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 .
Brindisa drinking chocolate

Indulge in a taste of Spain

Brindisa has brought a Spanish drinking chocolate with 45% cocoa content to the UK
UCC Coffee has revamped its e-commerce site

Trade site refresh for UCC

Coffee vending solution provider UCC has relaunched its e-commerce website, with additional features for convenience retailers.

Getting to grips with premium tea

There are big returns to be had from the higher margin products in the healthier sectors of the tea category.
Expresso Plus machines

Don’t miss out on hot coffee

More than 2bn cups sold every year
Peterhead coffee stand

Hitting the right spot

COFFEE to go has become a real hot topic for convenience retailers in the last couple of years
With single serve a growing trend in coffee, Lyons says its coffee bags, made with freshly ground coffee sealed into individual bags, are ready to meet demand.

Serving one cup at a time

SINGLE serve is a growing trend among coffee consumers, according to Lyons Coffee and it says sales of its coffee bags had grown 45%

Kenco rolls out new Millicano coffee flavours

Major coffee brand Kenco has strengthened its Millicano range of instant coffee with three new barista-style launches, inclusive of a Cadbury team up.
Good Earth tea

California tea brewing

Tata, the firm behind Tetley, has brought an American tea brand across the Atlantic, targeting 25-34 year old consumers.

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...
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.
Kenco’s Latte range

Barista coffee in the kitchen

Consumers are spoilt for choice when they head to high street coffee shops, but that’s also increasingly true at home.

Mars has sweet solutions for the bitter cold

As the winter weather settles in and plenty of shoppers feel the chill, Mars reckons its Galaxy Hot Chocolate drinks could go down a treat.

Luxury indulgence

Chocolate biscuit fans could be in for a treat thanks to the latest launch from Pladis
Paterson's shortbread packages

Paterson’s bullish about prospects

Scottish shortbread brand Paterson’s sees an opportunity in the convenience channel and it reckons retailers would do well to bolster their range

Feeling it in your bones

LONDON-based firm Love Taste Company is bringing some hot beverage trends from overseas to British shoppers with the launch of a new range of bone broths.