Barista Training Courses

Turn this drink........ .... Into this drink


Denby Dale Coffee has introduced 'On Site' Barista Training. Barista (which simply is Italian for 'Bar Person') skills are as essential to making an excellent coffee, as the coffee itself.

The courses will be conveniently held at the customers location and will be conducted by a fully trained Barista and will cover:

• The world of coffee (types of coffee, farming methods and roasting)


• The importance of fresh coffee


• Grinder settings


• Machine performance & cleaning


• Espresso


• Milk frothing


• Coffee menu

The course is scheduled to last 2.5 hours and is suitable for up to 4 attendees maximum. The investment cost for the 1/2 day is £195 + VAT. (A surcharge of £75 + VAT applies inside the M25 due to the higher cost involved)

Upon completion, you will receive:

• A step by step barista training manual


• Barista Competance Certificate


• Enough free coffee to cover the cost of the course


• A big improvement in the quality of your coffee drinks

Please call Denby Dale Coffee on 0845 644 6814 or email us at enquiries@denbydalecoffee.co.uk for more information

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Sterling Takes A Battering

'Sound as a pound? I think not. Sterling hit a record low against the euro five days in succession last Month. Since January, the pound has now fallen by a fifth against the single currency'

The last 6 Months of 2008 has been a turbulent time for our economy. The reasons I'm sure we are all familiar with, Sterling has nose dived in value against most global currencies, particularly the US Dollar, the Euro and the Swiss Frank. The worst hit is the Euro which has seen the value of the pound from for Eu1.40 12 Months ago to Eu1.0 in more recent times.

This devaluation of Sterling has had a drastic impact on all UK imports which has pushed prices up by more that 30%. All companies that rely on products manufactured have been effected and that includes Denby Dale Coffee. Most coffee and slush machines are manufactured in Switzerland, Italy and Spain and therefore all coffee machine suppliers in the UK have seen prices increase.

Denby Dale Coffee has delayed increasing equipment pricing for as long as possible but now we have been forced into reacting to these new costs. However, the average increase passed on by our company is approx. 10%.

Stephen Roy (Managing Director) watches currency movements on a daily basis and has negotiated with key suppliers for a price reduction as soon as Sterling begins to recover, which will be passed onto customers with immediate effect.

The good news however is that Denby Dale Coffee have increased the level of free product give-aways to ensure more revenue will be created from your new equipment. Please email us at enquiries@denbydalecoffee.co.uk or call us on 0845 644 6814 for more information

Coffee Prices - 10 Year High - We Hold our Prices

Coffee companies are raising prices on jars of instant coffee and packets of ground coffee with unprecedented speed after being surprised by the surging cost of unroasted coffee beans.

Kraft Foods, owner of the Maxwell House coffee brand, this week became the latest company to increase prices, lifting them by 4 per cent, as wholesale prices for both robusta and arabica beans hit their highest levels in more than a decade.

The price of robusta coffee futures contracts traded in London have soared this year, with the May contract rising by some 40 per cent, as global demand for coffee runs ahead of supply.

Both Kraft and Procter & Gamble – owner of the Folgers brand – have twice increased the price at which they sell coffee to retailers in the US in the past month, highlighting the pressure food companies are under to pass on the cost increases. Kraft has also lifted prices in Europe.
Folgers has raised prices by 45 cents in total over the past six months.

In October it increased prices on a 10.5oz-13oz pack of ground coffee by 10 cents; in February it raised them 15 cents; and this week it put them up 20 cents.

Food companies blame high wholesale coffee prices on increased hedge fund activity in the commodity markets.

Kraft said: “The wholesale price of coffee beans has increased significantly since the beginning of 2008, due to a combination of the weak US dollar and a dramatic increase in speculative investments in commodities, including green coffee.”

But analysts say that food companies have been caught on the hop because they did not hedge their coffee purchases adequately, and need to pass on price rises quickly to avoid losses.

Sudakshina Unnikrishnan, a commodities analyst at Barclays Capital, said wholesale prices for both robusta and arabica coffee were also being driven higher by record low stocks in coffee-producing countries and strong global demand.

Nestlé, the Swiss owner of the global Nescafé brand, said its prices varied by market and it declined to comment on specific pricing actions this year.