  


As well as its ‘roastery’, which sits at the very heart of the business,  outlet for visitors to the city’s historic castle, and one in Manchester’s 


  grow by an impressive 1,000 per cent, as they set about creating a 


 


 


Ian has travelled the globe in pursuit of perfect cup of coffee, with visits to  


 sees them becoming even more high-end in the future, as our tastes 


 


   


 


  


 two decades, much of it at the helm of his own award-winning digital 


 the switch from successful creative to becoming ‘Keeper of the Flame’, 


Creativity is still part of his role, developing and driving the brand forward, 


 Lancaster, a city they had left 20 years earlier, and found Atkinsons  


Ian also sees transparency becoming increasingly important in the industry, with people eager to know more about where their products have


Online customers are spending £35 on average on their


purchases compared to the £12 typically spent in-store


come from and the details and circumstances surrounding their journey 


  


 now creates specialist mushroom compost from the by-products of its  


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