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BREW TIME

KFC - China's biggest
coffee Brand

Given the excitement around
China’s burgeoning coffee industry,
it came as little surprise last
October when the fast-food fried
chicken chain KFC launched its first
dedicated coffee kiosk in Shanghai.
The “KFC To-Go” window launched serving
specialty single origin espresso (SOE) sourced
from Guatemala at just 9 yuan ($1.30) – well
below the average 30 yuan ($4.30) per cup of
Starbucks coffee.
Tesco - teabag
greenwashing

A complaint was filed REDUCING
against retail giant after
an experiment found OPERATING COSTS
that the teabags did not
biodegrade after a year
buried in soil. The future for cafe operators in a mature market is
Dr Alicia Mateos-Cárdenas from University understanding how to reduce operating costs.
College Cork (UCC) set out to investigate how This is always a thorny issue with companies where staff feel
well teabags advertised as biodegradable broke threatened by the use of automation.
down. She buried 16 Tesco Finest Green Tea
with Jasmine pyramid teabags in garden soil. As a business owner my thoughts are pragmatically inclined -
However, when the teabags were dug up, they a thriving business is crucial if I want to employ more people.
remained intact. If my ship goes down then all go with it!. Thus by reducing
operating overheads I am safeguarding the company and all
Biffa unveils £6m who sail in it!
DRS counting centre We have seen the future - and it is increasingly a match
between great staff service and highly efficient equipment.
Biffa has revealed plans for a
deposit return scheme (DRS) We have installed one Eversys super traditional coffee
collection and counting machine in the Edge Cafe at the Roastery and it is going great
guns alongside our other traditional coffee machine.
centre in Motherwell,
Scotland creating “up to 140 Potential users in the hospitality trade are welcome to visit,
new jobs”. either as a customer ( thereby fully ingognito!) or by
The project will see the transformation of a appointment to try out the coffee and see how it works.
former parcel depot in the Eurocentral Sustainable. Consistent. Providing a great funnel through
industrial park into a “state-of-the-art recycling which to brew our freshly roasted blends...come on down! MARCH/APRIL 2023 | ISSUE 29
centre”, as Biffa invests over £80 million in
infrastructure to support the scheme. Article by Alice Edgcumbe-Rendle
Director at Edgcumbes Tea & Coffee.

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