All Hot beverages articles – Page 42
-
News
Yorkshire Tea to save the trees
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.
-
News
Campaign Trail: Typhoo backs sports for all
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...
-
News
Calorie warning for iced coffee
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...
-
News
Red Mountain gets a more modern look
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,...
-
NewsCoffee Republic eyes swift sale after administration move
Administrators for Coffee Republic are looking for an instant sale of the business after reporting significant interest from third parties.
-
News
Commodities: Shortages of tea and coffee push up commodity prices
With the commodity prices of Kenyan tea up 21% and Sri Lankan tea up 25%, the big brands are busy pushing promotional activity to shore up sales. James Ball reports
-
News
Brewing in new sectors
Recession? Pah! Coffee Nation has seized the moment to launch new machines and conquer a caffeine-loving market. Beth Phillips reports
-
News
Tetley's Unsworth eyes NPD in shake-up at Tata
Global tea giant Tata Tea has appointed the UK chief executive of its Tetley tea business, Peter Unsworth, to a newly formed management team, following a strategic reorganisation of the $1bn beverage businesses.
-
News
Tetley ad banned over green tea health claim
A commercial for Tetley Tea has been banned by the advertising regulator for misleadingly suggesting that a cup of tea has health benefits.
-
News
It's serious business, says Yorkshire Tea
Yorkshire Tea has teamed up with cult Sheffield singer/songwriter John Shuttleworth in a £3m marketing campaign to encourage people to "do teatime properly".The Taylors of Harrogate tea business said the quirky TV, radio and online campaign...
-
News
Typhoo chooses Kale as international sales head
Typhoo tea has appointed Rahul Kale to the newly created role of head of international sales.Kale will help the tea company expand its presence in the 40 countries it currently trades in and enter new territories including Africa, the Middle...
-
News
Unilever demands price hikes on 100 top items
Unilever has stunned the grocery industry by demanding double-digit price hikes on many of its well-known tea and savoury food brands.The biggest increases include Ragù sauces, which are to go up 21%, 24 lines of PG Tips (10% to 15%...
-
NewsM&S going retro for 125th anniversary
Marks & Spencer is celebrating its 125th birthday with the launch of a raft of retro food and drink products - some of which it hasn't sold for years. Biscuits, tea and jam in limited-edition packaging will hit shelves on Monday alongside...
-
NewsCan Packer's plans really put the 'oo' back into Typhoo?
With £48m of debt, loss-making Typhoo looks to be in hot water but CEO Keith Packer says he can make the business break even in 18 months, writes Chloe Smith
-
News
Typhoo boss says recovery plan will reduce £10m loss
The new chief executive of Typhoo has insisted the company still has a future, despite making a £10.3m loss and breaching its banking covenants. Keith Packer told The Grocer the company had the full backing of its shareholders - even though...
-
News
Skinny Candy heads for the mainstream
Confectionery group Glisten has teamed up with Sahar Hashemi, the founder of Coffee Republic, to launch a new low-calorie confectionery range for fashion-conscious women.A limited selection of Skinny Candy products was previously available...
-
News
Advertising: PG Tips puts £1.6m into pyramid ad
The tea and coffee category has been a hotbed of activity since the start of the year, with big spenders Kenco and PG Tips investing more than a million pounds each in an attempt to exploit the cold weather and the staying-in trend
-
NewsWaitrose in for Paddy & Scott's debut
Gourmet coffee brand Paddy & Scott’s has secured its first major retail listing with Waitrose. The brand’s three-strong range, rsp £3.95, aims to help consumers differentiate between blends by highlighting whether they are best drunk in the...
-
NewsNescafé gets stronger with rising bean count
Nestlé is embarking on a £24m relaunch of its entire Nescafé coffee range, The Grocer can reveal. The company will kick off its campaign by reformulating its 71-year old Nescafé Original brand in a bid to rejuvenate flagging sales. It had...