Reflections on 2020? Table of Contents “It was tough, but we’re OK!” 2020 was a difficult year emotionally, mentally and financially. Within the space of a few days in March, due to Covid-19 and the National Lockdown, we lost around 90% of our customers. Our immediate hopes, thoughts and prayers
Ethical Addictions purchased it’s first Africa coffee from the Machare farm on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. This journal entry features the first three issues of the Daily Espresso that were published in 2009. Reading these articles you will discover some of the projects that Ethical Addictions has been involved with
NOVEMBER UPDATE We continue to deep clean regularly and as a ‘food manufacturer’ are permitted to carry on during this new lockdown. If you visit the roastery to collect coffee please observe social distancing rules and wear a mask. At-home customers can order online for collection or delivery. Wholesale customers
The award-winning UK manufacturer has upgraded their Bambino range with a 2-group luxury model, boasting it’s normal robust engineering and reliability with a range of additional features. Key Features Requires only a standard 240v 13 amp power supply. 2 group models have 120 mm group height clearance to accommodate taller
The Problem For a lot of coffee consumers in the UK, we want more than great tasting coffee. We want our coffee to be grown in sustainable environments that are environmentally friendly. Sadly this has not always been achievable. Not because farmers didn’t want to but because they simply couldn’t
The News Shot is our “readers digest”. A one page update on what we get up to throughout the year in a pdf format. Below are the archives ranging from 2009 – 2018. Click on one of the compendiums below to see the journey we’ve taken with our farmers. Issues
Back in June our friend in Cameroon, Matti Foncha, who we buy our Cameroon Boyo coffee from, uploaded a video to YouTube where he talks about how the coronavirus has affected him and coffee production. We have also included a transcript for people who would prefer to read rather than
Table of Contents Unfair Trade explores “How big business exploits the world’s poor – and why it doesn’t have to” Conor Woodman – an investigative journalist, television presenter, author and public speaker- has looked at who we are and what we claim to do. How is it that our favourite
We have been in-and-out of the roastery keeping coffee going to fuel people at home but now as lockdown eases and our trade customers start to reopen (so thankful) we thought we’d share what we’ve been up to with the extra time we had. Elliott laid a patio. Whilst Kate made espresso martinis
RE-OPENING CHECKLIST Are your machines ready after sitting idle? Have you flushed them through? Have you recalibrated where necessary? Do you have enough stock? Coffee, tea, hot chocolate . . . . . ? Do you have enough take-out items like cups, lids, trays, straws? Remember we are 100% plastic-free
