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What’s going on with Decaf?

Decaf: The Big Picture There’s really no hiding it, the coffee market is crazy at the moment, and has been for the last couple of years! Multiple factors have all conspired together to cause a drop in supply and as a result a huge shift in demand for coffee. A

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The Science of Decaf: How Coffee Loses Its Buzz

“Decaf” isn’t as simple as it sounds. There are several ways to remove caffeine from coffee beans, each with its own impact on flavour, aroma, and environmental footprint.
Here’s a look at the main decaffeination methods, and the pros and cons of each.

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The Cool down – Summer Drinks

The Hot weather has arrived! The British summer has arrived… for now!   Make sure your seasonal menu is ready for your customers needing to cool down. Whether it’s refreshing iced teas and lemonades, freshening smoothies or revitalising iced coffees, we’ve stocked up on all you’ll need to cool down in

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Honest Conversations & Real Consequences

Table of Contents It’s early January, the excitement of the festive period left behind, resigned to negative temperatures and the UK’s miserable weather… we’re thankful we can escape it, for a week at least.  🇰🇪 New Adventures – Kenya 🇰🇪 Stepping out of Nairobi airport at 6am local time, somewhat

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Brazil House build project

Brazil Project: Renovating La Casa de Idê A key part of our ethos as a business is investing back into the communities that produce our coffee beans, sometimes this looks like helping with equipment that helps them in their coffee production, other times it involves partnering with them by helping

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Colombia – Ian & Elliott’s Excellent Adventure

Bogata at 6am is a bustling metropolis. Street vendors sell food to the swathes of commuters whilst bike repair stands line a buzzing cycle lane full of professionals making their way to work. Crossing the road at times feels like taking your life in your hands but in truth it

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What’s happening to the price of coffee?

It’s all over the news and people are asking this question so here’s our best attempt to gather the news and answer you. Let’s start by letting the story tell itself – it’s been building all year. If you just read these headlines and you’ll start to get an understanding. The

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Brrrr! It’s getting chilly

Spare a thought for your outdoor coffee machine. As temperatures drop it’s important totake extra care to make sure you protect your machine from the damage that ice can cause!So here are our top tips for keeping your coffee machine toasty this winter! wrap it up The easiest way to

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Ian & Jack in a ploughed coffee field Brazil
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A Brazilliant Time

Brazil; the land of football, samba and coffee!  After the 11-hour flight to Sao Paulo, the 4-hour drive to the small coffee hotspot of Machado in Sud de Minas we were greeted by our good friend Demilson.  Within an hour we are laughing, eating birthday cake and drinking beer in

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Origin Report: Kilimanjaro

Table of Contents Introduction It’s late November 2022, Ian and I have travelled to Tanzania and the slopes of Kilimanjaro to visit the farmers, smallholders and friends that grow our coffee. For EA the relationships in Tanzania are the oldest we have and are a key part of our story.

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