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April 2, 2025

Should roasters offer mushroom coffee?

September 25, 2024

Dirty Coffee: A new way to experience espresso?

January 22, 2024

Microfoam: How much should each milk-based coffee drink have?

August 21, 2023

Does olive oil coffee have a place in specialty coffee?

February 13, 2023

Was canned coffee invented in Japan?

November 19, 2025

Is ube a lasting flavour trend in coffee shops?

Ube, a purple yam native to the Philippines, is known for its eye-catching colour and sweet, nutty, vanilla-like flavour. Its versatility and aesthetic appeal are driving global demand, with interest in ube-flavoured foods and beverages, including coffee, soaring. Given its popularity, ube has the potential to follow a trajectory similar to that of matcha, offering a lucrative opportunity for coffee shops. But café operators need to be mindful about using… read more

Ube, a purple yam native to the Philippines, is known for its eye-catching colour and sweet, nutty, vanilla-like flavour. Its versatility and aesthetic appeal are driving global demand, with interest in ube-flavoured foods and beverages, including coffee, soaring. Given its… read more

November 19, 2025

Is ube a lasting flavour trend in coffee shops?

Ube, a purple yam native to the Philippines, is known for its eye-catching colour and sweet, nutty, vanilla-like flavour. Its versatility and aesthetic appeal are...

April 2, 2025

Should roasters offer mushroom coffee?

Health and wellness trends have been reshaping the coffee market for some time now. As younger consumers increasingly prioritise wellbeing, sustainability, and fitness, roasters are...

September 25, 2024

Dirty Coffee: A new way to experience espresso?

Specialty coffee is always on the lookout for the next big thing. Whether it’s the newest barista gadget, the latest advanced processing method, or another...

January 22, 2024

Microfoam: How much should each milk-based coffee drink have?

In many coffee shops around the world, milk-based beverages are incredibly popular. The combination of the smooth, silky texture of perfectly steamed milk with a...

August 21, 2023

Does olive oil coffee have a place in specialty coffee?

Beverage innovation is plentiful in the specialty coffee sector. Whether it’s using new brewing methods or adding unique ingredients, more and more coffee shops are...

February 13, 2023

Was canned coffee invented in Japan?

Canned and ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee products, including cold brew and milk-based beverages, have been popular in many countries for some time now.  However, it’s been...

February 7, 2023

What is mazagran coffee & how do you make it?

Mazagran is a sweetened cold coffee beverage which is popular in countries such as Algeria (where the drink was invented), Portugal, Spain, and Austria. It’s...

October 17, 2022

How does snapchilling coffee work?

There’s no denying that cold brew is fast becoming one of the most popular coffee shop beverages around the world – especially with younger consumers....

August 24, 2022

What is a babyccino & why do coffee shops serve them?

Although children are by no means the biggest consumer demographic for coffee shops, the child food and beverage sector is undergoing a period of significant...

July 11, 2022

What is qahwa coffee & how do you prepare it?

Qahwa (also known as kahwa or Arabic coffee) is a traditional method of preparing coffee in the Middle East – with each country generally having...

June 28, 2022

What is a latte & why is it so popular?

In coffee shops around the world, the latte is arguably the most popular milk-based coffee beverage. According to 2020 data from Project Café USA, the...

June 27, 2022

How can coffee shops use coffee concentrate?

Now more than ever, we have a huge number of different ways to prepare coffee at our fingertips. As part of this, we’ve seen an...

June 1, 2022

What is a flat white & where did it come from?

Across the world, milk-based coffee beverages are popular with an overwhelming number of consumers. In 2018, research from the BBC found that lattes and cappuccinos...

March 7, 2022

What is flash brew coffee?

Today, when most people talk about cold coffee, cold brew or iced coffee generally come to mind first. But as far back as the 1960s,...

January 3, 2022

What is the pistachio latte?

As its name might suggest, the pistachio latte is simple: a milk-based beverage flavoured with pistachio. The pistachio flavour typically comes in the form of...

November 16, 2021

What is a nitro latte?

Nitrogen is a clear, odourless, and tasteless gas that has long been used to preserve food and drink products. Over the past 50 years or...