All Hot beverages articles – Page 46

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    Cornish iced tea aims to rival Lipton

    2009-12-05T00:00:00Z

    A small Cornish startup is looking to take on Unilever's Lipton Iced Tea with a locally produced range of iced teas. Daymer Bay Iced Tea was co-founded in October by Anthony Jenks, the former MD of Cranley Fresh Foods, who is balancing...

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    Storm brews over Twinings cuts as workers plan protest

    2009-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Twinings Tea workers are planning a protest outside the shareholders meeting of brand owner Associated British Foods, scheduled for Friday.

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    Mr Scruff adds herbal tea just for the blokes

    2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

    DJ and part-time tea peddler Mr Scruff has added a blokey variant to his Make Us A Brew tea range.The new Mint & Chilli herbal brew, available now from Waitrose, Selfridges and Wholefoods, is geared at the male population.

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    Careers File: My CEO offered me cocaine with my coffee

    2009-11-14T00:00:00Z

    I'm a non-executive director working with an excellent CEO. He invited me to his home for dinner recently, and at the end...

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    Bulletin: Twinings job cuts… M&S brands go-ahead… Kraft outlook clouds

    2009-11-04T13:12:32.583Z

    Tea brand cuts back as owner makes hay; retail giant to sell Marmite; expectations slump for Cadbury suitor

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    Commodities: Price hikes set to push up cost of builders’ tea

    2009-10-17T00:00:00Z

    Supply issues with tea and sugar have prompted price hikes that are likely to make their way down to consumers, reports Mintec's Liliana Gonzalez

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    Around the Papers 15/10/09

    2009-10-15T13:05:52.110Z

    Diageo woe; Punch not pleased; green tea beats cancer

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    Lifeboat Tea sets course for Waitrose

    2009-09-19T00:00:00Z

    Posh tea brand Williamson is launching its Lifeboat Tea range in Waitrose the first time it will be available outside RNLI outlets.The range, which is being rolled out now, has been revamped for its mainstream launch in order to clearly...

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    Nescafé Green Blend takes on green tea

    2009-09-19T00:00:00Z

    Nescafé Green Blend, a new coffee that Nestlé claims is healthier than standard coffee, hits shelves this week.The new variant (rsp: £2.98 for a 100g jar) contains regular roasted coffee beans and unroasted green coffee beans, which...

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    First Drinks gives Tia Maria big welcome

    2009-09-19T00:00:00Z

    First Drinks has pledged to raise Tia Maria's profile in the UK, after securing distribution of the coffee liqueur last week.The brand, which has a UK sales value of £43.8m, would benefit from a host of "exciting brand-building"...

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    Sainsbury’s takes its fresh coffee Fairtrade

    2009-09-12T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's has switched all its own-brand roast and ground coffee to Fairtrade, after doing the same with bananas, sugar and own-brand Red Label tea. The move would more than double the market for Fairtrade roast and ground coffee in...

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    Kenco goes greener (and cheaper) with refill packs

    2009-09-05T00:00:00Z

    Kraft is boosting the sustainability credentials of its Kenco coffee business with Eco Refill packs.Rather than buy a new jar of coffee, consumers can refill empty Kenco jars they already have, reducing their environmental impact.

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    Editor's Comment: New Nescafé ad shows the defiance of the leading fmcg brands

    2009-09-05T00:00:00Z

    Nescafé's new £43m ad campaign, Coffee at its Brightest, sounds at first like an inflation-adjusted update to the absurdist 1985 film Brewster's Millions.

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    Wake-up call for Nescafé

    2009-08-29T00:00:00Z

    Paul Grimwood is pumping £43m into reviving the instant coffee as he re-energises Nestlé UK, says Adam Leyland

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    Nestlé pumps record ad spend into Nescafé

    2009-08-29T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé is aiming to re-establish the "iconic status" of Nescafé through a £43m marketing investment the biggest spend in the brand's 70-year history.

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    Yorkshire wholesaler in tea Wonderland

    2009-08-20T09:26:10.043Z

    The managing director of a North Yorkshire-based wholesaler has invested a six-figure sum in launchin a new premium tea brand.

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    Yorkshire Tea to save the trees

    2009-08-15T00:00:00Z

    Yorkshire Tea has gained ethical accreditation from the Rainforest Alliance and has begun a campaign to save an area of forest the size of its home county.The Rainforest Alliance logo will be appear on pack from later this month.

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    Campaign Trail: Typhoo backs sports for all

    2009-08-15T00:00:00Z

    England World Cup winning knight Sir Geoff Hurst is the celebrity ambassador for Typhoo's new partnership with the Federation of Disability Sport. Typhoo Sports For All was launched this week to provide more than 500 community-based sports coaches...

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    Calorie warning for iced coffee

    2009-07-27T00:00:00Z

    The drinks, sold by high street coffee shop chains, on average contain more than 200 calories each, with many offering more than 450 due to a combination of sugar, full-fat milk and cream, according to the World Cancer Research Fund. Starbucks' summer special Dark Berry Mocha Frappuccino with whipped cream was found to be the worst offender, with 561 calories...

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    Red Mountain gets a more modern look

    2009-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Typhoo Tea is overhauling its Red Mountain coffee brand to cash in on growth in the freeze-dried sector.The recipe for premium freeze-dried variant Red Mountain Gold would be reformulated to create a "higher-quality flavour", Typhoo said,...