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Win a biscuit and tea pack…with a difference!

Posted by Emily, February 24th, 2012, Comments (12)

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

The Choc Force has landed!

Posted by Emily, January 16th, 2012, Comments (0)

Brrrrr, it’s cold outside! And apparently it’s one of the most depressing days of the year – not a great combo – but we have sent our Choc Force to the rescue, handing out cups of delicious, warming São Tomé hot chocolate to London’s chilly commuters. The lovely duo will … Read more

Coffee matching champion announced

Posted by Emily, December 6th, 2011, Comments (0)

Cardamom chocolate mousse on an amaretti biscuit base

What a whirlwind of tasting and baking we’ve had here at Cafedirect recently! Ever since the coffee and dessert matching competition closed we’ve been busy whittling down a shortlist of recipes that match perfectly to a specified single origin coffee from our range and working with the judges (Andre Dupin … Read more

Top baking tips

Posted by Cafédirect, November 10th, 2011, Comments (0)

Last month we hosted an evening of coffee and recipe matching in the fantastic L’atelier des Chefs kitchens in London and April Harris, aka 21st Century Housewife, and April Carter (Rhubarb & Rose) were the winners with their delicious Spiced Vanilla Honey Cake (which was deemed the … Read more

Win £500 of cookery vouchers

Posted by Cafédirect, November 4th, 2011, Comments (0)

Just as certain wines match well with certain foods, so the same is true for coffee. With this in mind we are looking for the best coffee and dessert matches and are asking for your help! If you have a favourite recipe that never fails to please dinner guests, then … Read more

An evening of food and coffee matching

Posted by Emily, October 14th, 2011, Comments (1)

Last night we held a food and coffee matching event with a difference. We invited some members of London’s thriving and knowledgeable food blogging community along, as well as the winner from our recent Facebook competition, and set them the challenging task of creating (and making) a dessert to match … Read more

WIN a Coffee Matching Masterclass at London’s L’atelier des Chefs!

Posted by Cafédirect, October 11th, 2011, Comments (0)

This Thursday evening (13th October), Cafédirect will be taking over the kitchens of famous London cookery school L’atelier de Chefs for a coffee matching masterclass with a twist! And we’re offering you and a friend the chance to win two places at this exclusive event. It’s well-known that wine has different characteristics according to origin … Read more

The winning formula!

Posted by Cafédirect, August 2nd, 2011, Comments (0)

I’m really excited to announce the winner of our competition, “Without a good coffee …“, which we’ve been running for the last six weeks on facebook. We had over 1,500 entries, ranging from the funny to the heartfelt, and following a public vote, these were narrowed down to five finalists and our … Read more

And the winner is…

Posted by Cafédirect, August 1st, 2011, Comments (2)

For all of you who were eagerly waiting to hear about our competition to experience seven glorious mornings in Acapulco, Mexico, the wait is almost over. To celebrate the release of the film Morning Glory, Cafedirect were giving you the chance to wake up and smell the coffee in Mexico, home to our … Read more

Win seven glorious mornings in Mexico!

Posted by Siobhan, January 21st, 2011, Comments (4)

Morning Glory is a romantic comedy set in the unpredictable, coffee-fuelled world of breakfast television. You may have seen some of the photos of the premiere in London recently. It’s in UK cinemas today (watch the trailer here & read a review here) and to celebrate, we’ve teamed up … Read more

Friday Fun – Compilation CD requests!

Posted by Yasmin, July 16th, 2010, Comments (11)

Post your ideas for a song to add to a Cafédirect Mixtape here. The most creative entry will win a copy of Cultural Harmonies, a pack of Medium Roast fresh ground coffee and some Everyday Tea.

Celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight with Emma Watson!

Posted by Siobhan, February 16th, 2010, Comments (1)

Today, we're delighted to have a guest blog post from People Tree CEO, Safia Minney, talking about their new Emma Watson collection & an exclusive giveaway for Friends of Cafédirect.....

Teatowel X Factor – the results….

Posted by Cafédirect, December 16th, 2009, Comments (1)

At last the results of our ‘Design a Tea Towel’ competition are in! We were absolutely delighted to receive so many wonderful entries, including some from budding designers as young as seven years old! The standard of artwork was exceptional and we were quite simply spoilt for choice. But unfortunately … Read more

Win a Gourmet Getaway at Gidleigh Park Hotel!

Posted by Alex, December 9th, 2009, Comments (1)

We are really excited to have teamed up with Michelin Star Chef Michael Caines MBE to offer you the chance to win a luxurious weekend break for two at the prestigious Gidleigh Park Hotel. Gidleigh Park was awarded Gold in the Hotel of the Year category in the Enjoy … Read more

Friday Fun – World Record Pants

Posted by Yasmin, November 6th, 2009, Comments (18)

Pants to Poverty recently regained the World Record for most amount of people in their pants at Bestival 2009. In total, 295 people stripped off down to their Fairtrade pants. To celebrate their new Autumn and Winter range, they’ve given us some of their new mens and womens pants as … Read more

We are the growers… and you are too!

Posted by Alex, October 20th, 2009, Comments (0)

If you live in Exeter, you might have seen a recent competition in the Express and Echo. To celebrate our new packs, we teamed up with the paper to run a photographic competition. Each of our award winning teas, coffees and hot chocolate features one of the actual tools used … Read more

Win a holiday of a lifetime of a chimp and gorilla safari in Uganda!

Posted by Siobhan, October 7th, 2009, Comments (11)

Today we have a special guest blog from Caroline, our Tea Brand Manager….. “I had the privilege of visiting the tea growers at the Mpanga Tea Growers’ Factory in Uganda, one of Africa’s most beautiful nations, to take photos for our new packaging. It is here that we source the … Read more

Win a Rocket Garden – You can be a grower too…

Posted by Alex, September 8th, 2009, Comments (0)

Our new look packs feature tools used by growers to cultivate and handpick the crops for our products. To celebrate our new look we have teamed up with Rocket Gardens to offer you the chance to grow your own too! A rocket garden is a box full of baby organic … Read more

Friday Fun – name the pack

Posted by Siobhan, August 28th, 2009, Comments (3)

If you’ve been following us on this blog, Twitter or Facebook, you’re probably familiar with Friday Fun. You have until 5pm today to name the two products that feature the tools pictured below. For an extra challenge, identify what the two products have in common. The fifth correct answer … Read more

Friday Fun – name the pack!

Posted by Siobhan, August 21st, 2009, Comments (2)

This week you need to do a little more work to be in with a chance of winning. Here’s a photo of a tool from one of our coffee packs – we tried to recreate the shot from the pack to help you! Name the tool and the coffee to … Read more

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