Starting from this month, we will be featuring key personnel behind % Arabica to tell you their stories with coffee, % Arabica and their personal lives through 10 questions specifically tailored for them. For this month, we will have our founder and owner Kenneth! In this edition of to share his philosophy and vision for […]
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It has been a year full of activities & expansion at % Arabica, and here are our top 10 favorites of 2017! 1. Origin Trips One of the main aims of our brand this year was to source all the beans directly from the origins, and our founder, Kenneth and the global head barista, Junichi, […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I have two unforgettable memories of earthquakes and tsunamis. In December 2004, I was living in Tokyo and planning a holiday trip to Phuket, but the trip was cancelled because of the big earthquake and tsunami occurred at Indian Ocean. Sadly, I stayed in Tokyo for the New Year, but then I met my future […]
Recently, two baristas from our Dubai stores visited Kyoto for machine maintenance training, and we asked them their experience coming to Japan for the first time. Below photo: Yash (left), Fritz (right) 1. Please introduce yourself and share your previous barista experience with us. Y: I am Yash, from Nepal, which is known as […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What were your thoughts/expectations traveling to Kuwait? I’ve never been to the Middle East, nor did I ever imagine myself going Kuwait on my own accord, so I didn’t have many preconceptions regarding the place. Growing up in the United States, most of what you’re told regarding the Middle East isn’t always positive, but […]