People need to support coffee shops now more than ever because they “enrich our communities and support the local economy”.
That’s the message as Glasgow’s annual coffee festival gets under way in the city.
Rather than the festival taking place under one roof as it has since its inception in 2014, the event has adapted to the challenges of coronavirus and spread city-wide.
Fifty independent coffee businesses are taking part in the 10-day event.
And fourteen of the businesses are in the West End.
A ticket will entitle festival-goers to access all the deals and discounts on everything from free coffees to cannolis.
Anyone who buys a £5 ticket has the potential to make more than £500 of savings across the ten-day festival.
Lisa Lawson, Founder of Dear Green Coffee Roasters, first developed the coffee festival six years ago.
'Hospitality'
She said: “Great hospitality is what Glasgow is known for and our industry needs support right now.
“Anyone who starts a coffee shop, a bar or a restaurant takes a massive risk, but in doing so they enrich our community and support our local economy.
“We are showcasing the best cafes Glasgow has to offer, a handpicked list of businesses who have skilled roasters, talented barista and excellent standards of service.
“At times like this, independent businesses need consumer support.
“I want to encourage everyone in Glasgow to get around the city and to know where their best local cafe is, otherwise many small businesses won’t survive this uncertainty.
“By coming together on initiatives like this, we can show strength in numbers and all support one another whilst encouraging a culture change to support local rather than coffee chains.
“With collaboration and creativity, we independent business owners can face the current economic crisis together.”
Lead sponsor La Marzocco has been with the festival since the beginning and is continuing to provide support as it pivots to its new format.
Meanwhile, Safe2Go has provided free use of its recently launched contact tracing solution to all participating coffee shops free of charge for the duration of the festival, so festival drinkers can enjoy their coffee safely.
You can see a full list of the independent coffee businesses taking part and their offers in the official Glasgow Coffee Festival map, and here:
West
Black Pine Coffee
Broken Clock Cafe
CoLab Store
Five March
Gie It Laldy
KAF
Kitchenetta
MAYZE
Meadow Road Coffee
Perch & Rest Coffee
Roast
Space Speciality Coffee House
The Alchemy Experiment
Willow Grove Coffee
South
BAM
Big Bear Bakery
Cafe Salmagundi
Cafe Strange Brew
Clever Kombucha
Dandelion Cafe
Deanston Bakery
Good Times Roll
Grain and Grind
Honey and Salt
It All Started Here
Locavore
Short Long Black
Some Great Reward
The Gatehouse Coffee Roasters (Paisley)
The Glad Cafe
The Good Coffee Cartel
East
Andina Colombia Coffee
Mesa
Soul Food Sisters
Sweet Jane Bakehouse
Us Vs Them
City Centre
Gordon Street Coffee
Laboratorio Espresso
Primal Roast
Riverhill Coffee Bar
Social Bite
Spitfire Espresso
Sprigg
Two Birds Fitness
Online
Dear Green (online only)
Faodail Roastery (online only)
Rapscallion (online only)
Thomson’s Coffee (online only)
Tin Donkey (online only)
With more to be confirmed!
