Company Announcements
2009 Wrap-Up
As 2009 draws to a close we are reflecting on an eventful year for 5M Coffee Company.
Earlier this year we formally welcomed our first customer, and since then 5M Coffee has provided numerous home barista training sessions and have a number of dates already pencilled in for early 2010. In addition to this, we have helped a number [...]
152 online shopping days until Christmas
We’re staring down the barrel of another Christmas and in the Northern Hempishere this means Winter.
Say goodbye to cold dark gloomy mornings and say hello to your new found coffee making confidence, as you wake up and prepare a Latte, Cappuccino or Americano before your commute to work.
With the recession still biting at most peoples [...]
Midweek Madness in Manchester – £55 Home Barista Training (includes beans*)
For a limited time we have midweek madness in Manchester!
If you live in or around Manchester or Stockport and book a Tuesday or Wednesday night appointment in July, August or September we will give you 1 1/2 hours training in your own home and throw in a 250g bag of freshly roasted beans, for only [...]
Our new logo
Our new logo has been unveiled and captures the elements of our business perfectly.
The brief was for something that is visual and represents the markets that we operate in, with a focus on improving in-cup quality and working with the bean to produce great results.
We will be using elements of this logo when servicing particular [...]
A fresh new look for 5M Coffee Company
We’re extremely grateful that an eagle eyed coffee-commentator, and twitter follower, alerted us to the fact that our logo bore a striking resemblance to a well established and respected coffee forum’s logo.
The decision was made pretty swiftly to refresh our image. We have engaged a new designer and our new logo is in the final [...]
Social Media brings together coffee lovers
Over the past 4 months we have welcomed over 120 followers of @getnoticed – a dedicated Coffee Twitter account – who contribute to coffee discussions and share their thoughts and aspirations with other coffee lovers around the world.
Some of the connections made online have led to the start of some good friendships and introductions to [...]
Closing off an eventful year – farewell 2008
2008 will be remembered for years to come as the year in which the credit crunch hit the UK and took down a number of banks, high street businesses, household names (including Woolworths, Adams Kids etc) and contributed to one of the biggest surges of unemployment in living history.
None of these events have dented our [...]
Barista Training with Absolute Coffee @ Ristretto in Wimbledon
I’ve been offered a fantastic opportunity to meet Youri Vlag, Barista Trainer @ Absolute Coffee, who will be training a number of people tomorrow at the Ristretto premises near Wimbledon.
I am passionate about coffee education and this will be a good opportunity to see Youri in action and to get behind different types of Commercial [...]
Caffe Culture 2009
Caffe Culture 2009 is being held on 20 & 21 May 2009.
This might seem like a long way off, but not if you are planning to exhibit.
If you are then you should already be looking for inspiration for your stand, securing sponsorship from key suppliers and planning your marketing campaign.
Is this your first time exhibiting? [...]
CommonGrind: Tales from the Driptray – Podcast 3 – out now
The CommonGrind Podcast – Number 3 (October 2008) has been uploaded tonight.
Following the early success of podcasts 1 and 2 (available on download from http://www.commongrind.co.uk), narrated by Chris Weaver with Ash Porter as a guest host and the dulcit tones of Steve Leighton at Hasbean* for the cupping portion, this podcast has been eagerly awaited [...]
