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Coffee Shop Hot Shots

A look at businesses that have boomed despite tough economic times. This programme examines why we became obsessed with coffee shops and how the brands do battle for our custom

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 a premium for a caffeine hit. Not even the recession quenched our desire for coffee and now millions are hooked, pouring cash into the coffers of the coffee shop brands.

This programme sets out to discover how we 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.

50 minutes

Last on

Sun 13 Jul 2014 15:10GMT

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