The Future of Bottled Water

Reusable and recyclable aluminium water bottles in Australia from Kindness Water - surely a great answer to the quest to avoid plastic water bottles.

Already available in UK at Itsu https://greatcafes.blogspot.com/2019/11/refill-flask.html

Refill Flask

Itsu's £1.99 aluminium Refill Flask - first-to-market they say plus  a 5p donation to the Blue Marine Foundation

Charge It

Itsu provide what their customers want - mobile phone charging points

No longer just Rubbish

The big players get bin smart

Glass of Wine Upsell

Clever wine by the glass upsell at Itsu with glasses of (fake) wine on every table upstand

Raw Pie

 Raw chocolate pie (with pink himalayan salt) and Watermelon water at Itsu

Keep It Simple

 Fizzy Water at Itsu

Banana Coffee

 Itsu's latest promotion - free banana with every coffee - and their coffee prices are reasonable at £2.15 for a latte.

Window Rings

 Itsu's eye-catching and colourful Summer Sushi window display.

Street Bell

Itsu are now mounting their bell and half price, half an hour before closing sale details on the outside of the store.  Can't miss it. @Itsu

Santa Food

 Not only a Christmas decoration but also a festive Potsu of Brussel Sprouts, Bacon, Roast Chestnuts, Orange zest, Mixed Spice, Chilli Cranberry Relish with brown and wild rice topped with British chargrilled Chicken.  @Itsu

Its'mas

 

Itsu's Christmas bauble in a cup decoration is simple, effective, inexpensive and different.

@ItsuOfficial

Half Price Half Hour

Great way of proving you sell fresh food and keep wastage to a minimum.  See also http://greatcafes.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/ring-that-sale.html

Itsu Autumn Dishes

Itsu and some of their 16 Autumn dishes including Garden Shed on a Bed.

Health & Happiness

Great Cafes' 900th Blog Post

Think about it, Itsu sell health & happiness not food or sushi.  Health is a major trend and is here to stay.  Cafes will have to wake up to what is exploding throughout London - more healthy lunch options.

Seat Beautiful

Funky, colourful and eye-catching external furniture at Itsu.

Customers Customise

Itsu Pimps Your Potsu - see http://greatcafes.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/pimp-your-potsu.html
Fastoche offers a Spice Sweet rack.  The trend is to allow and encourage customers to customise their food and drink.

Ring that Sale

The bell makes the point that Itsu sells items at half price half an hour before closing.

Eat Beautiful

 Itsu have just announced a 20-site expansion in London, up from the current 38 locations  They are certainly one to watch with Pret's Julian Metcalfe in the driving seat.

 In-store flowers and story!

 Eat Beautiful is the message with lots of low-fat, low-carb, low-calorie recipes.

Pimp your Potsu

Itsu provides plenty of ways to personalise your lunch - soy, worcestershire, hoisin, sesame seeds and roasted pumpkin.   The moral is clear be it soup, food or coffee - Personalise the Experience.