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Is your reusable coffee cup really making a difference?

There is the capacity for all the paper cups we use to be recycled in the UK. The problem is that customers don’t put them in the right bins.

Italy

Wake up & smell the coffee: Italy wants UNESCO protection for espresso

Italian campaigners are giving it their best shot.

World

What can't you live without? Switzerland rethinks coffee stockpile

Since the end of WW2, the Swiss have kept a strategic reserve of coffee in case of national emergency. That might be about to change.

Ireland

Coffee spill in aircraft cockpit forced plane to divert to Ireland

A commercial aircraft carrying 326 passengers was forced to divert to Shannon, Ireland, after a coffee spill caused two audio control panels to fail, it emerged today.

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World News

Trouble brewing? How coffee producers miss out as your coffee goes up

At the end of 2018, a bag of coffee cost the average UK coffee drinker €6.50 however coffee was selling at just $1 (0.89 cents of euro). So how come there is such a disparity between the market value and its retail price?

Green News

Starbucks rents out reusable coffee cups at UK Gatwick Airport

British airport offers customers the choice of a throw-away cup or a reusable one, in a bid to reduce plastic waste.

Green News

What is the best eco-friendly and reusable coffee cup on the market?

Say no to the disposables with our pick of the best eco-friendly and reusable coffee cups.

Switzerland

Coffee 'no longer essential' to human life, according to the Swiss

The Swiss government is looking to halt mandatory decades-old mandatory stockpiling of coffee beans after it was deemed "no longer essential" to human survival.

Living

Embracing change, one cup at a time

Old world coffee culture goes 'third wave'

Italy

Trouble brewing: Italian icon Moka feeling the coffee capsule pressure

Trouble brewing: Italian icon Moka feeling the coffee capsule pressure

Business

Starbucks enters Italy, but will Italians drink their coffee?

The company calls its Milan cafe "the most beautiful Starbucks in the world".

World

Starbucks opens first Italian location in glossy gold style in Milan

Pumpkin spice lattes are moving in on espresso's turf- Starbucks opens its first Italian location today in Milan. 6 billion espressos are consumed in Italy each year, usually quickly, cheaply and while leaning on a cafe counter. Starbucks is looking to become a part of that hallowed coffee culture.

Italy

Starbucks ventures into Italy, opening Europe's biggest cafe

It's about a third the size of a football pitch and is located in Milan, Starbucks says it's in homage to Italy's coffee drinking culture.

World News

Feeling good: positive stories from the week

Studies have shown that increasing positive emotions has a powerful effect on our general wellbeing. This is why we’d like to introduce you to our roundup of some of the brightest stories from this week.

Living

Specialty coffee is taking Paris by storm

What is specialty coffee and how has it become the most trendy drink in the French capital?

Economy

Coffee giants join forces as Nestle gets to distribute Starbucks' products worldwide

The Seattle company goes to Switzerland to firm up its bottom line with a licence deal that allows Nestle to trade with its world number one brand.

World News

EU budget: Our coffee shop explainer

Confused about what the EU budget is all about? Watch our our special coffee shop explainer

Living

Building the best "terroir-led coffee collection" in the world

A conversation with premium coffee connoisseur and entrepreneur Amir Gehl

USA

Starbucks coffee must have cancer warning, rules California judge

The judge says coffee needs the warning because of a chemical produced in the roasting process.

Nigeria

Expresso yourself! Meet Nigeria's coffee artist

Ekene Ngige studied fine arts but now uses coffee to create paintings and portraits