A Barista Bar coffee counter.

Spar aims to brew up a cup of joy this Blue Monday

Spar Scotland is set to turn this Blue Monday into Brew Monday with an extra special triple stamp redemption promotion across its Barista Bar coffee offer.
new Jaffa Cake advert

Jaffa cakes are back on screen

PLADIS is kickstarting its Year of Jaffa Cakes marketing activity with a new television advertising blitz.
Pukka Turmeric Active tea

Organic blend on shelves

PUKKA  Herbs has added Turmeric Active to its organic herbal tea range.
Children's cake

Cake is rising again in retail

Following a short decline in the first four weeks of lockdown, ambient cakes have been in ascendancy as consumers indulge in more treats at home
The new coffee brand expands Love Mushrooms’ existing Empower Range of high-performance products.

Love Mushrooms Boosts its range with a new coffee brand

The new coffee brand expands Love Mushrooms’ existing Empower Range of high-performance products.

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...

Meet the Maker: Matthew Algie

Meet the people behind the coffee as Alastair McGrath-McElhoney talks working with Matthew Algie and the benefits to retailers of a strong coffee to go section.
A plate with a cup of tea and HobNob biscuits on it are in the foreground with a packet of McVitie's Hobnobs in the background and a glass teapot next to the plate.

McVitie’s and PG Tips take a tea break

Global snacking firm pladis has paired up its McVitie's biscuits brands with PG Tips in a bid to encourage more shoppers to take a tea break.
Pack shots of Tassimo Cadbury Hot Chocolate range including Classic, Orange and Caramel variants.

Tassimo Cadbury range made HFSS compliant

Coffee pods brand Tassimo has reformulated its Cadbury Hot Chocolate range to make the variants compliant with English HFSS rules.

Hunt for the master biscuitier

Lanark-based biscuit maker Border Biscuits has been making waves in the media as it hunts for a new ‘Master Biscuitier’
Typhoo tea

Black tea still dominates UK

Double-digit growth in lockdown

Hot choc is still cool in c-stores

According to Mars, hot chocolate is still a firm favourite with consumers, with the category  maintaining an annual sales value of £89 million .
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Consumers crave a café experience

AS consumers seek to recreate coffee-shop experiences at home, the demand for luxury coffee and hot chocolate products continues to grow, says Kenco and...

Research supports tea to go

Tetley reckons having a clean, fuss-free hot beverage is crucial to retailers who want to fully capitalise on the breakfast-to-go market .
Percol reckons coffee bags provide consumers with a convenient quality coffee.

Compromise not an option

Customers increasingly seek barista quality in their homes, says coffee firm