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Dorset 918 Coffee Co reaches national finals in FSB Worldpay UK Business Awards

29 JANUARY 2016: Dorset based 918 Coffee Co looks set to continue its winning streak in 2016 as it reaches the national finals of the FSB Worldpay UK Business Awards in two categories.

On 2 February, the innovative Eco Roast Company will join other finalists at the QE11 Conference Centre in Westminster to learn whether it has won in one or both categories: Business and Product Innovation of the Year and Ethical - CSR - Green Business of the Year.

Justin Cornelius, co-founder of 918 Coffee, comments, ""We have worked tirelessly over the last two years on our Eco Roast project and invested heavily into making it a reality for everyone to enjoy; we wanted to let people know what we were trying to achieve by entering these prestigious awards and to get this kind of recognition is fantastic and will help us achieve our big picture aspirations"

The Business and Product Innovation of the Year Award will go to a business that has introduced new innovations which have successful transformed the company.

Launching September 2015, 918 Coffee Co developed, designed and patented its pioneering technology and process that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and creates a zero waste, carbon neutral roasting process resulting in a much reduced carbon footprint for the coffee. This means coffee lovers can enjoy their favourite beverage safe in the knowledge that the coffee waste produced to make their drink is being used in a positive way to fuel an energy efficient green coffee roasting plant.

The Ethical - CSR - Green Business of the Year Award is designed to recognise the most ethical, socially responsible or green businesses out there. 918 Coffee is as passionate about the planet as it is about its coffee which is why business founders and owners Justin and Chanel Cornelius have spent so long developing and testing its new Eco Roast technology and the whole Coffe-Eco System. It aims to dramatically reduce the amount of coffee grounds and disposables being deposited into landfill and instead can be used in a positive way to fuel an energy efficient green coffee roasting plant.

The Coffe-Eco System provides roasters, suppliers, retailers and consumers with an environmentally friendly, sustainable solution to reducing waste as well as carbon emissions. The process starts with eco roasting the fresh coffee, packing into eco-friendly bio-degradable & compostable packaging & labelling and delivering to the customer. To keep the carbon impact neutral, collection and delivery of the used and new products are done together.

Once the customer has consumed the coffee they use the special environmentally friendly bags and collection bins provided to store the coffee waste ready for collection. Once collected the coffee waste is processed using secondary heat from the Eco Roast process and the coffee fuel is then used to roast new batches of coffee in the new Eco Roaster. The Coffe-Eco System also uses 100% compostable cups and lids for its coffee.

Chanel Cornelius says, "Coffee is the world's second largest commodity, second only to oil and is responsible for more than 1.8 million tonnes of carbon emissions produced in the UK alone. Our Eco Roast Technology makes substantial reductions in the roasting, packaging and disposal parts of the process. Whether you are an individual who enjoys delicious coffee, a coffee shop or a blue chip corporation, both you and the planet will benefit from using our trademarked Coffe-Eco System."

Further information from www.eco-roast.com or E/: coffee@eco-roast.com or T/: 01747 228230

Further press information and hi res image from: Jane Adkins, A Head for PR, T/: 01935 813114 or E/: jane@aheadforpr.co.uk

EDITOR'S NOTES:

918 Coffee Co is a multi-award winning coffee roasting company formed in 2009 and roasts coffees from around the globe to supply consumers throughout the UK from its roasteries in Dorset.

The business, founded by Justin and Chanel Cornelius, owns its own coffee outlet and understands the importance of high quality suppliers delivering a quality product also enabling them to be reactive to social trends and changes swiftly.