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  • AI could be picking your coffee as startup takes £2m

    Retail

    An AI-powered coffee vending machine which tells its users when and what it might like to drink is set to spring up in forecourts, gyms and campuses across the country. Unity Coffee, which uses AI to offer tailored discounts based on the time and user behaviour, has completed a £2m fundraising and aims to “disrupt” [...]

    Unity Coffee team celebrating a successful product launch with diverse team members holding coffee cups in a modern café ...
  • Coca-Cola considers grounds for sale of Costa

    Retail

    Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola has called in bankers for exploratory talks regarding a sale of coffee chain Costa. The Coca-Cola company, which acquired Costa over six years ago, has held talks with a number of potential bidders including private equity firms, according to Sky News. Investment bank Lazard is working with the firm to explore [...]

    Costa Coffee was acquired by Coca-Cola in 2019. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
  • Coffee Wars: Inside the race to become London’s number one chain

    hospitality

    Coffee has played a vital role in reviving Brits for centuries. Despite feeling like a relatively new phenomenon, the first record of a coffee house in England dates back to 1652 and was said to be opened by a Turkish Man named Jacob in Oxfordshire. 

    Coffee has played a vital role in reviving Brits for centuries. Despite feeling like a relatively new phenomenon, the first record of a coffee house in England dates back to 1652 and was said to be opened by a Turkish Man named Jacob in Oxfordshire. 

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