Coffee is the new beer



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More and more people all over the UK are deserting pubs for cafés.

Even though the British pub is still a key element in the UK society, around 29 per cent of these community assets across the country have closed in the past 25 years.

Record pub closures have made news headlines in 2009, bringing out the historically adverse conditions the pub and brewing sector has been experiencing, particularly since 2005.

Meanwhile, the café sector, including independents and chains, is booming: it grew by 7.5 per cent in 2011 alone.

According to Jim Winship, director of the Café Society, the trends will continue. He said that the pub is seen as a more traditional, which is less attractive to the young, while cafés have turned into a place to meet and socialise.

“The high street has become based around the café as they have taken over empty shops. In fact, the café could be the savior of the high street, making it a social hub rather than just a place to shop,” he said.

In cafés people are not jostling for space; in fact, they get a seat and do not drink too much alcohol , which is not really healthy, and also get a chance to interact with other people or even with someone, one to one.

Nowadays, both independent and chain cafés, have free Wi-Fi and therefore offer freelancers and students a pleasant place where they can carry out their duties.