All Hot beverages articles – Page 52
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Tetley chiefs aim to bag western Europe potential
Tetley Group has made a number of senior management changes to reflect the growing importance of western Europe to its overall growth strategy.The current commercial director, GB, Nigel Holland, will now be responsible for the whole of the...
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In adult company with Giotto
Buyers have welcomed Ferrero’s first foray into the adult biscuit category, but warn that consumers could be confused about the product’s positioning.Ferrero describes Giotto as an adult biscuit that is the perfect companion to coffee. On...
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Organic in the mix proved a real tonic
Liz Hamson reports on the success story of Juniper Green, a gin with a differenceHowever, though the gin has picked up plenty of awards along the way, Parker is first to acknowledge that life hasn’t all been Long Island iced teas....
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Time for tea marketing director
Chris Rigby has been named UK marketing director for tea producer Twinings.He joins after five years at Diageo where he was marketing director for brand innovation and worked on international projects for Gordon’s Gin and Smirnoff Vodka....
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Asda launches its first range of Fairtrade lines
Asda has launched its first range of Fairtrade products.Rolling out to coincide with Fairtrade Fortnight, which began this week, the nine-strong range includes tea bags, coffee, honey and four fresh fruits – pineapple, mango, grapes and...
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UK consumers look for healthy sugar options
Adding sugar to tea has overtaken breakfast cereal as the most popular use of sugar with 37% of tea drinkers adding sugar compared to 33% adding to cereal, according to Mintel in its latest report.Despite this, the report found that British...
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Merrydown sold to Irish drinks group
Sussex cider maker Merrydown has been sold for £36m to the Ireland-based SHS group, which owns the WKD and Woody’s drinks brands.Sales in 2003 for SHS totalled £255m with profits at £19.2m. The company also owns Douwe Egberts coffee, Cobra...
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£5m gift for PG birthday
Unilever UK Foods is spending £5m on promoting PG Tips and introducing the brand’s first limited edition product as part of plans to celebrate the tea’s 75th anniversary.PG Tips Special Blend Limited Edition Tea – a blend of Kenyan and Ceylon...
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Wall’s puts £24m into new launches
Wall’s is hoping to bounce back from last year’s disappointing summer by teaming up with Italian coffee brand Lavazza as part of a £24m investment in its 2005 ice cream range.
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Campaign trail: Nescafé Half Caff
Nescafé Half Caff Manufacturer: Nestlé Brand: Nescafé Budget: part of a £6m spend British actor Tom Conti is the star of a new television ad for newly launched Nescafé Half Caff. The execution shows Conti announcing the national...
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Tea Council champions 4-a-day
Tea drinkers are to be encouraged to drink four cups a day as part of a new £1.5m campaign by the Tea Council to stop consumers switching to soft drinks.On average, Brits drink three cups a day, but the Tea Council is bidding to add one extra...
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Kraft turns the heat on Senseo
Kraft has upped the ante in the hot beverages market by launching a new in-home hot drinks system to take on Douwe Egberts’ Senseo coffee machine.Developed in partnership with electrical specialist Braun, the Tassimo machine, which goes on sale...
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The Saturday Essay
>>competition does not interfere with ethical collaboration. Katy Tubb, Chair of the Ethical Tea PartnershipTea is experiencing one of its most competitive periods in UK grocery. Brands are battling ferociously in terms of brand...
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Boaters Coffee buy for Graves
Specialist snacks retailer Julian Graves has bought Boaters Coffee Company for an undisclosed sum.Nick Shutts, MD of Julian Graves, said: “The acquisition presents lots of opportunities. We plan to open the first Boaters-branded coffee shop in...
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Tea towel and mince pie sales start festive season
Tea towel sales are booming this month as parents use them for headdresses for their kids’ Nativity plays, according to Sainsbury supermarket. The retailer has had to order extra supplies to fuel this demand during the festive season, which...
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Campaign trail
OptionsManufacturer TwiningsBrand OptionsBudget part of a £2m spendOptions is back on air with a new TV ad based around female fantasies.The creative features a woman who chooses a cup of the low calorie hot chocolate...
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Kenco Really adds style
Kraft Foods has revamped its Kenco freeze dried instant coffee brands with a new gold design to give it a more upmarket image. The new design has a gold swirl to emphasise the effects that the coffee’s aroma has and, hopes Kraft, to improve the...
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Italian song of the earth
Italian coffee specialist Lavazza has become the third major company within six months to launch a branded coffee certified by the international conservation organisation Rainforest Alliance.Lavazza’s 100% Arabica coffee is called Tierra...
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It’s always tea time
There’s a marketing drive going on at Twinings, as Siân Harrington discoversTea is in Stephen Twining’s blood. “I can’t get up without a cup of tea,” he declares, reeling off a list of flavours he would typically drink during a day....