New on the market Situated in the heart of Diss, our historic
month and we always have specials such as
Market Place hosts a traditional, bustling
previews of new flavours and exclusive bakes.
Friday market all year round. There are
“Thank you to everyone in Diss that
also a few traders who sell on a Saturday
continues to support us! We love seeing
and weekdays too.
familiar faces, hearing your feedback, and
Most of our traders have been here a
making new friends!
while. One of our regulars has been on the market for 43 years! We love our long-
Florenco’s Coffee
standing sellers. But we also like new
Conor Florence launched Florenco’s Coffee
blood too. And recently, we’ve been
at the end of 2020 during lockdown aged
excited to accommodate several new
just 18 years old. Powered by his true
market traders – and we’d love you to
passion forPhoto: coffee, he loved the idea of Photo Elite, Market Hill, Diss
meet them.
being able to take that everywhere.
“We serve from our vintage rice horsebox, Brownie and the Bean
which I bought in January 2020,” says Conor.
Charlotte and Luke Giddings, founders of Brownie and the Bean, moved to Diss just over four years ago from London to open a food and drink business. After a lot of research, they landed on the idea of having a converted horse trailer as a mobile café, serving coffee, cocktails, and Luke's mother's secret family brownie recipe. “We spent our first year doing events,
“It ended up becoming a great lockdown
festivals, and pop-ups,” says Charlotte.
project where I worked on the trailer and developed my drinks recipes. “We sell a full range of espresso-based coffee drinks, seasonal specials including our best-selling LOADED hot chocolates and a great selection of teas. I also love supporting local suppliers for our delicious range of ‘sweet treats’, including triple chocolate brownies, flapjacks and rocky
“Sadly, when COVID hit, we decided to shut
road. When we’re not doing specialist
the hatch for good and start selling our
events you can find us serving in North
brownies on their own.
Lopham and Diss town centre.
“The brownies were always popular among
“Diss is a hub of activity and throws some
the people of Diss, so it made perfect sense
pretty spectacular events, which we have
to get a space on the Thursday market. You
loved being a part of so far and hope to be
can find us there on the last Thursday of the
a part of for years to come.”
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