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Exper-teas

Posted by Liz, March 23rd, 2012, Comments (0)

Allow us to introduce Liz Baker, expert Brand Manager and latest member of the Cafédirect Marketing team! “I’ve been here for less than a month but already I’ve been busy as learning about how Cafédirect does things differently, and just how integral the growers really are to the business. I’ve … Read more

A Sense of Place

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

You know that wonderful feeling you get when you savour a drink that is just brimming with character – the one where it transports you to another place through the intensity of flavour alone? Whether it’s a glass of fine wine, a Nicaraguan coffee or a cup of Kenyan tea, … Read more

Award-winning decaff

Posted by Emily, January 3rd, 2012, Comments (0)

What do Alex and Fatima, left, have in common with your New Year health kick? They are some of the fine Latin American producers whose carefully selected beans go into making our award-winning decaff roast & ground coffee. Alex and Fatima work in the quality control department of Prodecoop … Read more

Award winning taste!

Posted by Jacquie, July 28th, 2011, Comments (0)

We’re bouncing around with delight in the Cafédirect offices this week having just heard that we’ve won FIVE Great Taste Awards! The awards, given by the Guild of Fine Food, are like the Oscars for food and are awarded after a rigorous judging process. It’s a wonderful endorsement of … Read more

Question time with Ugandan tea growers

Posted by Siobhan, November 1st, 2010, Comments (3)

As you know, we recently had visitors from the Uganda Tea Development Agency (UTDA) and two of our Ugandan tea partners; Igara and Kayonza. Although they had a packed schedule, they made time for a great discussion about your questions related to all things tea! Thanks for sending in your … Read more

Andrew Ethuru's message to Fairtrade Supporters Conference

Posted by Alex, October 12th, 2010, Comments (6)

Last week was a busy one at Cafédirect HQ. We had Board meetings which meant our Producer Directors Andrew and Alvaro were in town. This also coincided with the Fairtrade Foundation’s Supporter Conference where Andrew spoke about his experiences of Fairtrade. He was in excellent company following Harriet Lamb the … Read more

We're top of the ethical tables!

Posted by Siobhan, September 13th, 2010, Comments (2)

We’re really excited to announce that we’ve been ranked the No. 1 ethical tea and coffee brand in the Good Shopping Guide from the Ethical Company Organisation. Compiled from researching public records, campaign and government information, The Good Shopping Guide reports on and ranks the ethical scores of companies … Read more

Five Gold Stars for Cafédirect!

Posted by Siobhan, July 26th, 2010, Comments (4)

We are delighted to have won FIVE prestigious Gold Great Taste Awards this year for two of our coffees and three of our teas. If you haven’t yet heard of them, the Great Taste Awards are widely regarded as the Oscars of fine food & drink. Each product entered undergoes … Read more

Friend of the month – Tim winner of the Gorilla adventure!

Posted by Siobhan, June 14th, 2010, Comments (0)

This month’s Friend of the month is Tim. Tim is the lucky winner of our recent Tea with the Gorillas competition. This August both Tim and his wife will be whisked away on a holiday of a lifetime – a chimp and gorilla safari in Uganda. He will get to … Read more

Friend of the month – Mary White

Posted by Cafédirect, March 16th, 2010, Comments (2)

Friend of the month, Mary White, is an avid supporter of Fairtrade and visited Mabale Growers’ Tea Factory in Uganda in 2009 with her husband. Tell us a little about your visit to Mabale. What were the highlights? My husband, Derek works for the Fairtrade Foundation, so as part of … Read more

Swap your clothes for tea….

Posted by Siobhan, March 2nd, 2010, Comments (0)

Fairtrade Fortnight may be halfway through but there’s still time to get involved! Drop into an Oxfam shop and donate some unwanted (but good quality!) items, and in return you’ll get some Cafédirect Everyday Tea. Donating quality items can help Oxfam to raise money to fight poverty and as … Read more

Invasion of the Tea Ladies!

Posted by Siobhan, February 25th, 2010, Comments (1)

The Cafédirect Tea Ladies, Karen and Chrissie, took part in this morning’s ‘Invasion of the Tea Ladies’ to get the nation to make the Big Swap to Fairtrade. Starting out at London Bridge and ending up at Trafalgar Square, via the Houses of Parliament, they gave out Cafédirect … Read more

Make the office tea round fair – with a Big Swap to Cafédirect!

Posted by Siobhan, February 24th, 2010, Comments (0)

Are you the person who always makes the tea or coffee at work? Almost six million British workers claim they couldn’t get through the day without a cuppa. But the humble brew has become the cause for some unlikely battles between colleagues. We recently conducted a survey of 3,000 workers … Read more

Friend of the Month – Pete Sherrott

Posted by Alex, February 15th, 2010, Comments (4)

Pete is one of Cafédirect’s best customers! He singlehandedly drinks enough tea in a year to keep our supply chain team on overdrive… So ahead of our Tea ParTea for Fairtrade Fortnight, he is very much flavor of the month! Tea or coffee? Tea. What is your favorite Cafédirect … Read more

Recipe of the month – Last minute Christmas cake

Posted by Siobhan, December 2nd, 2009, Comments (0)

Christmas always seems to come round a little too quickly, but if you haven’t got round to making your Christmas cake yet then don’t worry, help is at hand! Our simple recipe using Cafédirect Gold Tea makes a moist, delicious cake - guaranteed to be a hit with guests! Serves: … Read more

Tea fresh from the field………

Posted by Cafédirect, November 26th, 2009, Comments (1)

Yesterday was overwhelming – true sensory overload…. We started off with a visit to the Michimikuru Tea Factory to see what happens to tea once it leaves the field. Within 3 hours its at the factory and put into huge troughs onto wire mesh to be withered. This process takes … Read more

On the road to Kenya

Posted by Siobhan, November 23rd, 2009, Comments (1)

We’ll have a number of guest blogs this week from Jacquie Bance, our Marketing Communications Manager, who is in Kenya this week…. “Very excited to set off on a trip to Kenya to visit some of our tea producers and to partake in the upcoming AdapCC workshop in Nairobi this … Read more

Friday Fun – share your energy saving tips to win an energy saving prize!

Posted by Whitney, October 23rd, 2009, Comments (20)

Hope you’ve all taken note that this week is Energy Savings Week. With the countdown to Copenhagen well underway, it’s a week worth marking. Our top 3 tips for reducing your the energy use associated with your beloved cuppa are below. 1. Don’t over boil! Only fill the kettle … Read more

Cafédirect's pioneering Kenyan energy saving project

Posted by Cafédirect, October 19th, 2009, Comments (1)

To celebrate energy saving week, I wanted to share some of the pioneering environmental work that Cafédirect have been doing with our Kenyan tea partners to save energy. I had the pleasure of meeting Japheth Sayi, an environmental engineer who works with two of our tea partners in Kenya … Read more

Friend of the Month – Keith MacIntosh

Posted by Yasmin, October 14th, 2009, Comments (0)

Keith, a shareholder and Friend of Cafédirect is our Friend of the Month for October. Earlier in the year, he visited Kelliewatte, our Sri Lankan tea partners.

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