What a Load of Crock...ery

Buy your cup at Harris & Hoole if you like it that much

Fully Decompose

AMT Coffee cup and lid that will decompose fully within one year and derived from sugar cane

Not from the Catering Trade

 Tab x Tab Cafe on Westbourne Grove wanted crockery that didn't look like it was from a catering trade supplier and found Kana who made them an exclusive range of handle-less coffee cups

 How much cafe crockery is hand-made, customised and not that much more expensive than standard items - well done Tab x Tab and Kana.

 plus a hot cupboardto make sure the cups are the right temperature

Keep it Simple

 Ikea china (made in Turkey) in use at the wonderful Nibble cafe in Hull

Coffee Cup Chemist

 Even chemists are using coffee culture and imaging to advertise their services

Hot Coffee

 Double walled glass cups in use at Delilah's Deli cafe in Nottingham.  They withstand commercial use say the staff.

Coffee Branding

 Illy coffee have a swanky fit out for their Regent Street cafe.

A tie up with Samsung and espresso cup chandelier.

Printed Cups

 One way to personalise your cups.  Attendant hand stamps every cup.

Free Cuppa

The Real Food Cafe, Tyndrum is a hugely successful roadside diner (formerly an unloved Little Chef) and they sell their personalised travel mug for £8.50.  Clever idea to include free coffee or tea on every visit.

The Bard

Clever merchandising at Starbucks given the World Shakespeare Festival runs until November and the Bard is an international icon.  Unlike the Olympic rings, you won't get told off by using his image I assume. We may all be potty about the Jubilee and the Olympics but the World Shakespeare Festival is big - 60 partners, one million tickets, http://www.worldshakespearefestival.org.uk/about/

Grand Prix Cup Cakes

Coffee Cup Cake by Carrie at Aspire Hospitality's Silverstone base

Two Cuppa Costa

Smart and convenient two cup holder

The Ultimate Spirit

Prufrock Cafe assure me this is the espresso coffee machine - £17,000 worth of 'Spirit' Kees van der Westen's machinery - and they should know (they run a barista training company and are as coffee obsessed as one is likely to find).

They also reckon the perfect espresso cup is 5oz - the white one on the left - and this is an unusual size

See previous http://greatcafes.blogspot.com/2011/11/your-favourite-cup.html