Central Perk – The next big UK franchise?
The theme tune is iconic; the re-runs are never ending and even now, a decade later, we’re glad that Rachel got off the plane. If one television show captured the spirit of the 1990s and the new millenium it was Friends.
Now, some twenty years after the show was first broadcast, one of the programme’s ‘central’ locations is enjoying a new lease of life in the United Kingdom.
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Fracino wins award for coffee machines
Good news for British exports!
Now, it’s not often that we hear that sentence is it?
However there has been a heartening article in the Birmingham Post of late, which effectively celebrates such a concept.
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Independent coffee shops and supermarkets
There has been a recent study of the UK coffee market which indicated that a good independent coffee shop continues to hold its own in the prospering coffee sector, along with some of the well-stocked and serviced chains.
However, there is one particular indie coffee shop which has been in the firing line in the news recently.
Why?
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Spanish Coffee Machine Firm Strengthens Roots in UK
Ascaso, a coffee machine manufacturer based in Spain, has established Ascaso UK as its sole principal in the country.
With an office location in Ware, Hertfordshire, the company is distributing its entire range of espresso coffee machines and grinders through both the retail and the commercial sector channels.
The move represents the Spanish business’s desire to solidify and expand the success its products have achieved in the UK to date. Formerly working Fairfax for the import and distribution of its portfolio, Ascaso revealed that it had been considering its route to market for some time, given its hope to expand the brand and reach a wider consumer base in the UK.
Nick Payne, sales director for Ascaso UK, said that not only will the entire Ascaso product range be available for distribution in the country, but all products, in all colour options, will be available for immediate delivery.
Adding to the services it provides to its customers, Ascaso UK is also offering a comprehensive service as well as a repair facility. To make use of this aspect, purchasers of Ascaso espresso machines or grinders will need to register their unit via the company’s website (clubascaso.com) and will also receive support, vouchers and updates through key retailers in the UK.
In other Ascaso news, the coffee machine manufacturer will be giving live product demonstrations at the NEC Spring Fair 2011 from 6 to 8 February. This will be done in conjunction with EPE, which is one of the firm’s distributors within the independent market.