Coffee Culture Hots Up in Dallas

In US coffee industry developments, a new direct-delivery roasting company called Cultivar Coffee and Tea Co. is aspiring to lift Dallas’ coffee experience to unprecedented levels. Whilst the enterprise itself is a new start-up, its founders are by no means new to the coffee roasting industry. Jonathan Meadows and Nathan Shelton, the brains and experience [...]

Posted by Phil on the 28th June 2010

Coffee inspired music – the top ten singles to be influenced by everyone’s favorite drink

There have been a surprising number of hits containing references to everyones’ favourite hot beverage. The following is a quick selection:- 10. Sexy, No, No, No – Girls Aloud: If you’re after a man, “get him out for coffee . . .” 9. Nine to Five – Dolly Parton: It’s coffee in the form of [...]

Posted by Matt on the 30th April 2010

New study suggests that there’s much more to your cup of coffee

A new study conducted by the University of Washington in the USA has found that both coffee and tobacco protect the brains of fruit flies from the equivalent to Parkinson’s disease, but confirmed that the benefits could not be attributed to either caffeine or nicotine. Leo Pallanck, a neuroscientist whose team led the new study, [...]

Posted by Dennis on the 27th April 2010

Coffee Breaks Offer Significant Benefits

Whether at the office or out on the job, there are numerous reasons to drink coffee at work far beyond simply the need to stay awake. For those in a role where the stress-levels are high, coffee is most often the drink turned to for a mental break from the pressure. Aside from the satisfaction [...]

Posted by Dennis on the 7th April 2010

Coffee – the hidden health benefits

As well as the taste, the aroma and ever welcome caffeine-hit that coffee provides, let us not forget the health benefits that are obtained whilst you’re enjoying that warm mug of coffee. Importantly, it doesn’t even have to be drunk by the gallon. As little as one cup of coffee a day has been shown [...]

Posted by Matt on the 23rd March 2010

Caffe Culture 2010

After a great show at Caffe Culture this year, we have already signed up for Caffe Culture 2010. Next years show promises to be even bigger and better with the World Barista Championship 2010 being held there. As well as this major event all the big names will be there promising some of the best [...]

Posted by Matt on the 5th June 2009

Caffe Culture 2009

Caffe Society will be out in force this year at Caffe Culture 2009. We shall be officially launching two of the four new Brasilia machines to the public, the Cadetta and Majore. The Brasilia Sublima Challenge We are so confident that the Opus Sublima will produce the best espresso or cappuccino at Caffe Culture 2009 [...]

Posted by Dennis on the 11th May 2009

Coffee in space

Astronaut Donald Pettit loves his coffee, but is tired of drinking it out of a heated aluminium bag, because it just isn’t quite right. As he sat in space, 200 miles above the earths surface, Donald dreamt up the On-Orbit Coffee Cup. The cup works in the weightlessness of space by using the properties of [...]

Posted by Matt on the 29th April 2009