Exploring the changes in the world of coffee we've seen this year and what to expect in the year ahead
Florence and the machines
While we take it for granted we can pop into a café for a coffee whenever we fancy one, behind the scenes the coffee producers are fighting to survive
Time out from the speciality coffee business, but the quest for great coffee never stops
Fairtrade doesn't necessarily mean best quality
Town café decides to go cashless
As the company brings in biodegradable bags for its coffee beans, Rob says it's the right thing to do
Coffee producers need support as it takes time and energy to achieve consistent quality
The importance of mineral content in water when making a brew
Rob Butterworth discovers Bali is so much more than a holiday destination
Leon, of Freeman Trading, writes about the supply of Peru coffee to us here at Butterworths in Suffolk.
Last week we marked International Women’s Day and Mother’s Day, celebrating the exceptional women in our own lives and turning our minds to the work of women in our industry and in our own supply chain at Butterworth & Son.
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and if music be the food of love. . .then coffee is definitely its drink. Britain’s love affair with coffee is a long one; the country’s first coffee house opened in Oxford in 1650. In modern times, the nation’s thirst for coffee continues to grow, with consumption at an all-time high.
This August I was fortunate to be invited on an expenses paid trip by a division of the Ministry for Exports in Peru and visit Expo Amazonica in Moyobamo, where producers were attending to meet with traders from around the world and show off their wares from coffee and cacao to fruit and nuts in the raw form, as well as retail food stuffs in shelf ready packaging.
