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February 2010

From our Urban Coffee HQ

From time to time we have live music at Urban Coffee and back in January Faded Cadence played an acoustic set. We were so impressed with what we heard we decided to sponsor their next track.

Now we wouldn’t claim to be music experts, but we think they may be the next big thing and best of all they are local – all Brum.

We are not the first people to recognise their potential, see what others have said:

“These guys have pure talent”
Alex Baker, Kerrang! Radio

“Local heroes”
Birmingham Mail

“I think Faded Cadence could turn out to be really big!”
Andy Nash, Beacon Radio

Why not go check out their new Urban Coffee sponsored track called “The Valediction” on their MySpace page? You can also see the video of the making of it on their YouTube site.

I am sure they will be back to play at Urban Coffee again before they get too famous!

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You may have noticed a few new faces mixed in with the usual ones this week. We are happy to welcome a new member to our team in the form of Hannah. So as part of her initiation into being a fully fledged urbanista we asked her to share some unusual facts about herself with us all and forced her under much distress to have her picture taken!

1. She once went clubbing with the presenter of ‘Homes under the hammer’.
2. If she was a doughnut she would be filled with custard.
3. She travelled the world for 4 years mostly tasting wine.
4. She lived in South Africa for nearly 2 years.
5. Even though she thinks she looks about 12 she is actually a very mature 24!
6. Her favourite food is cheese.
7. She owns a dwarf hamster.
8. She once killed a kangaroo…by accident!
9. She enjoys hiking.
10. She rides horses and loves the races!

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From our Urban Coffee HQ

Real Business magazine and Cisco have been searching for this year’s Customer Kings.

“The one question perplexing entrepreneurs, marketers and PRs will be: what are we looking for in a winner?

The answer is pretty simple: we want to see evidence of customer engagement. A Customer King does more than sell products. Great brands make their customers feel like a part of the wider brand experience.”

The judges, Simon Nixon, founder of online price comparison site Moneysupermarket and SimonSeeks.com, Cisco’s David Critchley, Real Business’ Charles Orton-Jones and, Tricia Philips, business, careers and finance editor for The Daily Mirror have shortlisted Urban Coffee Company for the Customer Kings award. See the full list of shortlisted companies here.

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Just for those who are getting a little bit edgy wondering whether we shall ever fulfil our promise of Alcohol coming to Urban Coffee Company…

So far all is going to plan, although a little slower than we would have liked. Personal Licenses are waiting to be had, but once they have arrived, we shall have an extremely quick turn around to get you that sweet nectar that is beer, wine and cider!!

We’ll have some obvious favourites for those who know what they like, but we will have a small range of lesser-known beers, ales and ciders, for those who are feeling a little more adventurous!

Don’t fret-we’ll keep you posted!!

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