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The UK Barista Championship, the greatest training opportunity of the year for beverage operators, will determine the seven regional finalists during January and February.
Posted: 07 January 2009 | 15:07
A German tea company is attempting to prevent a British caterer from using the logo of an English teapot.
Posted: 07 January 2009 | 14:47
Two European tea manufacturers have come up with new ideas to overcome the problem of handling spent teabags, which is a continuing cause of complaint in the hotel and restaurant trades.
Posted: 07 January 2009 | 14:37
There are conflicting reports concerning the future of Whittard, the tea specialist which went into administration just before Christmas.
Posted: 07 January 2009 | 13:06
Costa Coffee has been the star performer for Whitbread, according to the group’s report for the 39 weeks to November.
The coffee-shop brand reported an increase in total sales of 22.6 per cent, far higher than any of Whitbread business – the nearest was Premier Inns, which recorded a 16.4 per cent increase.
Posted: 16 December 2008 | 15:32
Douwe Egberts has announced that it continues to move towards achieving 100% sustainability for all its coffee products, by increasing purchases of sustainable green coffee beans by more than 30 per cent to 26,500 tonnes in 2009.
Posted: 16 December 2008 | 13:01
CBS television news in America has had the chance to interview Howard Schulz, top man at Starbucks, this week – and the American reporters did not shirk from asking him a few awkward questions.
Posted: 16 December 2008 | 12:01
Any economic downturn spells bad news for foodservice, but historically, beverage sales- especially alcohol- have proven blissfully immune to the country's financial woes. Now that consumers face unprecedented uncertainty about their financial security, have the rules changed?
Posted: 03 December 2008 | 16:42
Shareholders in Coffee Republic today voted in favour of the coffee chain’s plan to raise £800,000 to pay off debt and provide working capital.
Posted: 01 December 2008 | 12:55
Starbucks has made the move that supporters of ethically-traded coffee have demanded for so long, stating all espresso coffee sold in its British and Irish stores will be Fairtrade-certified by the end of 2009.
Posted: 26 November 2008 | 18:00
Starbucks has pledged to make sure that all its espresso coffee sold in the UK and Ireland is Fairtrade certified by the end of next year.
Posted: 26 November 2008 | 08:30
Coffee Republic has said that, for the first time in many years, the company is to be debt-free.
Posted: 21 November 2008 | 12:19
The Crowne Plaza hotel group, working together with Urban Espresso, has created a new and possibly unique concept in coffee drinks.
Posted: 19 November 2008 | 12:21
Costa Coffee has decided that coffee shops have now ‘officially’ overtaken pubs as the UK's favourite social hang-outs.
Posted: 13 November 2008 | 17:04
Tregothnan, the UK’s only commercial tea plantation, has extended its range by developing into chocolate - and one of its first products is combined with the unique English tea.
Posted: 12 November 2008 | 15:09
Starbucks - which posted an astonishing plunge in profits this week - appears to blame its international performance on a decline in traffic in the UK.
Posted: 12 November 2008 | 14:46
The world’s first major move against takeaway coffee cups - which are now a major part of Britain’s catering business and roadside litter - has come from the city of Toronto. It has, however, caused a storm among environmentalists, who find it illogical.
Posted: 12 November 2008 | 14:37
The majority of the public think that restaurants overcharge for bottled water, according to research from consumer watchdog Which?
Posted: 06 November 2008 | 14:23
The beverage trade is divided over the performance of the first European Coffee Symposium, held in London by Allegra Strategies.
Posted: 29 October 2008 | 12:32
The annual Lavazza calendar - one of the most genuinely anticipated events of the beverage year - has made its appearance. It is always shot by a ritzy photographer, always lavishly produced, often brought out in a very big wall-calendar size (but sometimes available as a desk version)… and often extremely hard to get hold of.
Posted: 29 October 2008 | 11:59
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