All Hot beverages articles – Page 46
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Major increase in coffee intolerance
Coffee intolerance rates have more doubled in the past four years, according to new research. Five per cent of the population now suffer health problems after drinking coffee compared with 2% in 2003, said food intolerance testing company Yorktest....
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100% organic tea on the go
A new soft-drink manufacturer has claimed to have launched the UK's first 100% ready-to-drink green and white tea, brewed straight from organic leaves.Kenzai Europe's Organic Green Tea and Organic White Tea come in 330ml glass bottles...
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Typhoo puts a new 'OO' into its TV ads
The importance of a quality cuppa is the theme of a new £2.2m burst of TV advertising from Typhoo.The ads, which hit screens on 9 July, highlight Typhoo's updated look and reinforce the brand's traditional principles of quality,...
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99 boast is 100 years too late
In a press release this week, The Co-op proclaims proudly that its "iconic" 99 Tea brand is going Fairtrade.Laudable indeed. But what comes next doesn't quite add up. "The Co-op invented supermarket own labels at the turn of the last...
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Unilever teas embrace the Rainforest Alliance
Unilever is to buck the Fairtrade trend by labelling its entire range of bestselling teas with the Rainforest Alliance mark.The company, which buys 12% of the world's black leaf tea, said that by 2010 all its tea in Western Europe,...
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harrogate's laststand vs. tesco
Nobody cares about Tesco in Betty's Tea Rooms. Scones are buttered and Yorkshire tea sipped without a second thought of the UK's largest grocer. Down the road at Ramus Seafood Emporium, well-dressed customers have fish on their mind, not Sir...
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Jackie Chan gives energy drink a kick
An energy drink endorsed by kung fu film star Jackie Chan is heading to the UK
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Make Mine a Builders makes it into top three
PG Tips and Tetley continue to battle for the top spot in the tea category, with Tetley taking the honours in terms of promotional activity at the weekend, but PG Tips remaining narrowly ahead for the year. However, following last week's...
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Clipper brews up oats for breakfast
Clipper, the Fairtrade and organic tea manufacturer, is looking to capitalise on the popularity of oats by bringing out an organic oat and malt breakfast drink.Clipper plans to promote the benefits of the slow-acting energy release of...
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Percol hires Mount for an adventure in coffee
Wine guru Angela Mount has linked up with coffee producer Percol to encourage consumers to explore different flavours of coffee. Ex-Somerfield wine buyer Mount, whose tastebuds were once famously insured for £10m, will be working with...
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Percol coffee goes all fruity
A coffee with a sweet, fruity aroma is joining Percol's line-up of Fairtrade hot beverages in time for Easter.Honduras is made from Arabica beans and is suggested to be an ideal beverage to follow a meal of Easter lamb or to accompany...
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Research Notes
The fair trade market is worth more than £136m and has grown by 15% since last year.Markets that traditionally feature fair trade products - such as fruit, coffee, tea and chocolate - are still performing well and collectively...
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Twinings breaks new ground with coffees
Twinings is to pour its premium tea expertise into the coffee market with a four-strong range of ground and roast blends. Hitting shelves next month, the single-origin Intense, Rich, Mellow and Decaff coffees share their tea...
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Meet the New Mr Bean
Heinz is still big into beans. That much is clear when you visit its head office in Hayes and are confronted by two startlingly life-sized - as in human-sized - beans flanking a giant tin of the tea-time favourite . But times are...
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Monkey was a real cover star
Congratulations to Unilever, which has scooped The Grocer's sought-after award for the year's best front cover. Its PG Tips ad wowed our readers, who voted it their favourite cover of 2006. The ad was a latecomer, not appearing until the...
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Prior is a 'good fit' for Campina UK
International dairy company Campina UK has brought in Alan Prior from the Nescafé Coffee Company as sales and marketing director. Campina said the new role had been created as a result of Campina's ongoing success in the UK market, with...
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Buyer's View
There are two major trends - ethical products carrying the Fairtrade logo, and indulgent lines such as Taste The Difference Dark Drinking Chocolate. Consumption of instant coffee and standard normal tea is declining, with customers...
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Foreign focus
Gold, silver and even platinum are words that commonly feature on food and beverage products, including tea, coffee, bread, low-fat spreads and, of course, more premium-positioned items such as wine and spirits. With the exception of...
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Foreign focus
Gold, silver and even platinum are words that commonly feature on food and beverage products, including tea, coffee, bread, low-fat spreads and, of course, more premium-positioned items such as wine and spirits. With the exception of...