Roast & Ground Blog

• Great Coffee Gets You Talking (And Relaxed, and Working)

  The Facilities Show 2018 – taking place between the 19^th and 21^st June 2018, this unmissable date on the facilities manager’s calendar looks set to attract a record 11,000 visitors and 300 suppliers. The UK’s leading professional body for Facilities Management, BIFM, will showcase the great work the organisation does for the industry – acting as champion, supporter and development partner for facilities managers who want to grow their careers, gain professional recognition and stay up-to-date with developments affecting the industry.

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• Swiss Water Decaf – Amazing coffee. Explained.

  The Swiss Water Process – far from this being some continental beauty treatment or massage technique, is actually a solvent-free way of decaffeinating unroasted coffee beans – the only solvent free method, that is. Let’s dive into how it works and why it creates incredible tasting decaf.

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• Commercial Coffee Machines – Lease, Lease Purchase, or Buy?

  Commercial Coffee Machines in the Busy Workplace

  Morale-boosting, spirit-lifting, energy-creating – the benefits of coffee to the workplace are well-established. Providing a commercial coffee machine keeps even larger workplaces well-fuelled throughout the day. But whenever you buy any commercial asset, you must ask how you should fund your purchase – lease, lease purchase or buy? Here we review your options.

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• Good coffee? Great meeting - Coffee machines for meeting rooms

  It’s official. Monday morning, 9AM sharp. That’s the new time and day of the critically important meeting during which results are discussed, goals are set, and progress is presented. You NEED great coffee to hand.

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• Laying the Groundwork for a Greener Tomorrow – Recycling with bio-bean

  Make a Greener Tomorrow & Cut Down Office Coffee Disposal Costs

  Chances are, when you think about environmental issues, coffee grounds aren’t at the top of your list. And yet as a nation of coffee lovers it’s more than relevant to ask – what actually happens to our coffee grounds, once we’ve had our fill - all 500,000 tonnes of them, every year?

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• Bean to Cup Coffee Machines: The Office Coffee Solution

  Coffee. It’s an art form. A diverse one at that.

  In years past, your average office vending machine was pretty uninspiring – serving up instant coffee and tea, maybe a hot chocolate if your employers were generous enough.

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• Great Coffee, Good Mood

  Here at Roast & Ground, we feel like everyone knows that a great cup of coffee can boost your mood – but do you know why?

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• Rainforest Alliance & Fairtrade – The No-Nonsense Guide

  Businesses today are more socially conscious than ever before. Companies of every size pay more mind to the way they go about their business and the impact their choices have on the planet. But running a business as ethically as possible isn’t easy. Misinformation, myths and misconceptions abound in environmental conversation. It can be all too easy to be overwhelmed into making the wrong choice.

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• The Benefits of Drinking Coffee

  We don’t need to say it, but we will anyway: we love coffee. There’s no finer way to start your day. But did you know that it’s more than just for the caffeine kick? Coffee doesn’t just put a spring in our step. It has some real health benefits too!

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