All Hot beverages articles – Page 59
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Wells takes RTD route
Charles Wells has become the latest brewer to dip its toe in the ready-to-drink market.The Bedford-based brewer is in talks with buyers about Muse, a spirits-based RTD in four variants – Sex on the Beach, Long Island Iced Tea, Illusion and...
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Tetley branches out into speciality tea offerings
Tetley is continuing its bid to rejuvenate the tea market by launching two new ranges of speciality brews.The company is taking a leaf out of its foreign operations’ book by introducing traditional tea drinkers to speciality offerings under...
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AG Barr profits brew
Scottish drinks manufacturer AG Barr said the hot weather had boosted its citrus-based drinks – Orangina, Lipton Ice Tea and Simply Citrus. Pre-tax profit rose 16% from £6.2m to £7.2m for the six months ended July 26. Turnover increased by...
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Irish coffee’s debut in microwave
Cream liqueur manufacturer Saint Brendan’s is launching what it claims is the first microwaveable Irish coffee.
The Derry-based company is rolling out Shannon’s Irish Coffee next month ahead of Christmas with listings already confirmed in… -
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tea time gossip
Tetley’s Quickbrew tea brand is getting new packaging this month, followed by a gossip-themed marketing push targeting younger tea drinkers.Packs will contain fridge magnets with ‘adult’ words and phrases, while an online campaign lets...
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The Saturday Essay
>>Fairtrade principles should apply to all goods from developing countries… Lorraine Brehme, director, clipper teasThis year marks a decade since the Fairtrade Mark was launched with an initial offering of three products – a...
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Sunny D for sale
Procter & Gamble is seeking a buyer for its Sunny D and Punica juice drink brands in order to focus on its snacks and coffee businesses. The company said it would consider sale or alternative offers for the two businesses as a group or as...
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Breaking down the ice barrier
Unilever Bestfoods is backing its Lipton Ice Tea brand with £6m of marketing activity, led by a new TV and cinema ad. Building on last year's Don't knock it until you've tried it' theme, the new execution is aimed at 18 to 30-year-olds. It...
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A ROUND-UP OF THE HOTTEST RECENT ACTION IN FMCG
TEA WARS BOIL
n More than £22m is being poured into the tea category’s marketing cup by rival tea brands PG Tips and Tetley.
n PG Tips owner Unilever Bestfoods is also bringing out Freeflow bags, made from a natural fibre and said to… -
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A ROUND-UP OF THE HOTTEST RECENT ACTION IN FMCG
IN GOOD HEART Tetley has pledged to continue promoting tea's health benefits, despite rulings from advertising watchdogs that its latest campaign was "misleading". Complaints centred on a claim that tea's antioxidants could help to keep the...
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Tea brands battle comes to a £20m boil
Simon Mowbray Britain's £1bn hot beverages market looks set for one of grocery's biggest brand battles of the year. More than £20m is to be poured into new rounds of backing for the nation's two biggest tea brands PG Tips and Tetley with...
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Nestlé close coffee plant in Latin America
Nestlé is to end its instant coffee production in El Salvador and blamed high running costs and outdated machinery for the closure of the plant.Nestlé said it would continue to sell instant coffee in El Salvador, and buy bags of beans from...
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ABF profits from acquisitions
Associated British Foods, the maker of Kingsmill bread and Twinings tea, said profit at the group had been boosted by its acquisition of Mazola corn oil and malt drink Ovaltine. For the year to September 13, ABF posted a 9% rise in pre-tax...
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Sainsbury drives on with instore eating
Sainsbury is developing its instore eating offer with the roll out of Starbucks concessions and a Comfortable Café concept. It plans to open Starbucks coffee concessions at 20 more stores after its initial introduction into 30 stores. And...
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Double Diamond delisted
Carlsberg-Tetley has delisted Double Diamond ale in the off-trade in order to focus on its key brands.The bottled beer, which will still be sold in pubs, was launched last year but has failed to take off.The brewer behind the...
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Coors Light premature'
Rosie Davenport Retailers have expressed surprise at plans by Coors Brewers for a nationwide launch of Coors Light. Details of Coors' aspirations for the 4.5% abv beer come nearly four years after Carlsberg-Tetley and Ubevco which...
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Fuller to grow Twinings gifts
Speciality tea company Twinings has named Kerry Fuller new product manager to oversee the growth of its exclusive gift range of products. Fuller will be responsible for driving sales through marketing and promotions for the existing gift range...