All Hot beverages articles – Page 45

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    Company Profile Mangajo

    2007-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Launching a tea-based chilled drink in a country that stalwartly regards tea as something that should only be served hot doesn't seem like the most sensible approach for a start-up company. And indeed, in its early years green tea drink company...

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    The Challenge

    2007-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Unilever's Lipton Ice Tea brand is the best-known rival to Mangajo although the majority of the products are made from black tea rather than green tea and are marketed as a mainstream source of refreshment rather than a niche product....

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    acid test - Yorkshire Tea: Tea Loaf

    2007-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Expert's verdict: 8/10 ?The packaging works well and has a traditional feel, which makes you think of an old-fashioned tea room. It plays on its heritage and it works. Unfortunately the Try Me Free sticker detracts from the packaging and it is...

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    Campaign trail: Taylors of Harrogate

    2007-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Taylors of Harrogate has turned the spotlight on its Yorkshire Tea brand in the latest burst of TV advertising for the range. Due to hit the small screen from 21 October, the ad focuses on the brand's newly-launched marmalade cake and...

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    Tea

    2007-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Tea accounts for 33% of the total hot beverages market, but despite this it seems fewer people are drinking regular black tea and are turning to more exotic, premium or healthier options. Standard tea has declined in volume but a push...

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    Speciality tea

    2007-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Speciality teas such as Earl Grey, Assam and English Breakfast continue to do well as consumers trade up to more premium options. The sector is worth £48m and has grown 9.2% [Nielsen MAT w/e 30 June 2007]. Twinings is a star performer in...

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    Soundbites

    2007-09-15T00:00:00Z

    ?"Hundreds of cups of Clipper Green tea are consumed every minute at the moment, a phenomenal figure compared with a few years ago. We think the switch is due to lifestyle changes, greater choice in the stores and the fact that diet and...

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    A new meaning for instant

    2007-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Instant coffee still represents a huge portion of the UK's hot beverages market with a 44% share, but value sales dropped 0.6% last year according to TNS [w/e 17 June 2007], as consumers traded up to premium, non-instant...

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    green tea thrives as a healthy proposition

    2007-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Consumers are taking on board the health benefits of green tea, and this sector has grown by 11.6% to £11.6m [Nielsen MAT w/e 30 June 2007]. "Green tea continues to grow," says Waitrose's Michael Simpson-Jones. "I believe the interest...

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    Fruit

    2007-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Innovation is to the fore in the fruit and herbal tea sector with sales up 4.4% year-on-year as new varieties are introduced [TNS w/e 17 June 2007].The challenge in this sector has always been the taste. "Most fruit teas disappoint, with...

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    Trends & Developments

    2007-09-15T00:00:00Z

    ?Percol rushed the first Guatemalan coffee crop down the mountains in June this year to market it as a coffee equivalent to Beaujolais Nouveau. The Fairtrade and organic brand's New Harvest Guatemala uses Arabica beans grown at an altitude of...

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    Decaf

    2007-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Decaffeinated coffee may be in need of an energy injection. Retailers are more positive, however, about decaffeinated tea. The decaffeinated coffee sector registered a slight decline of 0.8% last year, according to Nielsen [MAT w/e 14...

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    Speciality coffee

    2007-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Roast and ground coffee suppliers are laughing as consumers become more discerning and prepared to pay more. "Consumers are becoming more passionate and educated about coffee, actively seeking out premium quality," says David Rogers, sales and...

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    Campaign trail: Nestlé turned the spotlight on its Nescafé Collection

    2007-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Nescafé Budget: £2.7m Manufacturer: Nestlé Nestlé turned the spotlight on its Nescafé Collection brand with a £2.7m marketing push in March. The six-month campaign drew an analogy between taste and music, and press and poster...

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    Premium values are brewing

    2007-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Starbucks has done the coffee market a favour. Consumers now want the same standard of coffee at home and are rushing out to buy pod coffee machines such as Nescafé's Dolce Gusto, Douwe Egberts' Senseo and Kenco's Tassimo.As a result roast and...

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    Competition brewing in hot beverage aisles

    2007-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Kenco grabbed top spot last weekend with 25% of promotional activity in the top five hot beverages chart roundly beating Tetley, in second place with 19%. But it is Nescafé that once again takes the plaudits in the year-to-date chart with a...

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    Spotlight: Drink Me Chai aims to create exciting category

    2007-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Drink Me Chai is carving a new niche in the hot beverages market. Although it is positioned in the malt and instant hot beverage fixture, MD Amanda Hamilton believes it is creating an exciting category "which is a hybrid between tea and coffee...

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    Lipton unveils its Rainforest Alliance tea

    2007-09-08T00:00:00Z

    A Rainforest Alliance- certified tea has joined Unilever's Lipton portfolio in a move to stamp its authority on the ethical tea market. Lipton Kericho Estate Tea comes from Unilever's tea holdings in Kericho, Kenya. It has been...

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    Booker's economy lines hit £2m sales

    2007-09-08T00:00:00Z

    Booker is hailing the launch of its Euro Shopper economy range as a success after hitting the £2m sales mark in just two months.The range, which was launched in July, consists of 30 products such as Jaffa Cakes, tea bags and coffee. It...

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    campaign trail - A new £1.6m TV ad campaign for Mars confectionery brand Twix

    2007-09-03T00:00:00Z

    A new £1.6m TV ad campaign for Mars confectionery brand Twix aims to position it as the perfect tea break snack. Breaking this week, the activity forms part of a £3m campaign and features the strapline 'Twix. Two great tasting bars. Happy together'...