← Inside the Factory · Series 4

Coffee

S4 · E1 · 17 Jul 2018 · 59 min

How a factory in Derbyshire produces 175,000 jars of instant coffee every day, from green coffee beans to the freeze-dried final product. How roasting alters the chemical composition of coffee. How caffeine affects the body and brain. How climate change is affecting coffee harvests worldwide, and the coffee species that could cope with warmer growing conditions. The history of instant coffee going back to the American Civil War. How passion for coffee led to the founding of the Stock Exchange, auction houses and newspapers.

Directing

Emma Pound · Director

Production

Alex Masters · Production Assistant

Celeste Harper Davis · Production Assistant

Fran Jarvis · Producer

Jon Alwen · Executive Producer

Lily Jane Stead · Production Coordinator

Pete Matthews · Producer

Phillip Smith · Producer

Rachel Drew · Production Coordinator

Samara Friend · Production Manager

Camera

Chris Titus-King · Director of Photography

Rhys Plume · Camera Operator

Editing

Amanda Lyon · Editor

Ben Nugent · Editor

Jamie Home · Online Editor

Tim O'Brien · Colorist

Sound

Geraint Lewis · Sound

Simon Cross · Sound

Steve Tait · Music