Market analyses and reports on the coffee and coffee machine markets
We recently spent four days at the London Coffee Festival held at The Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane. The event was the best yet with 30,488 visitors, both trade and the public, who came along to savor the sights, sounds, smells and buzz of what felt like a real festival. By spending time talking to hundreds of budding and experienced
The lawmakers in Moscow have recently changed the rules for open-air cafes. The coffee shops now have an opportunity to implemet new formats for their pavement constructions using benches, platforms, and even window sills. It is a very important innovation because rules for summer cafes and terraces are very strict, and the permission to construct such terrace depends on the width of the pavement.
Costa, a coffee chain established in 1971, is the largest one in the whole of United Kingdom as a matter of fact it’s the second largest coffee chain in the whole world second after the Starbucks. This shop is estimated to have served 169 million cups of coffee in its 1,992 outlets in 2015. [Sign in to continue]
MOSCOW – Russia is definitely not famous for being a coffee country. Most coffee terms come from Italy, like latte or cappuccino. Japan is known for inventing pour-over brewing. And so on. Nevertheless, there is a drink based on coffee that actually was invented in Russia – raf coffee. It was created around 1996-1997 in Coffee Bean, the first coffee shop in Moscow. Coffee
OTTAWA – Tim Hortons coffee chain has greatly influenced coffee drinking culture in Canada. With nearly all streets having at least one Tim Hortons’ coffee shop which has ultimately changed Toronto into a coffee drinking city. With virtually over 80 per cent of all coffee lovers in Toronto choosing Tim Hortons for reasons ranging from low prizes compared to other cozy coffee chains to the
MINSK – Coffee Fest 2016 is taking place in ARENA city mall on April 16-17. It is the largest even in the industry in Belarus where producers, suppliers, vendors, and fans can meet to discuss all important issues and to enjoy coffee. The program includes degustation, workshops, and masterclasses. The main event of the fest is Belarus Barista Championship which will be held by the rules
VILNIUS – Coffee Inn is the largest coffee shop chain in the Baltic States. It opened its first place in Vilnius in 2007. Now there are 32 coffee shops in Lithuania,14 in Latvia, and 7 in Estonia. This year Coffee Inn has started a new project – an open coffee studio called Coffee Inn Roasters. The studio is located in the Old Town of Vilnius and
RICHMOND – When you say “American coffee” your mind flies to a long coffee prepared by brewing espresso with added hot water. The name was probably given by Italians during the Second World War when, on the other hand, the term Italiano is sometimes used in the United States to mean a short Americano. In Australia, instead, the terms are different: an American
SHANGHAI – Hotelex, one of most important and largest trade show, has made its début at Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC) today and it will end on April 1st, 2016. During the exhibition, the World Coffee Events (WCE) has organized six events, such as the World Latte Art Championship, World Cup Taster Championship, World Coffee Roasting Championship and World Coffee in Good
GEISLINGEN AN DER STEIGE – The German coffee machine maker WMF (Wuerttembergische Metallwarenfabrik) is about to be sold by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. that acquired the company in 2012 with a deal of €587 million. The private equity company later bought the remaining shares as well. Working with City and Deutsche Bank, KKR is now welcoming proposals from contesting potential buyers on the sale of WMF. The huge deal is expected