#FallWinterSpecials, our way of embracing the cold season
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… is our way of giving you a free journey through time and space. We wanted to let you feel emotions you are longing for, to travel around the world without leaving your city, to recreate moments you didn`t even know you were missing. Juices, fruits and vegetables, cured meats and fish, intriguant flavors – they blend perfectly in our new fall-winter menu.
So prepare yourself for a well deserved trip through textures and flavors, it will surprise each and every sense of yours.
Spiced Apple
#PictureThis: you’re next to a fireplace. It’s still early, but outside it’s getting dark. The fire illuminates the whole room and the air smells like spicies & sweets.
You may think it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and so would we. But it’s still early for that.
It’s just a cold afternoon. A perfect one to enjoy a hot drink and good book. You take a sip of the punch next to you.
The apple, the lemon and the ginger mix perfectly together and a warm atmosphere embraces the room. Are you sure it’s not Christmas yet?
Ginseng Elixir
#PictureThis: you’re in a cozy place, e.g your favorite coffee shop, surrounded by friends and people who share the same interests as you.
No one is wearing a mask and they don’t even have to. The pandemic never happened.
You already had 2 coffees today, so you feel like trying something else. Something from the #FallWinterSpecials got your attention.
Ginseng Elixir, a delicious seasonally-minded hot punch with chunks of pineapple made with in-house ingredients, as the barista explained to you.
Plus, you’ve heard that ginseng is an immunity booster. Who knows when this will use you?
Asian Orange
Duck Sandwich
#PictureThis: You’re having brunch in the middle of the week. No, you’re not on vacation, but you feel like you were. And no one can blame you.
You’re having a coffee from Costa Rica and next to it, a Duck Sandwich inspired by the Asian Cuisine to complete your journey of the senses.
You take a bite from your sandwich. A sip from your coffee. No, you’re not dreaming, you do travel, but only with your senses.
Shrimp Salad
#PictureThis: You live in a house by the beach. You have a simple and happy life in a small village in Thailand. You swim. You ride your bike to go places.
You wake up before sunrise to buy fresh seafood off the fisherman’s boat and prepare breakfast with it. Next to it, you add some fruits & vegetables from your own garden.
Today’s dish: shrimps salad, one of your favorites. Food-wise, this is the best part of the day. Enjoy it!
Loco Moco
#PictureThis: A girl just welcomed you with a flower lei around your neck. Everyone is wearing thin clothes and having fun. Bathing suit, hula skirts and bare feet, you’re in one of the most beautiful places on earth, you’re living the Hawaiian dream.
While you’re admiring the hula dancers vibrating on hawaiian beats, a local comes to say hi. The flower leis and the hula hoops are not the only traditions around here. Do you want to try a local dish, he asks.
Loco Moco, simple food with simple ingredients, a dish featured in contemporary Hawaiian cuisine. I can stay here forever, you whisper to yourself.
Now, more than ever, travel with your senses and taste them all at Meron Platinia, Monday – Friday (8:00-17:00) & weekends (9:00 – 17:00) 💛
International Coffee Day: Coffee trip at our neighbours
Dear coffee lover,
Please let us start with a fact: coffee is a way of living. It’s a mindset that applies to travelers, to communities, to people that respect their habits and appreciate the little things in life.
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It all started with this post. We encouraged you to take a moment to explore the specialty coffee scene in Cluj-Napoca.
For us, having coffee trips from time to time is a regular thing: even if it’s in our city or abroad. But not everyone knows what it means or what do you seek when having this kind of experience. So we said, why not take people with us to see for themselves?
On October 1st aka international coffee day and we wanted to celebrated coffee as we know best: tasting & exploring it, developing new tastes and embracing new or preloved origins.
So, we planned the whole thing, we involved the creative team, our trainers, our colleagues from Cluj-Napoca and our neighbours that understand coffee as we do.
We created an itinerary that gathered 10 coffee shops from Cluj-Napoca, we packed our backpacks with cameras and curiosity and off we’ve gone!
Coffee Trip: What have we tested?
We’ve tested a very nice Colombia with clear notes of berries and a complex, flowery Ethiopia – both washed, from the new comer in town: Emozia. We loved it!
The guys from Il Caffé were very welcoming and they prepared us an espresso with a red catuai variety from Costa Rica: washed, with brown sugar notes and low acidity.
Somehow, the star of this autumn is a preloved origin: Ethiopia Ye Genet from Meron Roastery, mixed Heirloom variety, natural dried. We love complex and floral coffees – on both espresso or brew.
Another favorite was a cup from Yume, a gorgeous Honduras, with plum and rum notes – we tested it on espresso, but we will come back to enjoy it on brew. Promise!
A very pleasant surprise was Nano. Our first time there, we met Bin and his passion for coffee. He prepared to us black and white coffees with Ethiopia and Honduras. But beyond the sensorial experience, we love to see people that are passionate about coffee, that understand coffee and aim to develop this industry. Bin, the pleasure is ours!
At the end of the day, if this journey of us made you wanna include in your trips one or two coffee shops and give the coffee a chance and drink it without sugar, our mission is done there. It’s important to keep in mind that what you receive in your cup involves more people than you ever imagined: from people that pick the cherries by hand to farmers, roasters and baristas.
