Welcome

There’s always a buzz at J&M Group HQ around the autumn issue of Café Life. While it’s a huge challenge to effectively pull together ‘two magazines in one’, it helps us take stock on where the industry is currently placed. 

Our How to Start & Run a Coffee Bar publication has reached Vol 9 – check it out in the middle section.

Wrapped around that valuable advisory is our Cakes & Desserts special, celebrating the always innovative sweet treat market, while looking ahead to the festive season. Yes, it’s that time!

Hot food is a menu essential – but you don’t have to revolutionise your offering to take advantage, while syrups are keeping Gen Z active on social media.

Thank you to all the team – and our invaluable contributors and advertisers.

Enjoy!

Alex Bell - Editor
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Contents

CAKES & DESSERTS

4 From the ‘crodwich’ to pastries, Bridor is on point
6 Comelle expands on soft serve and winter opportunities 
10 Neo-nostalgia shapes festivities for Central Foods
12 Take advantage of sweet treats & drinks, thanks to Tipiak

DRINKS

14 Gen Z are reshaping menus – Love Struck shows us how 

PARTNERSHIPS

18 Bakers + Baristas and Miko Coffee look to raise the bar

SYRUPS FOCUS

20 Private-label syrups are the future at Simpsons Beverages

PREVIEW

22 The Food & Drink Festival welcomes five shows at once

HOT FOOD

24 Game-changing cheese from Clawson Farms 
26 La Lorraine delivers versatile options throughout the day

Plus...

HOW TO START & RUN A COFFEE BAR – VOL 9

17 With 36 pages of invaluable information, it’s a must-read for any new operators.