Every step you take…

Posted by Cafédirect, February 27th, 2012, Comments (0)
Cafédirect is committed, not only to paying a fair price to smallholder growers, but to taking ‘Fairtrade’ principles even further by reinvesting at least a third of our profits back into the producers’ communities and businesses (we’ve re-invested around 50% to date). We believe that this results in sustainable livelihoods … Read more

Free energy-saving kit from Ecotricity

Posted by Emily, February 24th, 2012, Comments (0)
Ecotricity flag
Did you know that a large part of the carbon footprint of a cup of our tea, coffee or cocoa  is generated through the actual making of hot drinks? Whether that’s a kettle at home or a machine in a coffee shop, the energy used to prepare a cup … Read more

Win a biscuit and tea pack…with a difference!

Posted by Emily, February 24th, 2012, Comments (12)
custard cream
Of course we love coffee, but we are also exceptionally passionate about top quality tea. Tea blending, like growing, is an art and we are very proud of our award-winning Hand-picked Tea, which is a bright refreshing blend made from a careful balance of fine Fairtrade teas from Kenya, … Read more

L’atelier des Chefs adopts coffee matching principles in its cookery courses!

Posted by Emily, February 22nd, 2012, Comments (0)
Machu Picchu coffee and biscuits
We’re really excited to announce that, following on from our coffee matching event, celebrated London cookery school, L’atelier des Chefs has been experimenting with the winning recipe during their innovative lunchtime cookery classes. Head Chef at L’atelier and judge of our recent coffee and dessert matching competition, was so impressed … Read more

Last-minute Valentines treats

Posted by Emily, February 13th, 2012, Comments (0)
chocolate hearts
If you need a quick but ever-so-thoughtful gift for your Valentine then how about these tasty Chocolate Gingerbread Hearts? They are easy to rustle up and are a great match to our Kilimanjaro Coffee as the perfect after dinner surprise (or indulgent breakfast in bed!) Read the recipe… Read more

The Kilimanjaro Journey: “Cupping” the coffee samples

Posted by Thierry, February 10th, 2012, Comments (0)
In our quest to give you the best possible Kilimanjaro coffee, Cafédirect does not make any compromises on the quality of the beans we buy. In addition to the hard work in processing and selecting the beans from our producer partner, KNCU (Kilimanjaro Native Cooperative Union) based in Tanzania, we … Read more
 
 
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