November 2009 /

Wanted: Brilliant Baristas for the New Coffee#1 Store

Following our announcement that the 12th Coffee#1 store will soon be opening in Wells, we’re now on the hunt for some absolutely fantastic people to work there.
We need full and part-time baristas – experience is an advantage but not essential.
So come on… are you a has bean or a wanna bean?!
To register your interest, send [...]

WiFi access: Why we don’t allow it at Coffee#1

One of the most frequent questions we get from customers online and offline relates to our in-store WiFi internet policy. We thought it was high-time we tried to explain our position.
To those who don’t know, WiFi internet access isn’t enabled in any Coffee#1 store. This in essence means that you can’t logon to the internet [...]

And the winner is…

Zoe, Manageress from Westbury on Trym store
Jo, Operations Manager
James, Managing Director
Back row from left to right
Liina, Manageress from Clevedon
Helen, Manageress from Chepstow
Gemma, Manageress from Monmouth
Maria, Area Manager
Nancy, Coffee Trainer
Stefanie, HR and Training Manager
Ingrid, Head of Purchasing
A truly fantastic night was had by all at Manchester United FC on Monday as Coffee#1 made the trip up [...]

Our Ladies in Red Turn Out For Their Country

With our Cardiff Central store only a drop-goal away from the Millennium Stadium, we couldn’t let last Saturday’s visit of the famous All Blacks pass without acknowledging the occasion in some way.
So here are Camilla Masters and store manageress Monika Janas proudly sporting their Wales shirts before the game… and we understand they even performed [...]

Coffee#1 v Starbucks: the winner is revealed…

We were extremely flattered to read the below review today on alt:Cardiff, who in the light of our recent award decided to test our credentials against one of our competitors.
We’re delighted to report that we seemed to come up trumps on all counts. The full review is below:
Who offers the better coffee experience? National winner [...]

All’s Well That Ends in Wells!

We’re delighted to announce that the site for the 12th Coffee#1 store has been acquired.
The new site, in Wells town centre in Somerset, will be opening in the not-too-distant future (exact time to be confirmed).
We can’t wait to take Coffee#1 to a new place – hope to see you there!
See the map below for the [...]

Jacy the Lifesaver!

We enjoyed a fantastic bit of publicity at the weekend thanks to the actions of Jacy Morgan, a barista at our Cardiff Wellfield store.
Readers of Saturday’s South Wales Echo would have been confronted by a front-page picture of Jacy alongside a large banner headline ‘How this young waitress became a lifesaver’.
Turning to page 5, they [...]