Beverages

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Signature coffees and why they should be on your menu

Amaretto coffeeA bespoke, attention-grabbing signature coffee could help to boost your profits as Ian Boughton discovers.
Posted: 02 April 2008 | 16:00

Starbucks unveil new plan

Starbucks unveil new planStarbucks, which drew international disbelief and some derision recently when it closed every single American store for an afternoon so that a mass training session...
Posted: 02 April 2008 | 16:00

PG tips to be served in all McDonald’s restaurants

PG tips to be served in all McDonald’s restaurantsPG tips is to be served in all McDonald’s restaurants – 1,200 across the UK. The move follows an announcement by Unilever that PG tips will now work with the Rainforest Alliance ...
Posted: 02 April 2008 | 15:30

Southern cafés to try again for national award

Southern cafés to try again for national awardThose who serve beverages in the south of England now have another chance to break the stranglehold of the North and the Midlands on the national café awards.
Posted: 01 April 2008 | 16:49

Baileys Coffee, By Nestlé

Dissolve the Nescafé Alta Rica in the boiling water and add the Baileys.
Posted: 01 April 2008 | 16:00

Soft drink sales continue to outperform alcohol

orange juiceSoft drinks sales continued to outperform beers and sprites within pubs and bars last year, according to the 2008 Britvic Soft Drinks Report.
Posted: 23 March 2008 | 07:00

Coffee Glossary

A highly-individual selection by Boughton’s Coffee House magazine. This glossary makes no claim to being entirely comprehensive or encyclopaedic!
Posted: 18 March 2008 | 14:30

What’s the best way of informing my customers of what coffee I have on offer?

coffeeI’ve recently invested in a coffee machine and want to make sure my customers are aware of the coffee I now have on offer. What’s the best way of doing this?
Posted: 18 March 2008 | 11:31

Starbucks signs first hotel licensing deal

StarbucksStarbucks has signed its first licensing agreement with a UK hotel in a deal that will see a concession at a new Shire Hotels property in Bristol.
Posted: 13 March 2008 | 14:42

Healthy drinkers drive the demand for infusion

Suki teaFruit and herbal infusions are taking off in the retail sector, and food service operators can expect to see demand growing among health-conscious consumers. Ian Boughton reports
Posted: 13 March 2008 | 00:00

Equipment: Keeping queues down and customers happy

A happy coffee-bar customer is one who doesn't have to wait too long, so manufacturers and operators have focused on queue management techniques. Ian Boughton reports
Posted: 13 March 2008 | 00:00

Chocolate choice: know what your customers want

Knowing your customers' preferences for a lighter or creamier drink is the key to success in selling hot chocolate - and the beverage manufacturers have got all the angles covered. Ian Boughton surveys the market
Posted: 13 March 2008 | 00:00

Punch Taverns moots £3.7b merger with beleaguered M&B - For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

weekend papersA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Flying whale heralded as the eco-friendly hotel of the future; Kenya unrest hits tea crops; Laurel Pub Company renegotiates its loan agreements and more...
Posted: 04 February 2008 | 10:28

Which? divulges a taste for independent coffee chains

StarbucksIndependent shops serve better tasting, lower priced coffee than the industry big three: Starbucks, Costa and Caffè Nero, according to a study by consumer rights body Which?
Posted: 24 January 2008 | 16:30

Coffee chain Starbucks comes to Center Parcs

StarbucksStarbucks has signed a licensing agreement with Center Parcs which will see 10 coffee outlets open across the four UK holiday villages.
Posted: 10 January 2008 | 13:07

Coffee Republic to be served at cinemas

Coffee Republic logoCoffee Republic products will be available in cinemas across the UK after the company signed a partnership deal with Cineworld UK.
Posted: 18 December 2007 | 12:00

Whitbread to open 200 Costa Coffees in Russia

Costa logoWhitbread today announced plans to open more than 200 Costa Coffee's in Russia over the next five years, in partnership with Rosinter Restaurants Holding.
Posted: 11 December 2007 | 12:40

Operators hit back on water profits

WaterLondon restaurateurs have hit back at a report claiming that restaurants are pushing costly mineral water on diners to make a "quick profit".
Posted: 22 November 2007 | 10:34

Starbucks to advertise on US TV for first time

Coffee chain Starbucks is to make its first foray onto the TV screens of America after sales in the USA began to stagnate as consumers tightened their purses.
Posted: 16 November 2007 | 16:14

Thistle signs fair-trade coffee deal

Rainforest Alliance-certified logoThistle Hotels is to sell only sustainable coffee throughout its estate, despite it increasing costs by 15%.
Posted: 06 November 2007 | 15:24

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