Speciality in boom
WHILE the UK is drinking less black standard tea, speciality tea is booming and is particularly popular among millennials, according to the English Tea...
A different cuppa
BRITAIN is becoming a nation of coffee drinkers, with tea sales falling year on year.
Specialist diets at heart of PG tips NPD
THEY aren’t monkeying around when it comes to NPD at PG tips, with two new alternative variants joining the Unilever owned brand’s line-up.
Barista Bar and Spar Scotland partnership is thriving
Premium retail coffee offering Barista Bar, available exclusively to Spar Scotland, is shaking up the market and positioning itself as a must-have product for 2025.
Hot chocolate is heating up
THE market for hot chocolate and malted drinks appears to be in rude health, according to Mars Chocolate Drinks & Treats.
Yorkshire recruits famous faces
A host of celebrities have been hired to star in Yorkshire Tea’s latest TV adverts, as part of a new £7m campaign.
Michael Parkinson and...
Scots top for out-of-home drinks
MORE than a quarter of the on-the-go food and drink packaging used in Scotland in the last year was for drinks, suggesting Scots are...
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...
Lavazza named best Commercial Coffee Roaster for third year running
Coffee roaster brand Lavazza has been named the Best European Commercial Coffee Roaster for the third year in a row, recognising its quality and consistency.
Interesting aim – new tea range, Tetley Estate Collection
TETLEY aims to upgrade the cuppa with a new tea range, Tetley Estate Collection. “Part of our strategy was to develop teas that added...
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...
NPD is brewing good in stores
IT should come as no surprise to hear that after tap water, tea has been found to be the nation’s most-beloved beverage.
Matthew Algie marks landmark 160th anniversary
Coffee roasting firm Matthew Algie has marked a landmark 160 years of business with a massive eco-transformation across its production in Glasgow.
New taste of daily cuppa
Premiumisation and variety are the key words in the hot beverage market right now according to analyst Key Note.
In its latest Hot Beverages market...
Don’t get left behind on herbal
CONVENIENCE retailers could be missing out on a valuable and growing segment of the tea category.
Parminder Walia, category development manager at Tata Consumer Products,...
Tech to the rescue
Coffee to go is now big business for convenience retailers, but the category’s rise in prominence could have negative impacts on the environment if...



































