UK’s biggest ever coffee cup recycling scheme | London’s Square Mile Challenge

13-4-2017

London’s Square Mile Challenge aims to recycle half a million cups in April. Caffeine-fuelled workers in the City of London are being urged to use brand new recycling points established across the Square Mile as part of the UK’s biggest push to date to tackle the issue of disposable coffee cup recycling. According to us, an initiative worth following in major cities! read more

Bad Larry’s | Cold Hard Coffee

30-3-2017

Bad Larry’s, the first-ever Cold Hard Coffee, is launching in the United States this May. Using local cold-brew company,  Blackeye Roasting Co. as the source for its coffee ingredients. Bad Larry’s blends cold brew with malt for a sweetened and smooth boozy coffee. A perfect drink if you need a boost during a night out with friends. read more

Capriole Café | Restaurant and coffee roastery

17-1-2017

Recently opened in The Hague: Capriole Café. A restaurant and roastery in one. Capriole Cafe is located in an old industrial building on the waterfront at the Fokkerhaven (a port) in The Hague. Their guests are able to visit the restaurant during the whole day, for a cup of coffee in the morning as well as for a hamburger during dinner. They also give coffee workshops. read more

Sayah Spekkoek Liqueur | Pure with ice cubes, in Indonesian Coffee or in cocktails

10-1-2017

The new bottle and the improved positioning of Sayah spekkoek liqueur is presented at the Dutch Horecava. The owners of SAYAH, the Pieplenbosch family, went looking for a more authentic look with as result a ‘Dutch Delight with an Indonesian twist’ on the label. As several drinks who have rebranded their drinks they also give guidelines at their website on how to drink the Spekkoek liqueur, either pure on the rocks or in the coffee (Indonesian Coffee) and you can experiment with cocktails. At their website they give the recipe of their signature cocktail which is the Ticket2Bali. read more

Coffee jelly | the new craze in coffee

4-10-2016

In April we wrote about the raindrop cake. Whether it’s actually a cake or a bite of water doesn’t matter it was a hot topic in New York City! Now we spotted coffee jelly and that’s just what it is, jelly made of coffee, topped with cream. read more

Instagram trend | #coffeeinacone

27-9-2016

Latte art to perfection, cappuccino served in a cone! Dayne Levinrad works at The Grind Coffee Company in Johannesburg (South Africa). He developed one of the Instagram trends of the moment: coffee in a cone. We already wrote about it in our ‘trends we spotted this week (21)‘ but when we made a round-up of all the ice-cream trends we spotted this summer we thought this trend deserved its own article. read more

The Modbar: coffee machine with ‘taps’

19-8-2016

Without eye contact no hospitality. But in most coffee shops and restaurants they use those great baristas machines where the barista barely has the opportunity to stay in contact with the guest. To change this two Americans introduced the Modbar, one of the most advanced coffee systems in the world. With success because next to a lot of coffee shops in the USA and the UK we spotted the Modbar also in the Netherlands. First at coffee bar deli Roekoekoe, FG Restaurant in Rotterdam recently was the first restaurant with the Modbar. read more

No more old coffee beans with Voltaire

30-6-2016

The newest coffee grinder is the Voltaire. A portable grinder which can be used both in- as outside your apartment without the beans losing their quality. In fact, the coffee grinder monitors your coffee beans and reorders whenever you need a fresh supply. read more

Chikko Not Coffee – coffee like we had in the war

20-6-2016

Delicious coffee but without caffeine, that’s exactly what Chikko Not Coffee is! They sell two variants of coffee based on chicory and spelt. The caffeine free variant for coffee! Culinary journalist Joël Broekaert (from the Dutch newspapers NRC & Vrij Nederland): “pure chicory has a pleasant, bitter quality, just like coffee. It obviously has accents of mocha and cacao.” read more

The barisieur wakes you up with the smell of coffee

14-6-2016

This alarm clock will probably be a present from heaven for a lot of people. Imagine an alarm clock and coffee maker in one on your nightstand! The ‘Barisieur’ wakes you up with a cup of freshly made coffee. The project is on Kickstarter and has, today, only 11 days more to go. Maybe an investment for bigger hotel chains? Wouldn’t it be great to offer your guests a wakeup call with freshly made coffee?

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