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Bath Coffee Festival 2011
Following the success of last years (inaugural) Bath Coffee Festival, the Geometry PR team set to work preparing for an even bigger event The shows footprint has doubled this year with a larger main marquee and several annexes as well as special areas for live music and children’s outdoor activities Arriving shortly after opening, the [...]
Cashflow (and the tough decisions)
When I first set up the 5M Coffee Blog one of the functions was to document the growing pains of a small business and to help guide others through similar experiences. Well, I keep forgetting to write about some of the challenges companies face on a daily basis but tonight I’ve set aside some time [...]
5M Coffee Company has become the UK distributor for TempTag
5M Coffee Company has become the UK distributor for TempTag and has been trialling the product when conducting coffee training TempTag is a sticker designed to give an instant indication when milk is at its optimum serving temperature for preparing milk-based coffees. The feedback has been positive and we have received enthusiastic testimonials from UK users [...]
UK Coffee Week 2011 is underway
Earlier tonight I attended the UK Coffee Week 2011 launch party at the Hempel Hotel in London. Surrounded by coffee art from German artist Wolfgang E. Riegelsberger, we were given a memorable and thought provoking speech about the lengths some people go to just to get a bucket of water, with African women and children often [...]
Some tastes are not what they seem
On a recent trip to New Zealand I picked up a number of coffees for a friend that were roasted specially for him and as a thankyou I was invited to a cupping session this afternoon To make up numbers a ‘mystery coffee’ was purchased and added to the lineup Proper cupping protocol was followed [...]
