Coffee shops, it seems no UK high-street is complete without one, and proving consumers passion for espressos, lattes and cappuccinos, new research from Mintel reveals that this year coffee shop sales are set to reach a record new high as the market tops £3 billion. Indeed, the UK coffee shop market is in rude health, […]
A McDonald’s ad in Taiwan that features a young man coming out to his father as gay has gone viral. The ad by Leo Burnett Taiwan, opens with a father and son sitting in silence in McCafé. The tense young man has written a note on his cup: “I like guys.” The father stands up […]
On the heels of New York Fashion Week, illy caffè launches its latest illy Art Collection featuring designs purposed for fabrics in the 1930s by Gillo Dorfles, a well-known Italian artist and art critic, whose work is currently being celebrated through a major retrospective at the MACRO Museum in Rome, Italy until March 13, 2016. […]
Starbucks Coffee Company announced a partnership to open the first Starbucks store in Italy. Percassi, confirmed as Starbucks licensee in Italy, will own and operate Starbucks stores, with the first store opening in Milan in early 2017. February 29th’s announcement is especially significant for Starbucks Coffee Company chairman and CEO Howard Schultz. Thirty-three years ago, Schultz […]
Starbucks launched a new digital music experience with leading streaming music service Spotify, allowing Starbucks Mobile App customers to immediately discover music playing overhead in Starbucks stores, save Starbucks-curated songs to a playlist on Spotify and listen to Starbucks music anywhere they go on Spotify. This first-of-its-kind music experience reaches customers at more than 7,500 […]
McDonald’s USA and The Kraft Heinz Company have launched a new campaign for McCafé packaged coffee showing the ‘world’s best mum’ at her best. With her favorite mug full of McCafé coffee, mum can take on just about anything. And with the perfectly balanced blend, that’s not too strong and never weak, it’s something she […]
Fast food chain Pret a Manger is putting a new spin on its policy of allowing staff to give some customers free coffee. From January 18 staff will, instead of distributing instant karma, put a special sleeve (pictured) on some cups that entitle someone to claim a free coffee or tea. Pret has branded the initiative […]
Starbucks brought its first Starbucks Green Apron Delivery to the Empire State Building in October, a service designed specifically for a dense urban environment and one of the most requested by Starbucks customers. But customers aren’t just in office buildings – they’re at soccer games with their kids, at home with family, or gathering at […]
The sister-and-brother team of Brittney, age 18, and Logan Wohl, age 16, are the newly appointed co-owners of Our Coffee with a Cause, Inc., a business that employs individuals with cognitive and developmental disabilities and funds local charities that support them. These siblings with autism have dedicated their time to helping other special-needs teens and […]
Nescafé is partnering with Facebook to launch an immersive video, pioneering new technology just released for the platform. The Nescafé ‘Good Morning World’ video stars people in kitchens across the world, performing the hit song ‘Don’t Worry’ using spoons, cups, forks and a jar of coffee. Uniquely, viewers can rotate their smartphones through 360˚ to […]