and this is how Betty Koster of l’Amuse and Mirjam Kooij of Simon Lévelt discovered the combination of coffee and cheese… Organizing a coffee-cheese tasting would be a nice idea!
Starbucks has invited designers to make coffee-inspired t-shirts in celebration of their 40th anniversary. The designs are inspired by coffee and made by Alexander Wang, Billy Reid and Sophie Theallet. So a shirt with a coffee stain might be a top notch design item in the future.
Drink your Starbucks coffee responsibly with this reusable coffee mug, designed by Jang Jin-hee and Lee Min-jeong. Every time you refill your mug, a green leaf will light up through an integrated LED system, which measures the times you refill your cup. After 365 refills, the leaves form a map of the world to show you how eco-friendly you are by discarding cardboard cups.
The second Wash & Coffee in the world is opened in Amsterdam. It is an initiative from Persil and Bosch and opened in München before. In a wash & coffee there is the possibillity to wash, study, lunch and use internet.
Especially for King’s Day 2024, GiG is launching their hard seltzer ‘GiG Orange Anthem’ with a refreshing orange flavour for the ultimate King’s Day experience. read more
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