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10 Easy Ways Cafés Can Boost Repeat Business (Without Extra Stress)

Running a café is demanding. Between managing stock, serving customers, and maintaining quality, there’s little time for trial and error — and even less room for mistakes when margins are tight. The good news? You don’t need to overhaul your menu or raise prices to grow your business. In reality, the cafés that consistently increase […]

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Coffee Machine Servicing and Supplies for the Season Ahead

🌱 Spring Is Brewing: Coffee Machine Servicing & Supplies for Half‑Term and the Season Ahead With Spring on the doorstep, half‑term just around the corner, that means one thing for cafés, restaurants, pubs, holiday parks, and mobile vendors: it’s time to get your coffee setup ready for the new season. Longer days, busier weekends, and […]

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A Wee Cuppa for Burns Night? Aye, Go On Then…

🔥 A Café Rico Cup for Every Course (Yes, Even Haggis) Hear us out… Burns Night traditionally brings together haggis, neeps, and tatties, and we think this hearty trio deserves a beverage that brings its own poetry. No whisky? No problem (Dry January soldiers, we salute you, you are on the home stretch – keep […]

Grind Like a Pro: Top Grinders for Enjoying Café Rico Beans

We’ve been celebrating the Café Rico beans lately—their distinctive profiles, rich aromas, and the care that goes into every roast. Now, we’re excited to introduce the next essential step in your coffee journey: grinding. Say hello to our two newly stocked manual coffee grinders from Timemore—the C3 Pro and the C2. These grinders aren’t just stylish additions to your coffee setup—they’re precision […]

Craft Coffee: The Rise of a New Brewing Culture

☕ Coffee Is Becoming a Craft Like Wine or Beer: Here’s How to Join the Movement Coffee is no longer just a morning pick-me-up—it’s becoming a full-blown craft. Much like wine and beer, craft coffee is now appreciated for its complexity, origin, and preparation methods. From rare micro-lots to precise water chemistry, coffee connoisseurs are […]

Cafe Rico - Full selection of 250g beans for home use. The Fairtrade, The Forteleza, The Italia, The Mundo, The Crema, The Blend 31, The Decaf

☕ Brew Joy at Home: Café Rico’s 250g Coffee Bean Bags

There’s something magical about that first sip of coffee in the morning—the aroma, the warmth, the flavour. At Café Rico, we believe that magic shouldn’t be limited to cafés. That’s why we’re thrilled to introduce our new 250g bags of premium coffee beans, crafted especially for home brewers who crave café-quality coffee in their own kitchens. Whether […]

Cafe Rico - Full selection of 250g or 500g beans. The Fairtrade, The Forteleza, The Italia, The Mundo, The Crema, The Blend 31, The Decaf

Discover Cafe Rico’s 7 New & Exciting Premium Coffee Selection

Hey coffee lovers! Café Rico has some exciting news to share. We’ve just launched our new design premium coffee selection, and we can’t wait for you to try it in our new 250g & 500g bags for freshness. Whether you’re a café owner, a restaurant manager, a retail store operator, or simply someone who loves […]

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The Perfect Italian Roast Coffee

Italian Coffee – A Way of Life, Art and Social Ritual…Italians Take Good Coffee Seriously! Italian coffee is enjoyed the world over for its rich, bold, and smoky flavours. Coffee beans are typically a Dark roast (sometimes called Italian Roast) or Medium to bring out their amazing flavour profiles. Full bodied and intense, often with […]

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The Unusual Origin of Coffee…Are you kidding?

What do goats have to do with coffee?!….We need to go way back! There are, of course, many legends also surrounding the origin of coffee, the most popular is that of a 10th century Goat herder named Kaldi who is credited for the discovery. The legend is based in Kaffa, South West Ethiopia, where Kaldi […]