Hi readers! Welcome to another edition of Abe’s Coffee Column. Here at Greener Media HQ, we’re really enjoying the warm sun of early Summer, along with a refreshing, floral V60 filter coffee to help keep our minds on the content, and not the seat in the sun waiting for us at the end of the […]
Don’t ‘Poo-Poo’ Decaf – It Can Still Make #BetterOfficeCoffee
Lots of people ‘poo-poo’ decaf. Others give up coffee entirely rather than drink it without caffeine. This week, I want to put an end to that. It doesn’t have to be a choice between caffeine and quality – Decaf can still make #betterofficecoffee. Decaf is coffee that has had the majority of its caffeine removed, […]
The Coffee Ritual
What is your coffee ritual? Do you start you day with a robust cafetiere, a carefully brewed stovetop or a meticulous Turkish coffee? Maybe you end it with a gentle, floral, measured chemex. Coffee brewing has been a ritual, both formal and informal, for people around the world for centuries. It’s an important part of […]
5 Reasons Why Construction Companies Need Social Media
[Tweet “Of those working at managerial level, 68% visit Twitter and 40% visit LinkedIn every day #construction”] Social media is a powerful tool, assisting many businesses in all sectors with customer interaction and lead generation. But did you know that within the construction industry, of those working at managerial level, 65% visit Facebook, 68% visit Twitter […]
The Anniversary Edition! A Year of #BetterOfficeCoffee
“For the love of coffee…” Hello office coffee lovers, and welcome to the special first anniversary edition of Abe’s Coffee Column! I’d like you all to join me in celebrating a whole year of #betterofficecoffee! This month, it’s been twelve months since I started this fortnightly blog of coffee evangelism, campaigning to improve the […]
What’s So Wrong With Instant Coffee?
When I tell you not to drink instant coffee, I’m not just being a snob. Instant coffee is bad on so many levels, not just in the quality stakes. Yet, it’s all that some offices across the country supply for their employees. Instant coffee arose during coffee’s first wave, when shrewd marketing gave birth to […]
A Quick Guide to the 4 Waves of Coffee
If #betterofficecoffee has taken you down the rabbit hole that is the speciality coffee world, then you’ve likely heard talk of the ‘third wave’ or ‘fourth wave’ of coffee. Are you wondering what on earth waves have got to do with coffee? I thought, this week, we’d take an etymological journey into the meaning of […]
Why You Should Start an Office Coffee Club
Good morning office coffee lovers! Fresh brew I front of you? Right, I’ll get started. Can you believe we’re over a month into 2016 already? How is the year going for you so far? I’d welcome any progress reports on your New Year’s resolution for #betterofficecoffee. Leave a comment in the section below, or tweet […]
Decorating Your Office with Coffee
Hello, and welcome to another edition of Abe’s Coffee Column. I hope you enjoyed the piece on the part water plays in #betterofficecoffee. Has anyone looked into their office water quality? Let me know in the comments section below. Why should better office coffee only be good for keeping your team going through the day? […]
Why Water Makes All the Difference
“Water can transform the character of coffee” Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood We’re really getting into the nitty-gritty of #betterofficecoffee now, and a largely overlooked element of the coffee brewing process. The water. Quite often, even when all the elements are right – beans, grinding & brewing method – coffee can still taste bad. It’s a real […]
