The coffee start-ups brewing up a storm in lockdown
The coffee start-ups brewing up a storm in lockdown By Dougal Shaw image captionJames King set up his coffee van in March last year Before the pandemic struck we Brits would spend around £5bn a year in High Street coffee shop chains, but their sales have plummeted over the course of three lockdowns. Nevertheless our desire for caffeine remains and some small, independent companies have grabbed the opportunity to squeeze into the gap in the market. If the likes of Caffé Nero, Costa and Starbucks have suffered in lockdown, then the humble coffee van has come into its own. With no indoor seati...