We’re extremely delighted to announce the latest addition to our hot drink offerings – loose leaf tea from the Brew Tea Co. These whole leaf teas are packed with flavour derived from the 100% natural ingredients in each scoop and look set to be a huge success across Yorkshire’ food and drink outlets. Premium teas […]
If you are reading this, chances are you have decided to make the leap and join the £5.3billion* coffee market in the UK and open your own coffee business. With independent coffee retailers making up 36.3% of the overall café market in 2011*, indie’s are standing shoulder to shoulder with chain shops on the high […]
Last night saw the 5th annual Oliver Awards held at the Leeds Elland Road stadium and if you saw our earlier blog post we were lucky enough to sponsor an award for the best café / bar. It was a great night with many familiar faces taking home awards but it was also fantastic for […]
As some of you may be aware, this week has seen the commencement of Fairtrade Fortnight 2013. Celebrated from the 26th February through until the 10th March, the annual event which has reached its 17th year, continues to go from strength to strength. The campaign is organised, funded and promoted by the Fairtrade Foundation with […]
We had a great start to the day this morning when we received a testimonial from one of our newest customers, Café 74 at The Lawrance. Based in York the café is located within the newly renovated Lawrance Apartments in Mickelgate which is about 5 minutes walk from the train station. Like many of our […]
Today we have some exciting news to share with you all and that’s because we’ve expanded our business to make sure we’re able to provide coffee shop owners with absolutely everything they need to serve great coffee. Recognising the need for first class barista training we’ve teamed up with Paul Meikle-Janney, a renowned barista trainer […]
Based on research carried out by Allegra Strategies, who commisioned a study on the coffee industry in 2011, we have put together this handy little infographic to sum up their findings. If you are considering setting up your own independent coffee shop to help rival these big chains, then keep an eye on our blog, […]
Alongside the San Remo espresso machines, we also offer the Expobar range. The Expobar machines have traditionally been known as a budget range for the cash conscious, offering good quality, Spanish built machines for a good price. Expobar have not necessarily been known for their forward thinking coffee technology, but this has all changed in […]
This week, we exhibited for the first time at the Northern Restaurant and Bar Show in Manchester. The NRB Show is one of the largest trade exhibitions for the hospitality industry outside of London, with 80% of visitors from the North only visiting this show. We went in order to showcase both our San Remo […]
For the final blog in our Hotspot on Machines series, we have left the most glamorous, the most stylish and the most desirable until last; the Sanremo Roma. The Roma – Overview The Roma is undoubtedly the Grandfather of the Sanremo family. Available in two and three group head size, the Roma is the Ferrari […]