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Co-Go Coffee To Go combines selling with social enterprise
14.04.2010
An innovative coffee business launched by two Aston University graduates, Co-Go Coffee To Go is setting up its coffee-shaped ‘pod’ outside the Bullring in Birmingham City Centre for a week, donating 20pc of all turnover made to the Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
Graduates Simon McCann and Nicolas Holzherr (pictured) launched their business in 2009 leading with the concept “morally-conscious coffee with a fair price tag”.
The entrepreneurs say they have tapped into a niche market in the coffee industry, offering their disposable cups as advertising space for organisations, helping to maintain competitive prices without comprising quality. A priority for the business is to establish Co-Go as a social enterprise by using Fairtrade ingredients, recycled materials and green energy wherever possible.
“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to help such a worthy cause, and be able to serve our coffee in such a prime location. We want to encourage graduate retention in Birmingham by showing the support and potential the city can offer to graduates who want to start up a business,” said McCann.
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