Hot Boxes

Lack of kitchens doesn't stop the majors expand their range of hot food - Starbucks' Hot Boxes

Made Right Here

Wholefoods (Amazon) 'Made Right Here' labels on Chocolate Chewes Cookies

Blueberry in Chelsea

 Blueberry Chelsea Buns at Coffee Island

Decaffeinated Premium

Charging extra for decaffeinated coffee - interesting

Grazing Box

AMT's Grazing Box - carrot and celery sticks, sugar snap peas, hummus and wholemeal wrap

Eat me quick!

Boots shifts those sandwiches that are going out of code - more visitor attractions trying to offer 'made fresh' sandwiches should follow suite.

Deep Fried Jam Sandwich

 Fjara Cafe in Shetland has some interesting menu items including Kohlrabi Slaw, Deep Fried Ice Cream & Jam Sandwich

 and Beef Cheeks on the kids menu @FjaraCafe

Huffsie & Sasser

 Shetland specials - Huffsie fruit cake

 and Sasser meat roll

Buggie

 AMT's bacon and egg in a roll

Local Connection

Costa point out their local connection - From our London Roastery to where you the customer lives

Milk the Difference

Mini refillable milk bottles at Yorkshire Arboretum, Castle Howard speed service, offer more than just the measly milk jigger of milk and are a point of difference

Good Afternoon

Projector signage with clock and time appropriate greeting at Pret in Berkeley Square by Pixel Inspiration.  See http://www.pixelinspiration.co.uk/clients/pret-a-manger/

Biscuits, not Flowers

 
 Biscuiteers feature amazing iced biscuits by post

@BiscuiteersLtd

Inspiration for cafes to differentiate their offer?

Made Daily

The Peerie Shop Cafe in Lerwick, Shetland delivers all the right messages:
Made to order - Freshly made - Baked every morning - All made daily - Freshly roasted
@peerieshopcafe

Nitro

Nitro iced coffee - coffee infused with nitrogen similar to a soda fountain and apparently nitrogenated coffee is extra smooth and looks a little like a Guinness.  On tap at 200 Degrees, Birmingham and Starbucks.

Matcha

 Matcha Croissants and Pain au Chocolate at Soboro in Cambridge

Feel Good Raw

 200 Degrees and cake offer including Sour Cherry & Hazlenut Raw Bar and Feel Good Granola

Fruit Sandwich

Soboro Bakery in Cambridge with fruit sandwich

Spookily

Coffee#1 gears up for Halloween with over a month to go

Grab Attention

 200 Degrees in Birmingham

Cost Effective Counter

Casual and inexpensive counter design at Yorks, Birmingham

Great Lighting

 200 Degrees gets the importance of lighting.

Perfect To Go

Yorks in Birmingham - one of our previous Cafes of the Year -  has an interesting menu plus £1 filter coffee to go offer.

Clutching an Espresso

 Toilet signage at 200 Degrees, Birmingham

Roasted By Us

 200 Degrees in Birmingham takes its coffee seriously - roasting their own plus coffee classes in their barista school.

No Fire, No Problem

Fire light at 200 Degrees in Birmingham.

Honesty Coffee

 Urban Coffee in Birmingham beats the queues by offering bulk brew coffee in an airpot and 'just pop £2 in the wooden box'.  Wonderful.