Welcome
We are delighted to welcome you to the ‘Autumn’ issue of Café Life – going even bigger than the ‘Summer’ publication, with a monster 92 pages. This reflects not only the growing optimism in the café/coffee house sectors but the ongoing innovation in the market, as operators look to optimise menus and maintain customer loyalty.
And for the first time, our How to Start & Run a Coffee Bar supplement is luxuriously encased within the magazine. But as usual, we had a surfeit of contributors – providing valuable advice to any new operators on the likes of machines, baristas, equipment, furniture and so much more.
It’s difficult not to salivate over our cakes/desserts special, while our always popular opening Lifestyle section showcases all the latest movers and shakers.
We have a preview of the industry event of the year – the lunch! show – while you can enjoy all the usual regulars, including another oh-so-sweet Specials Board. Just one more issue to come in what’s been a manic 2024 so far.
Cheers!
Alex Bell - Editor
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Contents
REGULARS
4-22 - Lifestyle - Lincoln & York / Simpsons Beverages / Franke / Zero Degrees / Roasting Plant Coffee / Brakes / La Lorraine / Burts / Beyond the Bean
84-85 - Specials Board – Pipp & Co, Bristol
86 - New products
PREVIEW
24-26 - lunch! Show – the definitive café, coffee shop & FTG event
HOT FOOD FOCUS
28 - Micro management - Regale
32 - Taking the temperature - Bridor
34 - A whole new world - Funnybones Foodservice
HOW TO START & RUN A COFFEE BAR, VOL 7
36 - Data at your fingertips - Lumina
38 - Creating a buzz - Sable
40 - Smart thinking - Fracino
44 - Making a difference - Evoca
46 - Super service at speed - Welbilt-Merrychef
50 - We've got you covered - Conglom
54 - Getting the message - Sabert
56 - Looking good - Contract Furniture
58 - The creativity drive to sales - Grind
60 - Four building blocks to success - Serendipity2
64 - Time for tea - JING
66 - Heart of the operation - Ian Kissick
CAKES & DESSERTS SPECIAL
70 - Feast for the senses - Tiptree
74 - Small is beautiful - Tipiak
76 - Thaw de force - Central Foods
78 - Bite size fits all - Frank Dale
80 - Danish adventure - Schulstad Pastries
82 - Liquid gold - Baileys Sauce
