All Hot beverages articles – Page 45
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Comment & OpinionAd of the Week: Aldi’s own-label angel takes a swing at the champ
Thankfully we live in a more tolerant age than when folk hid in kitchens making chugging noises and frothing at the mouth like a possessed Frenchman to convince guests they weren't serving instant coffee.
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Analysis & FeaturesFairtrade: A fairer share for all
Bananas, Dairy Milk and even condoms (in Waitrose from this week). It’s official – Fairtrade’s gone mainstream. But how much are farmers benefiting? Ahead of Fairtrade Fortnight, Beth Phillips visited a cocoa co-operative in Ghana and Sarah Butler met coffee farmers in Uganda to find out
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NewsUnilever promises fresher tea under its PG Tips brand
Unilever is hoping to inject fresh value into the commoditised tea market with a "major innovation" under its PG Tips brand. Next month sees the launch of The New Ones, a range of three black teas made using new patented technology to...
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NewsTetley Facebook site links to tea growers
Tetley has teamed up with Facebook to allow shoppers to communicate directly with tea growers in Malawi as it seeks to boost its ethical credentials. Tea farmers and estate workers will use phones and cameras provided by Tetley. The move...
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Focus On Fairtrade: Innovations
This is the UK's first triple-certified (Fairtrade, Organic and Rainforest Alliance) freeze-dried coffee. It is 100% Peruvian, retailing in Booths for £3.29.
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Douwe Egberts Aromettes
The single-portion blocks of coffee would appeal to the one in four UK instant coffee drinkers who think ground coffee is “too difficult to make”
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NewsDouwe Egberts guns for ground coffee fans
Douwe Egberts hopes to take the grind out of making ground coffee with the launch of a compressed ground coffee tablet a UK first, it claims.
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NewsYorkshire Tea shares joy of a proper brew with Brits in America
Yorkshire Tea has swapped the Dales for the desert highway as part of a new campaign that pokes fun at the bad quality tea Brits have to put up with abroad. The Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate company has invested £3m in the...
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ProfilesMy alternative CV: Simon Fry, marketing director of RH Amar
Simon Fry, marketing director of RH Amar, on coffee, comedians, and a little sprinkle of stardust
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NewsUnilever has got the hots for emotional PG Tips marketing
The classic English cuppa is set for a stiff upper lip-quivering marketing makeover, as PG Tips attempts to find the emotional side of tea. In a bid to drive loyalty into a tea category suffering from long-term volume decline, Unilever...
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NewsUS giant set to stir up own-label tea market
The world's biggest own-label tea company wants to stir up excitement in the UK market following the acquisition of a small Dorset company. The US-based Harris Tea Company acquired Wimborne-based own-label tea business Keith Spicer on 31...
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NewsClipper Teas revamps for consistency
Clipper Teas has revamped its hot chocolate and coffee lines to create a consistent look across its portfolio. The new-look products, rolling out now, feature hand-drawn designs in line with Clipper's tea packaging, which was updated in...
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Kopiko brings coffee flavour sweets to UK
A coffee-flavoured sweet is launching in the UK to link into the nation’s growing thirst for the beverage.
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News‘Starbucks’ and ‘coffee’ missing from chain’s new logo
Starbucks has unveiled an unfussy new logo that does away with the words ‘Starbucks’ and ‘Coffee’.
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Galaxy Frothy Top Hot Chocolate
Galaxy Frothy Top product will enable consumers to create the luxury of a coffee shop experience in their own lounge, claims Mars
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World News 18/12/10
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company has filed for bankruptcy after struggling with debt and falling sales. The company, which owns A&P, Pathmark, Super Fresh and other grocery stores, will have access to...
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NewsPercol puts a spoon in Espresso
Ethical brand Percol is packing a teaspoon into selected coffee jars in a quirky in-pack promotion. From this week, all jars of Percol Espresso instant coffee (rsp: £2.99) will contain a premium stainless steel spoon as part of a 'while...
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Kraft suffers coffee factory blaze
A fire tore through one of Kraft’s Kenco coffee factories yesterday.
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NewsKenco takes on rival with premium sachet
Kenco is locking horns with Starbucks with the launch of its own range of premium instant coffee sachets.
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NewsBeaux Ice Tea Liqueur to provide ‘lighter alternative’ to spirits
America's love affair with tea liqueurs looks set to cross the pond, as a new boozy ice tea hits shelves. Drinks importer Babco Europe is rolling out Beaux Ice Tea Liqueur (rsp: £12) to the off-trade nationally from 1 December, having...