Coffee Shop Hot Shots
Looking at why the nation became obsessed with coffee shops, and how the brands do battle for our custom. With behind-the-scenes access to staff and the bosses of the big brands.
Since the coffee shop brands took off in the 1990s people have embraced their caffeinated delights. Once a nation of tea drinkers, people have fallen for the super-sized cups, adopted the language of lattes and are even prepared to pay upwards of 拢2.20 for a caffeine hit. Not even the recession quenched our desire for coffee and now millions are hooked, spending up to 拢2,000 a year and pouring cash into the coffers of the coffee shop brands.
This sets out to discover how the nation became so obsessed, and how the brands do battle for our custom. With behind-the-scenes access to staff on the frontline and the bosses of the big brands, this is the inside story of the coffee shop world.
First in a four-part series on businesses that have boomed despite tough economic times.
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Coffee cup sizes
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Women and the coffee shop revolution
A coffee shops phenomenon has swept Britain鈥檚 high streets, but without the influence of women it鈥檚 arguable that Britain鈥檚 coffee revolution might never have happened at all.
The perfect cup of coffee - at home
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Sandi Toksvig |
| Executive Producer | Eamon Hardy |
| Series Producer | Ruth Shurman |
| Producer | Jacqui Farnham |
| Director | Jacqui Farnham |
Broadcasts
- Mon 7 Apr 2014 21:00麻豆官网首页入口 Two except Scotland
- Mon 7 Apr 2014 23:20麻豆官网首页入口 Two Scotland
- Wed 9 Apr 2014 23:50
- Thu 8 May 2014 09:05
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