If you are sick of your usual coffee order and are looking for a new hot (and caffeinated) beverage to warm up with this winter, a cafe cubano might just do the trick.
The cuban espresso not only offers a quick shot of coffee that is sure to wake you up when the February blues have got you down, it also has a sweet and spicy kick to it. The alternative coffee drink is sweetened with raw cane sugar as it is being brewed. If you have tried a cortado or cafe con leche, it might taste familiar because it often serves as a base for these two coffee varieties. The cuban coffee is also known as cafecito.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Alternative Coffee
- Disruptive innovation opportunities in creating new coffee flavors and combinations using alternative sweeteners and spices.
- Raw Cane Sugar
- Disruptive innovation opportunities in developing new products or processes that utilize raw cane sugar as a natural sweetener in different industries.
- Cultural-inspired Beverages
- Disruptive innovation opportunities in creating unique and culturally-inspired beverage options that cater to specific tastes and preferences.
Where This Applies
- Coffee and Beverage
- Disruptive innovation opportunities in the coffee and beverage industry to create new and exciting flavors and concoctions to attract customers.
- Sweetener and Sugar
- Disruptive innovation opportunities in the sweetener and sugar industry to expand the use of raw cane sugar as a preferred alternative sweetener in various food and beverage products.
- Hospitality and Food Service
- Disruptive innovation opportunities in the hospitality and food service industry to incorporate cultural-inspired and unique drinks like cafe cubano into their menus and offerings.
