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Could possibly try looking through the ground coffee by Union and spotting any which has been roasted/ground within the last 4 weeks. I'd try Bright Note. They usually have it in Waitrose.
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Top tip! Thanks. I'll have a browse through Waitrose when I can this weekend.
Thanks to everyone else's suggestions too, the problem with going to Pret is I don't think they'll be firing out beans or ground coffee at all, let alone at a reduced price, I think their deal is that they give out coffees which won't work so well for our scenario as we run overnight with a relatively late start, rather than a late afternoon food and drink only type deal. It is worth investigating though, thanks.
NurseHolliday
Can anyone recommend some decent coffee on the cheaper end of the spectrum for the homeless shelter I volunteer at? We make 3 1L french press at a time and that lasts the evening, and then another batch of 3 1L in the morning with breakfast. Now I'm done improving and optimising the dinner and breakfast process (buzzwords thread>>>>>>) I can focus on the coffee.
It's all about trying to keep the costs the same or even get them lower, but provide a better service.
Step 1 definitely was getting people to follow a good coffee recipe. As much as people were reluctant to do that, "I've been drinking coffee for years, you don't need to tell me how to make it", I did manage to convince the majority of volunteers to give it a try.
Step 2 is getting beans ground specifically for french press rather than just generic "ground coffee". I'm not too worried about buying expensive, speciality coffee, but without access to a pro size grinder, I can't even buy 1kg of cheap beans and grind them for french press.
So where should I go? Who does coffee at not too much more than supermarket prices?