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November 19, 2025

Is ube a lasting flavour trend in coffee shops?

Ube, a purple yam native to the Philippines, is known for its eye-catching colour and sweet, nutty, vanilla-like flavour. Its versatility and aesthetic appeal are driving global demand, with interest in ube-flavoured foods and beverages, including coffee, soaring. Given its popularity, ube has the potential to follow a trajectory similar to that of matcha, offering a lucrative opportunity for coffee shops. But café operators need to be mindful about using… read more

Ube, a purple yam native to the Philippines, is known for its eye-catching colour and sweet, nutty, vanilla-like flavour. Its versatility and aesthetic appeal are driving global demand, with interest in ube-flavoured foods and beverages, including coffee, soaring. Given its… read more

November 15, 2021

How much caffeine is in cold brew coffee?

Coffee is an essential pick-me-up for millions of people around the world. As we know, its high caffeine content is a key part of why...

November 11, 2021

What is sparkling coffee?

The coffee industry continues to innovate with a range of new product categories, beverage categories like cold brew, nitro cold brew, and the espresso tonic...

October 19, 2021

What are single-serve coffee bags?

Across industries around the world, consumers are continuously increasing its demand for convenience and speed. The coffee sector is no different – people want high-quality...

September 23, 2021

Cappuccino variations around the world

The cappuccino is an iconic coffee beverage that combines espresso, steamed milk, and microfoam. It’s been around for centuries, and has evolved in a number...

September 2, 2021

Exploring alternative coffee beverages

While specialty coffee consumption continues to rise around the world, demand for functional alternative beverages is also increasing.  This is in no small part because...

August 19, 2021

What is espresso tonic?

As delicious as espresso can be, its intense and concentrated flavour is not for everyone. Likewise, tonic water, with its powerful astringency, can be just...

May 31, 2021

What is RTD hard coffee?

For a few years now, ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee has been one of the fastest-growing market segments in the coffee sector.  Its growth has been fuelled...

February 1, 2021

Exploring Vietnamese coffee

Vietnam is the second largest coffee producer in the world by volume, after Brazil. It is renowned for producing large volumes of robusta. However, in...

January 11, 2021

What Is The Café Cubano?

All across Latin America, coffee producing countries have traditional ways of preparing coffee that have been passed down from generation to generation. The café cubano,...

January 7, 2021

What Is Café De Olla?

The café de olla is a historic Mexican coffee beverage made by combining spices and coffee in a clay pot. The exact recipe used for...

January 4, 2021

What Is The Espresso Romano?

The espresso romano is a simple yet intriguing beverage. In its purest form, it is an espresso served with a slice of lemon, even though...

December 22, 2020

Butter Coffee: What Is It & Why Do People Drink It?

In the late 2000s, lifestyle author and the CEO of Bulletproof, Dave Asprey, returned from Tibet after drinking yak butter tea at high altitudes. In...

December 18, 2020

What Is The Turmeric Latte?

In recent years, coffee shop customers have come to demand more from their beverages. With an emerging consumer focus on health and wellness, more and...

December 8, 2020

What Is The Caffè Marocchino?

Layering coffee drinks takes more time and precision than making a normal espresso-based beverage. Despite this, their unique presentation – as the drinks are often...

October 29, 2020

What Is The Pumpkin Spice Latte?

In many countries in the northern hemisphere, autumn means cold weather, grey skies, and brown leaves. For baristas and coffee shops, it means customers moving...

October 12, 2020

What Is A Café Au Lait?

There are dozens of milk-based coffee drinks available on the average coffee shop menu. For those without a way to brew espresso or a steam...