Journal

How to make the (UK's best) Irish Coffee with 2020 Coffee In Good Spirits Champion: Will Pitts Will Pitts is sat in lockdown itching to get back to...

Ed Barry, Founder of Over Under Coffee, on what innovation means in 2020, how investment and growth are interdependent and whether his plans have changed due to COVID-19.

Whether you’re a barista, cafe owner, roaster or trader, your UK coffee industry is not what it used to be. It’s more competitive and there is nothing you can do about it. In competition, only the wise survive and this is why your coffee business needs you to understand what killed Kodak.  

What: LATE - Latte Art Teams Event: 10 teams of two represent their cafe or business in a latte art competition format where disciplines and score...

Although speciality coffee needs to hold the value to coffee producers at its core, it has become so much more than a finite definition of quality ...

On 1 November 2019, join us at a cupping + presentation + panel discussion at the Assembly roastery.

Is there a perfect coffee cup? Is there a shape of vessel that enhances the unique characteristics of a brew? James Wise collaborated with renowned London ceramicist Skye Corewijn to find out.

What You Need To Know About Solubility and Making Coffee This article discusses how solubility data is interpreted and its meaning when applied to ...

In a candid interview, Maxwell Colonna Dashwood discusses all things coffee and coffee related here at the Assembly Roastery.

Businesses serving coffee compete with one another for a share of the market and when one business acquires or develops unique attributes, which are valuable to consumers, it results in a position of competitive superiority and greater market share. 

This article details the individual components which contribute to a customer's perception of value, and considers the applications within the independent industry of coffee.

The first thing is location. Location is the most important part of any coffee focused business.

James began his specialty coffee journey as an avid home brewer and curious customer. An insatiable desire to learn inevitably led him to his first...

The essential objective of the Assembly Espresso is to, at all times, maintain a blend which best serves the needs of the independent coffee industry.

If we’re going to attract more consumers away from the chains then we need better understanding of what it is that attracted them there in the first place.