All Hot beverages articles – Page 51
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NewsCritical Eye... on Mitch, Matt and too many mates
Remember the Peter Kay airport sketch where he’s trying to explain that the bag of white powder in his luggage is Coffee-Mate and the customs officer responds “I’m not your mate”? “He’s not your mate” is what I wanted to scream on Monday...
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Critical Eye... on wittering Whittingstall, the seasonal crusader
I’m not going to beat about the bush, I’ve always disliked Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall – posh, earnest types have never been my cup of tea – and my tolerance was tested to the limit with the return of River Cottage last week (8pm, Channel 4, 16...
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Advertising: The battle for autumn’s top cuppa begins
Things have hotted up in the tea and coffee sector over the past few weeks. Advertising spend across the category has tripled to more than £3.2m compared with the same period last year. Yet, before this period, spend had been tracking at about 25%...
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Revels greets its mystery newcomer
From next month, coffee Revels will be temporarily replaced by a new mystery variant – thought to be strawberry because of the pink colouring on the limited-edition packs. The launch of Revels Mystery Sweet packs, which will be on shelf until the...
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Premium look and flavours for Galliano
The Italian liqueur brand Galliano is to follow up a relaunch of its original brand with two new flavours in early 2009. The newcomers are Balsamico, with balsamic vinegar, and Ristretto, with robusta and arabica coffees. The main herbal liqueur is...
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Second Opinion: It need not be just another cuppa
The true potential of tea has been lost in commoditisation and gimmickry, argues Joanna Blythman
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Lavazza adds a splash of style to pod coffees
Lavazza is going head to head with Nestlé’s Nespresso and Kraft Foods’ Tassimo with its first coffee ‘pod’ machine. The Italian coffee specialist has developed A Modo Mio (which means My Way in Italian) in partnership with coffee machine maker,...
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Brooke Bond returns to the British market
Brooke Bond has returned to UK shelves after an absence of more than 20 years. It is one of two leading Indian brands that Unilever is trialling in the UK to test the market for ethnic products. Brooke Bond Bru is the top coffee brand in India and...
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Green tea falls out of favour with sales slumping by 2.6%
Sales of green tea – once considered the next big thing in beverages – have dropped 2.6% over the past year, new TNS Worldpanel data has revealed. Green tea sales stood at £12m for the year ending 15 June, representing a 0.8% share of the total hot...
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Trouble brews as Tesco tea giveaway draws industry ire
The tea industry has slammed Tesco’s decision to give away packs of Tetley tea as a “marketing stunt”. Tesco described the promotion at 252 of its stores this week as a bid to boost tea sales, which lag behind those of coffee. According to Nielsen...
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Least favourite Revel to be evicted by voters
Coffee and orange flavour Revels face a battle for survival this summer as they go head to head in a Big Brother-style eviction. Mars UK is giving consumers the chance to vote out their least-favourite Revel to be replaced by a new,...
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Council recycling policies are 'crazily' inconsistent
to recycle, but sometimes their local authority makes it near impossible. Things need to changeHow much is a cup of tea worth these days - 50p? £1? Maybe even more depending on where you buy it... just be careful where you put your tea...
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What the papers said - 29th September 2007
M&S will break 85 years of tradition by selling some of Britain's best-loved brands, the FT said. M&S is in discussions with big consumer goods companies about supplying brands, possibly including Heinz tomato ketchup, Nestlé coffee and...
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What the papers said
M&S will break 85 years of tradition by selling some of Britain's best-loved brands, the FT said. M&S is in discussions with big consumer goods companies about supplying brands, possibly including Heinz tomato ketchup, Nestlé coffee and...
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PG Tips its hat to ethical tea
F rom the air, the tea plantation appears as a vast green oasis in an otherwise arid landscape. Its full scale becomes even more apparent once you have driven through the 13,500 hectare estate having landed on its private air strip - the...
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Kraft to switch Kenco brand to 100% Rainforest Alliance
Kraft is switching its entire Kenco brand to Rainforest Alliance-certified coffee - a move it hopes will win over more ethical shoppers and give it a point of difference over market leader Nescafé.Kenco's Really Rich, Really Smooth and...
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Teapigs goes eco-friendly
Speciality tea brand Teapigs is being relaunched as a fully biodegradable product as it targets expansion beyond Harvey Nichols and delis.The brand, currently worth £1m after its debut a year ago, is hoping to break into mainstream...
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WH Smith acquires United News Shops
WH Smith has acquired hospital c-store chain United News Shops for £19m. United News Shops was 21st on The Grocer’s Top 50 poll of independent grocery retailers. It has 72 stores and eight coffee shops and reported sales of £36.4m last…
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Twinings brews up a new taste and image
Twinings is overhauling its infusions and green tea portfolio with updated packaging, healthier blends and the addition of 23 new flavours, backed by a £1m marketing push.The premium tea maker has re-blended its entire menu of infusions...
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Tetley bags the lead in tea brand activity chart
Tetley has taken the lead from PG Tips in the top five tea activity chart, eight points clear of second place with 33% of activity last weekend.