All Hot beverages articles – Page 49

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    Cannabis tea uplifts without the narcotic

    2006-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Tea made with cannabis is easing its way into the UK, promising peace and relaxation without the toxic or illegal elements. As featured in The Grocer's coverage of food show Anuga (15 October 2005), ambient, ready-to-drink C-Ice Swiss...

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    Douwe Egberts opts for a fair alternative

    2006-06-10T00:00:00Z

    Douwe Egberts has opted for an alternative to Fairtrade, with a coffee that takes "a more sustainable approach to the industry". It is launching a four-strong ground range called Good Origin - in medium, strong and rich and medium...

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    Wild Bean Café set for broader future?

    2006-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Wild Bean Café, BP&'s coffee counter, will eventually appear outside the com­pany&'s forecourt stores, a senior executive has predicted. Andrew Davis, trading manager at BP Retail, claimed research showed few customers...

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    Acid test: Café Kiss; Jacob's Creek Sparkling Rosé

    2006-06-03T00:00:00Z

    Company: Halewood International.  Price: £1.59 per can.  Expert's verdict...20/25.  Café Kiss really does what it says on the tin, and delivers a frothy coffee experience with a subtle kiss of alcohol. Undoubtedly, it's...

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    Frangelico plans to crack liqueur sector

    2006-05-27T00:00:00Z

    Waitrose is to be the launchpad for an Italian hazelnut liqueur. To promote the new product, the retailer is running a sampling campaign for the drink combined with its Italian coffee.Frangelico - a liqueur made from wild...

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    restaurant foodhits the shelves

    2006-05-20T00:00:00Z

    What does ubiquitous high street coffee shop group Starbucks have in common with stylish noodle bar chain Wagamama? Both have recently joined forces with manufacturers to put their products on UK supermarket shelves. The ventures...

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    Trends & developments

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    >>rocket fuel's Self-heating coffee shots... green & black's impulse buy... unilever's world cup 'fanimal'...Coffee brand Rocket Fuel has filled a niche in the impulse market with its Rocket Fuel Power Shots. Sold as a hot...

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    Trends & developments

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    >>rocket fuel's Self-heating coffee shots... green & black's impulse buy... unilever's world cup 'fanimal'...Coffee brand Rocket Fuel has filled a niche in the impulse market with its Rocket Fuel Power Shots. Sold as a hot...

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    Hot Spots: Adez is coming on strong; Pot Noodle loses its horn; Vodka coffee smoocher

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    A ROUND-UP OF THE HOTTEST ACTION IN FMCG. Unilever UK has earmarked £12m to support its first new standalone brand for 12 years. The three-strong Adez range of fruit juice drinks blended with soya and fortified with vitamins...

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    In Brief: No HP Revolt; Success for Asda; Retailer in top 30; Mosquito signing; Tesco coffee deal

    2006-05-13T00:00:00Z

    Heinz has said there has not been a downturn in HP Sauce sales following calls from Clare Short, a Birmingham MP and former secretary of state for international development, to boycott the product. Short called for the boycott...

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    Kiss with a kick for café culture

    2006-05-06T00:00:00Z

    The café culture craze has spilled into the drinks industry through the launch of an iced cappuccino with a vodka kick. Halewood International, owner of Lambrini and Red Square vodka, has created Café Kiss, an iced coffee with a...

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    Trends & developments: Goodness Shakes; Tetley; Oasis; Buxton

    2006-05-06T00:00:00Z

    Goodness Shakes makes supermilk debut... Tetley puts tea on ice... Oasis grows up with fusion... buxton adds playground appeal...Grace Kennedy, owner of the Tropical Rhythms brand, is extending its drinks range with the launch...

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    In Brief: Maximising on milk; Flavour adventure; Dessert debut; Feel-Good fantasy; Splashing out

    2006-04-22T00:00:00Z

    Twinings is milking its marketing coffers for a £1.2m TV ad campaign for its Ovaltine Max for Milk brand. Set to break in June, executions feature animated characters and deal with parents’ eternal dilemma of how to get kids to eat…

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    In Brief: Smooth operator; Easter initiative; Nescafe and music; Rizazz pizazz; Up to scratch

    2006-04-08T00:00:00Z

    Imperial Tobacco UK has revealed a new cigarette box-style pack format for its loose tobacco brand Golden Virginia with two separate 7g 'bricks' of tobacco, which it claims offers retailers greater margins in the growing roll-your-own...

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    On the Campaign Trail: Weetabix; Strongbow; Typhoo; St Ivel Gold Omega-3

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Weetabix with you each day... Strongbow points in right direction... Get ready to 'oo' with Typhoo... St Ivel goes for gold with omega-3...

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    Herbert's on the rocks

    2006-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Shoppers will be able to choose an ethical option in the drinks chiller with the launch of Herbert's Iced Coffee.The product has an eight-month shelf life and is available in 270ml bottles in latte and mocha varieties (rsp:...

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    Foreign Focus

    2006-03-25T00:00:00Z

    >>what's new overseas?Product:man kind teaCompany:the republic of teacountry:usDavid jagoeditorial director,Mintel's Global New Products DatabaseThis month we focus on the inherent...

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    Typhoo reclaims its 'oo' factor

    2006-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Typhoo is returning to the small screen next month after a three-year absence, with a £5m campaign that will once again encourage tea drinkers to go 'oo' as they sup.Airing from April 3, the campaign follows in the footsteps of...

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    On The Run in the south

    2006-03-04T00:00:00Z

    ROC UK is stepping up its expansion plans for its On The Run Esso forecourt stores.The company said it wanted to boost its portfolio of 55 On The Run sites, which feature cafés serving Costa coffee and Délice de France pastries, to 80 by the...

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    A growing concern

    2006-02-25T00:00:00Z

    A diverse range of products now carry the Fairtrade mark, but research shows widespread ignorance of the core issuesThe list of ethically traded products, and those carrying the Fairtrade mark, go way beyond tea and coffee. Ranges...