Ian Boughton

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What's hot in coffee?

31 January 2024 by

Hot beverage rules for 2024 are anything but lukewarm, with artisan hot chocolates and high-quality robusta coffee leading the trends. Ian Bougton reports

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The perfect line up of teas will entice any customer into a pot

22 December 2023 by

A fruity, a herbal, an oolong and a mint – the perfect line up of teas will entice any customer to linger over a pot or two

Rise and grind with the new wave of expert coffee machines Products

Rise and grind with the new wave of expert coffee machines

14 June 2023 by

Great coffee doesn’t just come from great beans – it also requires staff to be properly[...]

What a waste: how to compost in the kitchen Products

What a waste: how to compost in the kitchen

01 June 2023 by

No more messy, smelly food waste – it’s time to start composting in the kitchen. Ian[...]

Chill out with new refrigeration technology Products

Chill out with new refrigeration technology

26 April 2023 by

With the latest advances in cool technology, operators can relax and let their refrigeration worry about[...]

Lighten the load with batch-brew coffee and decaff tea Products

Lighten the load with batch-brew coffee and decaff tea

03 February 2023 by

It’s time to scale things back for 2023, with labour-light batch-brew coffee and high-quality tea without[...]

Demand for decaffeinated tea is on the rise Products

Demand for decaffeinated tea is on the rise

23 December 2022

Decaffeinated tea is growing in popularity, but as with regular tea, there are better quality versions that will keep your customers coming back

Go with the flow: why your coffee machine needs the right water Products

Go with the flow: why your coffee machine needs the right water

25 November 2022

Coffee machines demand the right type of water: acidity causes corrosion and if it’s too hard it creates limescale. Ian Boughton discovers how to get your water just right

Demonstrate to customers your establishment is squeaky clean Products

Demonstrate to customers your establishment is squeaky clean

16 November 2022 by

With Covid still lingering and flu season around the corner, it makes sense to demonstrate to[...]

Clever uniform design to help staff feel cool and comfortable Products

Clever uniform design to help staff feel cool and comfortable

18 October 2022 by

In a hot and busy restaurant environment a few clever design tweaks will ensure your staff[...]

Swap your china tableware for melamine Products

Swap your china tableware for melamine

08 September 2022 by

Melamine is an increasingly popular alternative to china, with the advantage that it can be any[...]

It's nearly time for mochas and hot chocolates Products

It's nearly time for mochas and hot chocolates

02 September 2022 by

It’s time to start thinking about putting steaming mugs of hot chocolate and mochas on your[...]

Top-tier coffee machines even master the flat white Products

Top-tier coffee machines even master the flat white

28 June 2022

The new super-automatic coffee machines promise everything a coffee drinker desires – even a superior flat white

Clean up your laundry by streamlining resources Products

Clean up your laundry by streamlining resources

11 May 2022

Laundry famously takes up a lot of energy and resources, but whether you use in-house solutions or outsource your needs, here's how to streamline the load

Jacobs Media is honoured to be the recipient of the 2020 Queen's Award for Enterprise.

The highest official awards for UK businesses since being established by royal warrant in 1965. Read more.

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