Good explanation by Susan Morrell of the Sunday Business Post (30 April 2012) on coffee sustainability. She looks at the certifications and standards and what they all mean.

Take part in this “Egg-citing” Easter Competition and win a delicious Chocolate Easter Hamper and some award winning Fixx Coffee.   We have two prizes to giveaway!

Worth €60 each, this combination of handmade Easter eggs by Irish Chocolatiers at The Chocolate Garden and Fixx Coffee 250g, is guaranteed to have you in raptures of gourmet heaven.  

How to Enter
To share the humour off all things related to Easter, tell us your favourite Easter pun, Easter saying or Easter joke.  For example, “Egg-citing”, “Hare today, gone tomorrow”.   

Hop over to Fixx Coffee Facebook , leave your comment and feel free to spread the word and share with your family and friends. 

Draw Date
Two lucky winners will be selected and notified randomly on Thursday 5th April 2012.

Best of luck!

The Fixx Coffee Team

Happy St Patrick’s Day from the Fixx Coffee team!

Check out our new Coffee, Tea and Chocolate Gift Box listed in 20 Mother’s Day Gifts in the Irish Examiner 13 March 21012.

We have lots of other gift ideas suitable for Mother’s Day for a range of budgets on our online store.

Below you will find details on UK Coffee Week, the nation’s biggest charitable celebration of coffee which comprises, among others, two main events that will raise money for clean water projects in African coffee-producing countries. We hope you have an opportunity to support this great cause.

UK Coffee Week 2012

UK Coffee Week™ 2012, being held from 23-29 April, is the nation’s largest charitable celebration of coffee. It provides a unique opportunity for branded and independent coffee shops and industry suppliers to unite and celebrate the sector’s success while raising money for Project Waterfall. This charitable initiative delivers clean water projects in African coffee-producing countries in partnership with WaterAid.

The week includes coffee shop collections and activities, exciting new fundraising initiatives such as Coffee@Work and The Big Challenge charity walk, and public events including the popular London Coffee Festival to raise money for Project Waterfall.

To find out how you can get involved this year, visit www.ukcoffeeweek.com, www.facebook.com/UKCoffeeWeek or follow UK Coffee Week on Twitter @UKCoffeeWeek.

The Big Challenge

Take part in The Big Challenge, a sponsored 10Km (6.2 miles) walk along the River Thames on Sunday 15 April 2012 to raise funds for sustainable clean water projects in African coffee-producing countries. Participants will carry up to 10L of water for the final 5Km of the walk to represent the difficult daily task of fetching water undertaken by African women and children.

The walk is the official pre-launch event of UK Coffee Week™ 2012 being held from 23-29 April.

Funds raised will support Project Waterfall, the charitable initiative currently delivering clean water projects inTanzania in partnership with WaterAid.

Register now to take part in The Big Challenge at http://www.ukcoffeeweek.com/bigchallenge

Coffee@Work

Coffee@Work provides an easy way for workplaces to get involved in UK Coffee Week 2012, being held from 23-29 April, by encouraging coffee and tea drinkers to donate a minimum of £1 for beverages made at work during the week.

100% of donations raised will go directly to Project Waterfall, the charitable initiative delivering clean water projects in African coffee-producing countries in partnership with WaterAid.

Join hundreds of companies around the UKand register for Coffee@Work now at http://www.ukcoffeeweek.com/coffeeatwork

The Brew Ha Ha weekend commences 30th March to 1st April and promises to offer a range of exciting coffee events at the  Twisted Pepper on Dublin’s Middle Abbey Street.

These include:

Irish Brewers Cup
Friday 30^th March 2012

Tamper Tantrum Live
Saturday 31^st March 2012

Irish Cup Tasters Championship
Sunday 1^st April 2012

Entry Forms

Further details can be found on SCAE Ireland website

So ladies, will you be taking the leap this year and getting down on one knee to pop the question?

Here are some handy tips, information and proposal examples you might just find useful…

Of course do let us know if you have any other suggestions we should add and share.

Enjoy!

Women – How to propose to your man!

Romantic Scene from the movie Leap Year…. ahhhh

A Leap Year proposal

Matthew Goode gives his thoughts on women proposing to men.

Some interesting facts and stats from the A-Z of Matrimony

Dont Marry Her – The Beautiful South (for any rivals out there….)

There is a whole latte love going on today and it needs to be shared.  We hope you enjoy these two great songs.

Landon Pigg – Falling in Love at a coffee shop

The Java Jive – I love coffee, I love tea

Fixx Coffee is delighted to have teamed up with Seapoint Restaurant to create a truly romantic and memorable experience for one lucky couple this Valentine’s Day.

Set in an idyllic location, a candlelit dinner of sensuous food and fine wine at the modern and stylish Seapoint Restaurant promises to deliver an intimate and special evening together. 

Seapoint Restaurant is a laid back, pale schemed sophisticate surf shack…just missing the surf boards pitched outside.  The clean lines, wooden floors and pale colouring with high points of deep blue reflect its seafood ethos.  It is all about the love of the sea and the bounty it provides.  Located in sunny Monkstown, Co. Dublin this south side eatery is open seven days a week offering light lunches and meals throughout the day-time and romantic evening dining. The fully licenced restaurant bar has an excellent range of wines, beers and cocktails as well as serving wonderful Fixx Coffee.  Check out Seapoint Restaurant’s facebook page. 

To enter:  

To enter all you need to do is jump over to Fixx Coffee Facebook  and tell us what type of cuisine Seapoint Restaurant specialises in, tagging Seapoint Restaurant in your answer.

Feel free to spread the word and share with your friends.

Clue: The answer can be found on Seapoint Restaurant’s Facebook page or on their website.

The winner will be selected and notified on Monday 13^th February 2012.

Best of luck

The Fixx Coffee Team

Terms and conditions

1. To enter you must answer the question what type of cuisine does Seapoint Restaurant specialise in and tag Seapoint Restaurant in your answer.
2. The offer is for Lunch or Dinner for two people with a carafe of house wine. 
3. The voucher is valid until 31st May 2012 and is subject to availability.
4. Prebooking with Seapoint Restaurant is required.

Irish Examiner – Property and Interiors – 28 Jan 2012