Food & Wine Nepal – July 2019

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B


e it a cup of cappuccino
to soothe your taste buds
or a shot of espresso
to kick start your day,
coffee has garnered a
massive following in recent years.
Some of us are hooked on it for our
daily functioning but the majorities
simply seek it for their taste. Coffee
has become an integral part of our daily
lifestyle. Coffee was present in the
country for a long but it took the people
until the early 2000’s to truly realize its
value.


A popular commodity a decade back
mostly because of the tourists that
sought it while visiting the country.
However, at present, the coffee craze
is mostly among the Nepali people.
The business has grown to big industry
with almost every café and restaurant
offering some or the other forms of this
beverage. Coffee has managed to hold
down people not as an addiction but
more so like their favorite beverage
item that they constantly want to drink
and never get bored.


Coffee is like an alternative of the
overpriced energy drinks; a cup or two
of coffee will get most through a long
hard day at work.


The millennial seem to be at the heart of
this craze, with these people thronging
to coffee shops to spend their time with
friends beside their favorite cup of
coffee. But it is not just the young that
are fond of coffee. Many elderly people
are also seen spending time at a coffee
shop. Be it for business or pleasure,
coffee shops are more than happy
welcoming customers into their stores.


With demand for quality brewed coffee,
comes the requirement for skilled
employees who not only know their
way about a coffee machine but also can
whip up exciting and picturesque cups
of coffee to enthuse their customers.
This is something that has been lacking
severely in the industry and many are
struggling to retain employees who
have the knowledge and craft to succeed
in the business.

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