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Two people relaxing on a vintage white car branded with ARRAN’S BAGELS, parked outside the bagel shop’s green shopfront
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Break Up With Your Meal Deal at ARRAN’S Bagels

Grace works at ARRAN’S Bagels, a New York-inspired bagel and coffee shop in Nottingham. They pride themselves on being the anti-sandwich establishment. The board outside their shop encourages local students and office workers to break up with their boring ...

A flat white with latte art and a cinnamon bun on a wooden table at Porter, a specialty coffee shop and bakery in Sheffield
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Bakeries

Building a premium brand in Sheffield with the help of branded packaging

On Sharrow Vale Road, just up the hill from the babbling Porter Brook, opposite a school, and the local post office, lies Porter Bakery. Where the after-school cookies absolutely pop off. We caught up with the founder Ben Mitchell to talk about how he’s b...

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Midgar Coffee: Weathering the VAT Storm

St John’s Street is the kind of street where each shop looks out for each other. Everyone knows each other by name and Stuart makes sure nobody goes without a coffee. Stuart runs Midgar Coffee in Bury St Edmunds, renowned for its quirky and independent sp...

Customer Stories

La Finestra: The Window Was The Brief

There's a small window at the back of a barbershop in Southfields. Out of it, Stefano serves focaccia sandwiches inspired by his home in Southern Italy. The name ‘La Finestra’ pretty much wrote itself. And as Stefano tells it, so did the rest of the brand....

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Bara: A Slice of Wales in the Heart of London

When Zoë picked up the phone to chat, she was mid-way through rolling bread. Which seemed very on brand. She and her business partner Cissy co-founded ‘Bara’, a Welsh café based in Peckham, just four months ago. We gave her a call to hear how they built a ...

Customer Stories

Tano Gelato: From Naples to Hackney, via Buenos Aires

When Tomas picked up the phone he was prepping for a heat wave. Which if you make gelato for a living, is basically the Champions League Final. He's the founder of Tano Gelato, an artisan gelato operation that started two years ago out of a dark kitchen i...

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Nothing Fancy: The Simple Things, Done Really Well

Tucked into Chapelfield Gardens in Norwich, Nothing Fancy does exactly what its name promises. No gimmicks, no trend-chasing, just great coffee and quality ingredients that people keep coming back for. We caught up with Rhys, the founder behind the brand, ...

Customer Stories

Making Magic with Ole & Steen: From Valentine's Love to Year-Round Delights

Here's a fun fact: when Ole Kristoffersen and Jane Borup opened their first bakery in Copenhagen back in 1991, they called it "Lagkagehuset" (that's "layer-cake house" in Danish). Why? Their beautiful square building from the 1930s actually looked like a g...

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The Secret Sauce of Hospitality: 7 Ways to Elevate Your Service Game in 2025

Ready to turn your hospitality business into the hottest spot in town? It's time to spice things up with a hefty dose of service excellence. This flavour boost won't break the bank, but it'll have your customers coming back for seconds and spreading the wo...

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