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Revolver bring cooperative coffee solutions to cafés and stores Revolver has started off 2020 by branching out into the world of cooperative coffee and vending solutions. With their first bean to cup machine installed at the brand new Midcounties Southmoor store, they are hoping to spread the offer across the cooperative economy and further. Offering Fairtrade and cooperative coffee and retail solutions to organisations is an important part of their philosophy and mission. They see many cooperatives being left without an alternative but to work with big industry leaders who don’t share cooperative values, so it is about time they provided a solution which aligns with the principles of the movement, they feel. The bean-to-cup machine provides free Fairtrade Revolver Copacabana coffee to Midcounties members, as well as our Fairtrade drinking chocolate and tea, and Revolver hope that this not only showcases a cooperative business to business model, but also promotes the benefits of membership in societies such as Midcounties. Using freshly ground Fairtrade coffee and fresh milk is an innovative response to alternative coffee vending machines, which often only provide powdered milk and instant coffee. Combine that award winning engineering with a beautiful design and touch screen display, and the end result really is something special - a great taste backed up by an ethical, cooperative and environmentally conscious production (call 01902 345 345 or visit https://revolverworld. com/).
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Herald increases bagasse range to meet demand Herald has expanded its range of bagasse items, which sit alongside the quality disposables manufacturer and supplier’s selection of biodegradable, paper, single and double wall, 8oz, 12oz and 16oz hot paper cups, in a bid to add further value and range to its offering, while meeting the demand for greener products. The bagasse range now includes square, round and rectangle plates, in varying sizes, bowls and hot boxes, chip trays, burger boxes, noodle boxes and other lunch boxes – all of which are expected to appeal to the food to go market.
Herald has stayed ahead of the trend for environmentally friendly and alternative products in recent years, introducing natural birchwood cutlery, stirrers and skewers, alongside a corn starch cutlery range – which looks and feels like plastic but is natural and completely biodegradable. Targeting the takeaway and convenience markets, as well as the general catering industry, the company supplies direct and via wholesale channels to meet all of its customers’ needs (call 0208 507 7900, or visit www.heraldplastic. com).
Julius Meinl’s first global CSR initiative for Pay With a Poem campaign As part of its ongoing mission to make the world a better place through poetic inspiration, Viennese coffee roaster, Julius Meinl, launched its first global CSR initiative for its world-renowned annual poetry campaign Pay with a Poem. This year, they collaborated with global education charity Worldreader and over 1,000 HoReCa customers registered to participate in the World Poetry Day event, where every poem counts towards a donation target in support of global literacy. The brand, with almost 160 years of coffee expertise, rolled out the campaign in over 40 countries worldwide across key Julius Meinl regions from Vienna to Miami, Dubai to Moscow, Venice and London. Taking place on World Poetry Day (21 March 2020), this year’s campaign saw consumers getting inspired with a cup of Julius Meinl, showing their support by writing a poem in exchange for a free coffee or tea of their choice (every poem counted towards the
100,000 poems donation goal, which could fund projects in selected countries where Julius Meinl sources coffee such as Ethiopia, Kenya and India). In addition to the global Worldreader partnership, in the UK, Julius Meinl collaborated with poet and spoken word artist Telixia Inico (call 0207 067 0261, or email juliusmeinl@devriesglobal.com).