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Prices changes – December 2022

I’m sure you have been expecting this, and so I will not give a long explanation about all the global crises and cost pressures we are all facing, particularly fuel, energy, wages and the weak pound given all coffee comes from overseas. I do however want to say you should

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Reflecting: coffee prices, environment & relationships…

Reflecting: coffee prices, environment and relationships Coming back from South America I have been reflecting a little on what we do, how we do it and why out direct trade approach is so important to us. I have also returned with a lot of new information running around my head with regards

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What the chaff!

Coffee chaff is a natural waste product from roasting coffee beans, but we don’t like the word ‘waste’, so wherever possible we get creative around the mantra of reducing,  repurposing and recycling. It is natural, clean, dry and soft . . . and we have lots of it. But actually,

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Brazil Vira Mao 2022
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Origin Report: Brazil

From Colombia, onto Brazil . . . . flying 6 hours across the continent; across the great Amazon rainforest, down into Sao Paulo. From Sao Paulo airport I’m met by Athos & Isaltino, who I’ve known for 12 years now and we spend the 4-5 hours car journey back high

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Origin Report: Colombia

It was just so good to be back on the road again, back travelling after two years of lock-down, not allowed to travel, with limited communication overseas, especially with the smaller villages and more rural communities. We spent some of lock-down reaching out and exploring new potential connections in new

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Fresh Summer Drinks

That summer sun is right around the corner and we’re sure you’re thinking about those potential summer drinks! With the help of Sweetbird & Zuma, we have curated five drinks we think your customers will love, with easy to follow how to’s. We’ve got five cold drink ideas for you to try.

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Brew Basics

Brewing Coffee for Beginners Table of Contents The art of brewing proper coffee is an enjoyable experience and how you brew does make a difference to the taste. In fact the same coffee brewed by different methods can seem almost unrecognisable to one another as they extract and emphasise different

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Coffee Distributors of the Year 2021

We won! 🏆🍾😁 All will be official in November but we are allowed to tell you that we received this email recently: On behalf of LUXlife, I am writing to inform you that the results of the 6th annual Food & Drink Awards have been finalised! It is an absolute pleasure to confirm

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Recipe Ideas, new flavours & more

We’ve been working with Zuma and Sweetbird for years and love what they do. They consistently produce the highest quality products and are always full of great ideas. They recently released their new catalogue which is chock full of interesting news and great recipes.  In this post we’ve curated the

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Long Read

Greenwashing

Introduction With the word “ethical” in our company name you won’t be surprised to hear that we are often asked what ethics means to us; why we do what we do; how we do it; and what makes us different to others. Particularly being in the coffee world which in

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