Roast & Ground Blog

• 5 key reasons to choose granular milk for your office coffee machine

  If you think fresh milk is the only option for your office drinks machine then think again! Granular milk has really improved in taste these days and there are some very important reasons, why it is the best solution for offices.

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• How to choose coffee beans for the office

  You’ve chosen a stylish new drinks machine for your office, but what about the beans? The right beans, handled correctly, will help you get the best out of your machine - delighting staff and customers with great tasting coffee all day, every day.

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• What you need to know about our new Rex Royal bean to cup machines...

  We are excited to announce the recent launch of the new model Rex Royal office coffee machines, our best selling coffee machine has been updated as of 1st April 2016. The revamped drinks machines are now even more appealing to office coffee drinkers and are available to purchase.

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• Introducing our new office mascot…Cino!

  Background

  Cino, our office mascot, arrived at Roast & Ground HQ in a box of Fairtrade Columbian Superior Beans on the 1^st April 2016.  At first we thought it was a bit of an April Fools, however he soon found himself settled amongst the rest of the team and we’re pleased to announce he’s a Full-Time employee.  Cino will be making regular appearances, whether helping out with consumables deliveries or entertaining on social media, so keep your bananas peeled for him here: https://twitter.com/RoastGround.

  We hope you grow to love him as much as we do!

  Roast & Ground

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• Disposable cups cause a stir across the UK

  Disposable cups have received a lot of bad press recently after, MP Rory Stewart, told fellow MPs they posed a “huge” problem, as the majority are sent for incineration or to landfill sites.  Mr Stewart suggested last year’s tax on plastic bags was such a success that cups should be the next item to be taxed, in order to make consumers think twice about their wastage.  However the MP’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), were quick to comment saying there were "no plans" for a tax.

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• 10 things to consider when choosing the right drinks machines

  When you're on the lookout for just the right drinks machine for your workspace, consider these ten points.

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• 10 qualities to look for in an office drinks supplier

  When you’re looking for an office drinks supplier, you’ll be weighing up lots of factors. As experienced suppliers ourselves, these are the top 10 qualities we would look for:

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• Keep your staff by keeping them happy with an office coffee machine

  British businesses spend £4bn a year replacing staff, with the average cost per employee an eye-watering £30,614 – according to a report in 2014 by Oxford Economics and Unum.

  While a great office coffee machine can’t be the only answer to a happily settled workforce – have you considered what it might say about your company?

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• Six ways your office coffee machine keeps the ideas flowing

  Caffeine’s the buzz that kicks off your day, keeps you focused on the job and keeps up your productivity when energy levels flag. Beethoven, Mahler and Sartre all famously ran on coffee, while JK Rowling wrote her first Harry Potter novel sitting in her favourite coffee shop. Give your staff extra creative flair, with regular access to great coffee.

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