Urban Espresso is at heart a coffee company. We are passionate about delivering a great coffee drinking experience to our customers, both at home and abroad.

This page provides links to some interesting and educational resources that will enable you to discover more about the background and origins of the drink in your cup.

We believe that the more you come to learn about coffee and the coffee business the better this will be for us, as you will then prefer to deal with a unique company such as Urban Espresso, one that delivers the entire end-to-end process...but starting with the bean...

These links lead to external web sites and will open in a new browser window.

	Coffee House UK-based magazine focussing specifically on the coffee trade.
	Coffee Video Magazine Keep up to date with the very latest coffee making techniques and trends.
	Speciality Coffee Association of Europe
	Allegra Independent research into coffee drinking trends in the workplace.

As part of Urban Espresso’s commitment to fair and ethical business practices, and sustainable development at home and abroad, we are happy to promote the work of key organisations in this field:

	Fairtrade The Fairtrade Mark is a consumer label which appears on products as an independent guarantee that disadvantaged producers in the developing world are getting a better deal.
	Coffee Kids Coffee Kids has helped thousands of children, women and men in coffee-producing regions in Mexico and Central America to improve the quality of their lives and build more sustainable communities. Founded in 1988, Coffee Kids is an international non-profit organization.
	Rainforest Alliance The Rainforest Alliance works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behaviour.

Ethical responsibility
Unlike some of our competitors - who have adopted environmentally sound or ethical policies simply in response to public demand - a commitment to Fairtrade, sustainability and environmental responsibility are at the foundation of our business practice. Want to learn more?