New & Improved Coffee Blend

Making a difference in every cup for Fairtrade producers and your local community.

Your Coffee

• Freshly Roasted in Scotland using traditional Italian methods
• Blended coffee with the finest premium grade Fairtrade Brazilian Arabica Beans
• Supporting Fairtrade cooperatives and women growers
• Sustainably roasted using stored heat energy and emitting only water vapour
• Natural cooling process with no water quenching to enhance flavour
• Coffee grout waste collection scheduled for conversion to green energy

Your Community benefits

• Funding heritage apples trees for community orchards throughout Lothian and Fife
• Mentoring local pupils seeking employment and education within hospitality sector
• Developing sustainable full circular solutions from local suppliers to waste
• Giving back to Foodbanks, charities, and community groups
• Impacting locally rooted micro sized businesses within our Scottish supply chain

A note on our cups – smarter sustainability

You may notice that we’re now using recyclable, disposable cups for teas and coffees. 

We understand that some of you may wonder why we’ve moved away from reusable crockery.  We’ve worked closely with our Waste Manager to consider all environmental impacts. While reusable crockery is often seen as the best choice, it requires extra journeys across the city to collect, wash and replace, which increases resource use and breakages. After reviewing the evidence, and drawing on lifecycle analysis studies, we agreed that recyclable cups allow us to serve drinks conveniently and sustainably without the added environmental cost of these extra journeys.

This change is part of a wider programme to make our catering smarter, fresher and more sustainable. Alongside this, we’ve improved food presentation, expanded halal options, introduced healthier and more colourful menu items and made ordering easier with clear labels and simple bundles.