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World Coffee News: Coffee machines are in. Kettles are on their way out

Who would’ve thought that in the tea-drinking nation of Ireland we’d be discussing the fact that off-trade volume sales of tea have been in decline for most of the last decade? Yet, here we are. Tea is going down, and coffee is going up. Kettle sales have fallen from just over 12 million units per [...]

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Introducing Coffitas Lease Plan

You and your employees deserve the best! Fabulous coffee is not only available on the High Street. With a Swiss made Jura bean to cup coffee machine, you, your employees, and your customers can all enjoy a perfect espresso, cappuccino and latte in the comfort of your own office, at the touch of a button. [...]

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How to make a Latte Macchiato…

Espresso with warm milk and milk foam. Latte macchiato or ‘spotted milk’ has three layers: A bottom layer of hot milk, a top layer of frothed milk, and a layer of espresso. Ingredients 45 ml espresso Milk and milk foam 1.5 cl flavoured coffee syrup or 4 cl Baileys (alcoholic) Preparation >The ratio of ingredients [...]

The Fracino Story…

Frank and Adrian Maxwell talk about how the UKs only manufacturer of traditional espresso machines, Fracino, began 50 years ago.

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What is a Barista ?

A barista is an espresso machine “coffee artist” who has extensive knowledge about coffee and prepares, decorates and serves drinks to the customer. Barista (m/f) is the Italian word for barkeeper. The Italian plural form is baristi (m) or bariste (f). The term was initially adopted in English, where its meaning changed slightly. While a [...]

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Fracino crowed UK’s Number 1 Manufacturer and UK’s Outstanding Exporter

Birmingham coffee machine manufacturer Fracino, which is marking its 50th anniversary this year, has clinched the UK’s Winner of Winners Award and Outstanding Export Award from the UK manufacturers association EEF. The accolades acknowledges the trailblazing success of the UK’s only espresso and cappuccino machine manufacturer which sells coffee machines to the Italians and engraves [...]

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Coffee – the perfect pick-me-up

The main active ingredient in coffee is caffeine. Caffeine is found not only in the seeds of the coffee bush, but also in more than 60 other plants such as the tea bush, the mate tree and the kola nut. Coffee is valued for its stimulative effect on the body’s cardiovascular system and for its [...]

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The secret of a perfect crema

The coffee machine is naturally also an important factor in making a coffee or espresso crowned with a perfect crema. However, apart from the coffee machine, other factors are decisive for making a “Schümlikaffee” as it is called in Switzerland: The crema, the thick, golden-brown foam which is formed on the prepared espresso, is made [...]

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Coffee in the 20th century

In the early 20th century, Brazil was the world’s biggest coffee producer. Today almost the entire production of coffee comes from Central America, Brazil and the tropical parts of South America. World coffee production amounts to around 100 million bags a year with Brazil in first place representing about ¼ of total production. 8 ½ [...]

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The criteria for making the perfect milk foam…

The main criterion for making a fine and creamy foam is the temperature of the milk, which should be between 4 and 8°C. The type of milk used and its fat content are not of great importance. The protein contained in the milk is responsible for the consistency of the milk foam, and not the [...]