Specials up in tough market

THE UK tea market is showing no overall growth despite an upturn in sales of specialist lines such as green tea and decaf products,...

Cool caffeinated NPD hits shelves

Monster Energy launches an RTD coffee COCA-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has made a major foray into the cold coffee category with the launch of a...
Tetley original tea

Striking the right balance

Fruit and herbal going well, but black is still king

Binning the plastic wrap

Scottish Blend has taken a step forward in reducing its plastic footprint, with the brand set to remove the plastic overwrap on all its retail boxes this year
Costa hot and iced drinks

Costa plays it cool with Express

Some like it hot, but cold coffee is the way to go for an increasing number of consumers.
A pack of Nescafé KitKat Latte sits on a table with a cup of the coffee standing next to it.

KitKat joins the Nescafé coffee range

Nescafé has worked with chocolate brand KitKat on the launch of Nescafé Latte KitKat, marking the latest Nestlé confectionery coffee collaboration.

Not a ray of golden sunshine

NOT everyone likes a long hot summer, it seems. The UK hot beverages market remains significant, says market analyst Key Note and tea remains the...

The daily grind of a coffee salesman

George Bias may be new to the coffee game but he reckons there’s plenty of opportunity in convenience

Opportunitea to drive sales

Hot beverages highly valuable in the UK .

New packs from Tetley

TETLEY Green teas and Tetley Supers have a new look. The new packs have been designed to give the brand greater visibility on shelf...

Iced coffee for summer

With the hope of more hot weather on the horizon, slush machine supplier Snowshock reckons it’s got an ideal coffee solution for retailers
Biscuit assortment

Home snacking is driving biscuit sales

Scotland is a nation of biscuit lovers and with uncertainty all around, the affordable treat options seems to be gaining ground in convenience stores
Tetley tea in a basket

React to new trends in tea

THERE’S just no separating UK consumers from their cuppas.  Whether it’s the first thing in the morning or to help unwind at the end of a long day at work, there are plenty of tea variants to suit all consumer needs.

Nigella curls up

CELEBRITY cook Nigella Lawson is the star of a new Typhoo TV ad. The 30-second commercial shows Lawson curl up on the sofa with a...
Coffee in cans

Cans can add energy to sales

Putting the value of ready-to-drink coffee at £139m and growing by 32%, Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) launched Espresso Monster early in 2019 and followed it up with Costa Coffee cans in the summer.
Cadbury hot chocolate

Warming up to chocolate

Christmas may be in the rear view mirror, but ‘tis still the season for winter warmers, particularly in Scotland.