Tapping into tea trends

Tata Consumer Products o­ffers its assessment of the UK tea category SOME things have changed markedly over the last two years, but one thing remains...

Barista Bar marks 50th Scottish installation

Premium coffee-to-go offer Barista Bar has celebrated its 50th machine installation in Scotland, marking a successful first year for the business in north of the border.
Kenco

Café culture in the kitchen

JDE taking cues from baristas MANY Scottish consumers have spent the last 18 months, for the most part, at home. It should therefore come as no...
Horlicks

Time to mug up for winter

WITH daylight hours dwindling and warm summer temperatures turning to a distant memory, consumers are set to increase spend on hot beverages and hot...

Scotland a nation of tea lovers

SCOTTISH consumers are drinking more tea than their counterparts south of the border according to new figures from Kantar Worldpanel.
Galaxy hot chocolate

Heating up in convenience

CONSUMERS have been warming up to hot chocolate in the wake of the pandemic.

Instant success for c-store coffee

Carte Noir is revived to meet consumer demand .
Expresso Plus machines

Don’t miss out on hot coffee

More than 2bn cups sold every year

New formats could be the future

SINGLE serve formats are the future of coffee according to hot beverage brand Lyons Coffee.
The PG Tips Monkey mascot with comic actor Emily Atack stand in a kitchen with Mr and Mrs Mugs as they go to clink them together. The PG Tips logo is on top of the image with text that reads 'LIVE LIFE ONE TEA AT A TIME'.

PG Tips Monkey returns to TV screens

PG Tips has brought back its iconic Monkey character to TV screens across the UK in a new comical ad with actress Emily Atack.
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.

Quality coffee made convenient with Matthew Algie

Matthew Algie aims to offer convenient coffee solutions for retail stores as consumers seek their quick caffeine fix in the mornings.

Fruity flavour proving a hit

FRUIT and flavoured teas have been sweetening tea sales figures with the variety on offer attracting more and more consumers to the category.
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.

Loose tea from Japan

Clearspring has added some Asian flavour to its range with the roll out of two premium Japanese loose tea variants
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