SINGAPORE-Fire engulfed an entire coffee shop in Tampines on Saturday( Aug 7) afternoon, gutting it in mere minutes. The fire is believed to have started at a fish soup stall inthe coffee shop located at Block 823A Tampines Street 81.Mr Tan Yong Seng, 50, who works at Wang's Roasted, a chicken rice stall inthe coffee shop, said the fire began at about 2pm." The worker at the fish soup stall ran out immediately, and I tried to put out the fire with another colleague using water," he told The Stra

SINGAPORE-The Singapore Coffee Association( SCA) will team up with the Asean Coffee Federation( ACF) to open an Asean Coffee Institute in Singapore by the end of 2021. The institute will train and certify baristas and offer certified coffee grader programmes, according to the SCA.... It will also introduce an Asean Coffee Excellence Programme, which aims to set an Asean standard for grading speciality coffee. The institute will be a hub for countries in the region to upskill and expand the scop

JOHOR BARU: A local cafe owner who plants and brews his own coffee is now internationally known after his blend of Liberica coffee beans won an award at an international competition in Italy. Jason Liew said it was a dream come true for him when his coffee blend emerged third in the World Barista Championship in Italy in October.“ At least 40 countries participated in the competition, ” said Liew, who owns several cafes known as My Liberica here, in an interview. The top two spots went to partic

GEORGE TOWN: Keeping it simple and sticking to tried-and-true methods have been the model of success for matriarch H’ng Mooi Gim, 80. For generations, her persistence in sticking to the old ways has helped maintain the flavours of morning coffee and toast at her stall next to the wet market located nearby Taman Free School flats here. For six days a week, the stall bustles with activity as the nutty scent of charcoal-brewed beverage brings in coffee lovers.“ I am at my stall daily( except Thursd

NAIROBI, May 28( Xinhua)--A three-day African coffee summit ended Friday evening in the Kenyan capital Nairobi with delegates pledging to upscale trade in the commodity across the continent. More than 500 delegates who attended the summit noted that intra-Africa trade in the commodity would boost growth in the continent, create new jobs and boost foreign exchange earnings. The delegates urged governments to facilitate and provide a supportive environment for trading in coffee through good polici

Listen 6 min Share Comment on this story Comment MELBOURNE, Australia — If there is one thing this city prides itself on, it is its coffee.... Across two RMIT campuses in Melbourne, the coffee grounds are cooked at 662 degrees with little oxygen, a process called pyrolysis.... But the process can be replicated with any organic material.“ This is really just an example, ” he said....

PUTRAJAYA: The Agriculture and Food Industries Ministry( MAFI), through its Agriculture Department, is ready to assist individuals interested in becoming coffee entrepreneurs.It said it will assist from beginning to end — starting with the preparation of the planting process, irrigation system to coffee processing. Deputy director-general of the Agriculture Department( Management and Regulatory), Datuk Zahimi Hassan, said there were only about 2, 000 coffee growers in Malaysia, mainly in Kedah,

Waitrose is offering free coffee to police officers( Image: John Lewis Partnership) The Thin Blue line fight tirelessly against crimes on the streets of Britain.... While John Lewis stores will let officers use the subsidised canteen that staff have access to. Hot meals cost between ￡2 and ￡3.... There is also quiet staff seating areas and bathrooms “ as part of efforts to strengthen relationships and tackle retail crime ”....

SINGAPORE-Coffee shop operators are looking forward to the resumption of dining in next Tuesday( Aug 10), even though it will be limited to groups of two people per table. Hawkers told The Straits Times that allowing groups of two to dine in without having to check their vaccination status was a good move, as it would be difficult to do this checking without additional manpower or incurring cost.On Friday, the Covid-19 multi-ministry task force announced that people will be allowed to dine at ea

I will have to show it for a fourth time later when I buy food for my wife.... We’re checking their vaccination status on the app, ” said Ms Sim. She added: “ Some customers got angry and said, why is it so hard to get a cup of coffee?... ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN AtKovan food centre inHougang Street 21, Mr Peter Soon, 49, a regular there, said:" No safe distancing ambassador checked our vaccination status; it's up to the customer's own integrity." The warehouse operator was having breakfast with