Coffee news weekly round up: Unravelling Coffee Bags, Allergic Baristas and On-Demand Roasting
In case you missed it. No time to browse the web for all the latest news from the world of coffee? No problem. Here’s your weekly round up of coffee news.
Unravelling the Coffee Bag by Rosana Escobar
A very interesting look at using waste fibres from the production of coffee jute bags – check it out.
First seen on dezeen.
Click and collect your coffee from a locker, courtesy of Blue Bottle Coffee
Blue Bottle Coffee has launched a pop-up store in Tokyo which is kind of weird: You order your coffee via a screen and then a barista on the other side of a bank of lockers makes your coffee and puts it into the locker. Your locker then glows and you go to collect your coffee.
Why?
It’s supposed to be contactless but you still have to touch a screen and touch a locker. Maybe they employ baristas with a customer allergy.
A Modern Guide to City Living: A New Book by Grind Coffee
Teddy Robinson, Creative Director at Grind, and the Author of the book says:
“In 2012, I got a job washing dishes at Shoreditch Grind, because I needed the money and because I really fancied one of the baristas who worked there. Nine years later, I spent lockdown on my own in my tiny flat, writing a coffee table book. These guides are from a time, and a place. They’re from far too many overheard conversations from the queue, and absolutely, under no circumstances, to be taken as good advice.”
Sounds reasonable to us.
ansā Get a Massive Cash Boost to Roast Coffee in the Office
ansā is an Israeli startup who aims to provide on-demand and zero-pollution coffee roasters for offices. They’ve just received $6M of investment. Watch this space.
Meet the Superkop Espresso Wall-Mounted Manual Espresso Machine
Not got enough space on your worktop for a coffee machine? That’s not an excuse any more, people. Superkop Espresso have got a wall-mounted machine.
(But ugh, the American voiceover says “expresso” right at the beginning)
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