The Muffin In Food Service Coffee Houses
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Millions of people leave the office every lunch time and visit a local supermarket, cafe or coffee shop. There, you can buy savoury products, hot and cold drinks and sweet treats for afters. Sweet products are most commonly bought by people experiencing a bad day. The muffin has become a very popular snack for people to buy with a coffee or as a pudding. They can be eaten with little mess and come in a variety of flavours so everyone can find one they like.
Development of muffins has led to it being reclassified as a gourmet snack when produced with good quality ingredients. This is partly due to the expansion of gourmet coffee houses like Starbucks. it also helps that ingredients are now luxurious like Belgian chocolate and fresh berries, so food snobs can eat them too.
The development of the famous ‘skinny muffin’ which claims to be a healthier version of the sweet treats means that even those on a diet can enjoy the flavours of a blueberry or lemon flavoured muffin. The health conscious feel that they are eating something which tastes good whilst being healthy for them and the coffee companies do not lose valuable customers.
the shape and size of muffins has also changed how we look at them. When muffins were first introduced into coffee shops they were small and evenly shaped. Then muffins got a whole lot bigger and they ended up being large at the top with a slimmer base. The ‘muffin top’ has even made its way into every-day speech as we refer to stomachs that creep over tight trousers as a muffin top.
The flower-pot muffin is the newest shape to hit the shelves. The new shape is a little smaller than the large-topped muffins, this is because people are more health conscious and are less likely than before to eat a huge portion of muffin. The name flower-pot comes from the fine paper that surrounds the bottom of the muffin.
The muffin is one of the most popular snack and dessert items in the world and a profitable addition to the shelf of any coffee shop, cafe, even pubs as an alternative to the savoury snacks usually on offer.