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There’s not mushroom in your coffee cup

There’s not mushroom in your coffee cup

If you’re a fan of a good Full English Breakfast you’re probably already a fan of mushrooms cooked to perfection, but did you know that there is a mushroom coffee too? Yes, we only recently discovered this amazing fact, and that mushroom coffee is growing in popularity around the world. It may, at first appear […]
Frequently asked questions about coffee

Frequently asked questions about coffee

In the United States today is celebrated as National Coffee Day so we thought we’d answer some frequently asked questions about coffee. Coffee FAQ Q. How long does the caffeine in coffee stay in my body?A. Caffeine from coffee (or any caffeinated beverage) can remain in the body for up to 6 hours after consumption. […]
What did the earliest vending machines sell?

What did the earliest vending machines sell?

Today vending machines are everywhere and sell virtually everything from food and drink to women’s underwear and even one in Japan that sells puppies, but what did the first coin operated vending machines sell? The first vending machines appeared in England in the early 1880s having been invented by Percival Everitt in 1883. They soon […]
MacMillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning

MacMillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning

World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, celebrated on September 24 this year, is a day to not only enjoy one of the world’s favourite beverages but also make a difference by helping raise money for people facing cancer. Globally, cancer is the second-leading cause of death with 9.6 million people dying every year. However, around 3.7 million lives […]
It’s National White Chocolate Day

It’s National White Chocolate Day

If you woke up today and felt the need to celebrate something but you and your family have no birthdays we could have the solution because today is White Chocolate Day. But how to celebrate this event, simple to observe National White Chocolate Day all you need to do is buy some white chocolate and […]
Earliest UK tea drinkers were, probably, from Yorkshire

Earliest UK tea drinkers were, probably, from Yorkshire

The good people of Yorkshire have tea almost running in their veins. They are officially, according to some of the latest statistics the county that drinks the most tea in the United Kingdom. That is not all that surprising when you consider that Yorkshire and not London as previously thought was where the first cup […]
Anyone for a cup of ‘Monkey Spit Coffee’?

Anyone for a cup of ‘Monkey Spit Coffee’?

No really, on the island of Taiwan this is a real thing. Farmers on the island collect the spat out remains of coffee beans that have been chewed by Taiwanese macaque monkeys. Somewhere in the past a farmer discovered that the coffee made from these spat out bean bits has a ‘vanilla-like scent’. How they […]
A coffee at bed time

A coffee at bed time

A new study of 785 Africa-Americans over the last 14-years has found that drinking coffee close to bedtime does not affect the quality of sleep, but that evening alcohol intake and smoking are the main culprits that disrupt sleep. The research is one of the largest longitudinal studies conducted so far to assess how evening […]
9 Surprising things to try in your coffee

9 Surprising things to try in your coffee

Sugar and milk in your coffee? How conventional and unimaginative. Purists may scoff and tut as you try to enliven your coffee with, let’s say unusual, extra components to give it that little bit more of a punch or a zing. Here at UKVending we are all about pushing out the boundaries, we might not […]

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