Signed,
The Meron team behind the camera
Lantul de cafenele Meron – planuri de extindere
Lanțul de cafenele Meron, fondat de Bogdan Ciocian în Cluj-Napoca, previzionează pentru anul în curs o cifră de afaceri de 4 milioane euro. Obiectivul de creștere cu 60% față de valoarea anului 2019 se bazează pe planuri de extindere atât la nivel național, cât și internațional. Astfel, pe parcursul anului 2020, brandul își propune să deschidă 8 noi spații în țară, în Târgu Mureș, Cluj-Napoca, Brașov, Bistrița, București și Sibiu, prima din acest an fiind la Târgu Mureș. Afacerea și-a dublat valoarea în ultimii doi ani, de la 1,2 milioane euro, cifră de afaceri înregistrată în 2018, la 2,5 milioane euro, la sfârșitul anului trecut, pe fondul unei strategii coerente de extindere.
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MERON si The Woman lanseaza activarea Bloom Box, dedicata doamnelor si domnisoarelor
MERON, unul dintre cele mai îndrăgite branduri din industria cafelei de specialitate din România, împreună cu The Woman, cea mai mare comunitate de femei antreprenor din România, anunță lansarea campaniei Bloom Box, o inițiativă menită să motiveze și să inspire femeile în această lună dedicată lor.
În fiecare locație MERON a fost amplasată o cutie Bloom, în care se găsesc bilețele cu spații dedicate pentru mesaje. Doamnele și domnișoarele care calcă pragul cafenelelor sunt invitate să ia un bilet cu mesaj din cutie, mesaj care a fost scris special pentru ea de care o altă femeie.
Articolul integral pe IQads.
10 of the best things to do in Cluj-Napoca, Romania:
The ‘capital’ of Transylvania has a large student population and an arty vibe with excellent clubs and some of Europe’s best-loved electronic music festivals.
“Meron is a roastery and coffee concept with seven locations in town. ”
The entire article, The Guardian.
Situatie inedita la Cluj! Ai votat, primesti cadou o cafea!
Situație inedită în Cluja, unde o cafenea din oraș îi răsplăteşte pe cei care s-au prezentat astăzi la urne.Astfel, fiecare persoană care dovedeşte că votat, arătând la bar sticker-ul de pe spatele buletinului, primeşte câte o cafea, scrie Realitatea de Cluj.
„Știm că toată lumea îți spune să trăiești momentul, dar duminica aceasta noi te încurajăm să te gândești la viitor.
Articolul integral pe Realitatea.net
Mergi la vot? Un local din Cluj-Napoca te va răsplăti cu o cafea
Cafeneaua Meron a demarat o campanie prin care îi răsplăteşte pe cei care vor vota astăzi la alegerile prezidenţiale.
Astfel, cei care îşi vor exprima votul şi vor prezenta buletinul cu eticheta „VOTAT” vor primi un espresso din partea Meron.
„Ai putea crede că votul și cafeaua de specialitate nu au nimic în comun. Și s-ar putea să ai dreptate… Totuși, în această duminică te încurajăm să mergi la vot, iar noi îți facem cinste cu un espresso.”
Articolul integral aici.
CLUJENII DE LA MERON AU AJUNS LA 10 CAFENELE, DUPĂ O INVESTIŢIE DE 100.000 EURO LA ORADEA
Lanţul de cafenele Meron, fondat de Bogdan Ciocian în Cluj-Napoca, a ajuns la 10 unităţi la nivel naţional, după deschiderea unei locaţii în Oradea, o investiţie de peste 100.000 euro. Strategia brandului vizează două locaţii în Oradea anul acesta şi o a treia în 2020.
Compania ţinteşte deschiderea a 6 noi coffee shop-uri în Timişoara, Sibiu, Bistriţa, Braşov, Bucureşti până la finalul anului 2019. Pe fondul creşterii numărului de unităţi, brandul clujean estimează o cifră de afacere de aproximativ 15 milioane lei.
Cu o investiţie iniţială de peste 90.000 de euro, Meron are acum 10 locaţii, o prăjitorie proprie de cafea şi a înregistrat anul trecut o cifră de afaceri de 12 milioane de lei, în creştere cu 35% faţă de anul precedent. Din cele 10 coffee-shop, cea din Oradea şi cea din Satu Mare sunt francize. Lanţul de coffee shop-uri a ajuns la aproximativ 80 de angajaţi.
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New Home of Coffee: Meron Zalău in Zalău Value Centre
Zalău, we’re coming to your city with a new home of coffee. Starting from November 7th, we open our 11th coffee shop in Zalău Value Centre.
Specialty coffee brings people together. We are more than thrilled to meet all coffee lovers from Zalău and serve you our best coffees. We guarantee you, Meron is the new place in town to be if you cherish the quality of coffee.
With freshly roasted in Transylvania coffee beans, single origin coffee from all over the world and original coffee recipes designed by our 2019 National Barista Champion, we are waiting for you to enjoy every sip of specialty coffee at Meron.
Let’s meet for a cup of coffee on the 7th of November in Zalău Value Center. See you soon!