All Hot beverages articles
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NewsPukka Herbs to launch ‘multimillion-pound’ push for 2026
The campaign will kick off on Boxing Day and run throughout 2026
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RankingsHot beverages 2025: Coffee brands feel the heat as prices soar
Arabica and robusta futures hit new highs on the back of climate volatility and market speculation in 2024, and the past year has brought little relief
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ProfilesStarbucks’ Dan Saxby on dogs, F1 and eggnog
‘Nothing says welcome to the job like lying on the floor covered in eggnog’
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NewsPerfectTed adds Pistachio Matcha powder as category grip tightens
PerfectTed continues to dominate the fast-growing matcha category in both retail and foodservice
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NewsSupreme to pursue further acquisitions as diversification pays off
The company remains ‘ideally placed’ to expand its drinks and wellness business, it said in H1 results this morning
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NewsNestlé in £28m investment to boost instant coffee sachet capacity
Nestlé Dalston has been producing Nescafé Frothy Coffee products since 1962
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025: Hot drinks & cold brew
Given the chance to try it themselves, our judges felt it created ‘a delightful chocolate taste with great depth and a very silky-smooth texture’
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025: Soft drinks
Our judges couldn’t get enough of the ‘unique, bright and eco-friendly’ cans and enjoyed the ‘subtly flavoured iced tea with a distinct citrus hit’
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NewsGrind extends into alcohol with ready-to-drink espresso martini
It comes with sales of alcoholic ready-to-drink products continuing to buck wider declines in the booze category
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NewsLipton makes hot tea return with five new blends
Hot teas from Lipton were last seen in the UK in the late 2000s
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NewsAustralian dairy giant Brownes establishes production in UK
The supplier – Australia’s oldest dairy company – has acquired a facility in Berkshire previously owned by the co-packer it used to bring its Hunt & Brew premium ready-to-drink coffee range to the UK in 2024
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NewsWe expected more from Costa Coffee, Coca-Cola CEO admits
CEO James Quincey said coffee remained ‘a super attractive category’ but admitted Costa was ‘not where we want it to be’
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NewsEC u-turns on controversial EUDR delay with ‘simplified’ regulation set to roll out
The delay had provoked outcry from climate campaign groups, plus brands such as Nestlé, Mars Wrigley and Ferrero
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Comment & OpinionArt of the Espresso Café: dancing brainwaves in Breville coffee experiment
Artist Caroline Hobkinson’s ‘immersive experience’ at Gallery Different in Fitzrovia, London worked to translate the mental awakening of a caffeine hit into visual form
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NewsWaitrose lists ‘world’s first’ instant coffee in 100% cardboard recyclable packaging
Presto has spent two years developing its new instant range of coffee
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NewsHotel Chocolat launches branded Velvetiser bays into Tesco for the first time
“This is a big move by Hotel Chocolat to meet our customers where they are,” Hotel Chocolat co-founder and global CEO Angus Thirlwell told The Grocer
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NewsNestlé, Mars Wrigley and Ferrero call for EUDR delay reversal
European Commissioner Jessika Roswall announced a second one-year delay to the rollout of the EUDR a fortnight ago
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NewsIslands Chocolate launches premium drinking chocolates into Tesco
The launch made ‘barista-quality hot chocolate available to everyone’, said Islands Chocolate
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NewsPerfectTed secures blockbuster valuation in seven-figure VC investment round
PerfectTed has secured a seven-figure venture capital investment at a blockbuster valuation
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NewsGrind seeks to premiumise instant coffee with duo of ‘craft’ blends
Grind said the range was ‘crafted with the same care’ as its wider portfolio