Beverages
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The tea sector is undergoing a major change, says Ian Boughton, with sales of dessert and iced teas increasing, together with new flavours and ways of serving it.
Posted: 18 June 2010 | 15:36
There is currently a big revival in high-quality filter coffee, which is good news for hoteliers and restaurateurs, because serving truly great coffee by the cup can make a significant difference to your pricing. Ian Boughton reports.
Posted: 18 June 2010 | 13:43
In a move which has taken the espresso machine sector completely by surprise, First Choice Coffee has taken on exclusive UK distributorship of Nuova Simonelli machines, including the one which will be used in this year's World Barista Championship finals. Coffeetech, the distributors up to now...
Posted: 12 March 2010 | 12:01
With remarkable unanimity, several players in the tea industry have set about trying to solve one of the biggest problems in the modern beverage market. One of the most recognisable icons of the modern era is the takeaway coffee cup – it has become the standard accessory in every high street ...
Posted: 12 March 2010 | 11:53
The top twenty baristas (espresso coffee makers) in Britain have been found, and will all be heading for the UK barista championship in London this coming weekend. The champion British barista will go forward to the world finals in June, which for the first time are also being held in the UK.
Posted: 22 February 2010 | 13:43
Tetley announced yesterday (17 February) that it will go over entirely to tea certified by the Rainforest Alliance.
Posted: 18 February 2010 | 12:37
One of the world’s most exotic coffee-growing areas is the subject of a trade rescue appeal, following a disaster which has been barely reported in the world news, having been largely overshadowed by the events in Haiti.
Posted: 15 February 2010 | 18:22
The first national champions of the speciality coffee year have taken their prizes at the Expowest foodservice show in Exeter.Ttles were awarded for ‘latte art’, the skill of pouring or etching a design on the top of a cop of coffee, and for the best speciality coffee cocktail.
Posted: 15 February 2010 | 18:12
One of the main aims of UK Coffee Week in September 2010 will be to raise a million pounds to provide clean drinking water and education to poor communities in African coffee-producing countries.
Posted: 15 February 2010 | 17:57
The beverage trade’s reaction to the launch of Costa Coffee’s ‘flat white’ drink has been more intense and more varied than anyone expected – but it has served a very good purpose for the hospitality trade by bringing the speciality-coffee trade into the general spotlight at just the right time.
Posted: 01 February 2010 | 13:44
This year will certainly turn out to be the best opportunity the hospitality trade has ever had to capitalise on espresso-based coffee. The latest news from the barista championships, potentially the biggest promotional event in speciality coffee, is all good...
Posted: 26 January 2010 | 12:54
Bar Italia, Britain’s most famous coffee bar, has celebrated its 60th birthday. The venue in London’s Soho has entered the new year as the longest-surviving example of the real Italian café which so many modern operators would dearly like to emulate.
Posted: 15 January 2010 | 10:43
Peros, the leading supplier of Fairtrade beverages and similar products to the hospitality trade, has had a successful holiday season in winning awards.
Posted: 15 January 2010 | 10:40
The conference programme at this year’s Caffe Culture exhibition offers valuable insights for those in the wider catering and hospitality trades who want to maximize their returns from hot beverages.
Posted: 08 January 2010 | 12:21
To the fascination of the entire British coffee trade, Starbucks has added the ‘flat white’ to its coffee menu. Flat white is an espresso drink of Australian origin and was one of the drinks we predicted would become the next mainstream menu item, in Caterer and Hotelkeeper’s Inside Beverages feature in August.
Posted: 09 December 2009 | 16:58
Instant coffee, it has been revealed, is the drink which will save the planet. At the same time, it may help humans live longer. The curious findings come from one new research report, and one product launch.
Posted: 09 December 2009 | 16:49
The Bath Coffee Festival has launched itself with all the ingredients for a flavoured latte and a biscuit on the side. The first four major sponsors to sign up have been announced as Taylerson’s Malmesbury Syrups, coffee roaster Martin Carwardine, Gold Top Milk, and the Marshfield bakery.
Posted: 08 December 2009 | 10:16
Twinings, one of the great names of British tea with a history which goes back to the 1700s, has caused a fuss with its plans to ‘consolidate its manufacturing operations’. The result of this may be around 120 job losses at its plant in Andover, and possibly 263 job losses at North Shields.
Posted: 08 December 2009 | 10:05
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld its original decision against a television advertisement for Tetley, after complaints about implied health benefits. Following an initial ruling that the advertisement should be taken off-air, Tetley requested an independent review...
Posted: 07 December 2009 | 15:32
The competition season has started in the beverage world and, with the big coffee promotional year just round the corner, several high street names have held their own in-house barista contests in a bid to join the big coffee spotlight of 2010.
Posted: 27 November 2009 | 16:14
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