Products update

17 October 2002 by
Products update

HOT DRINKS

All in one Kenco has come up with a roast and ground coffee with a vanilla taste, reflecting the high-street trend for flavoured coffees, according to Carsten Knirsch, brand manager for Kenco Singles. Within the workplace, Kenco is also marketing the Kenco Exchange vending system with a capacity of over 1,200 cups. The machine includes details such as a choice of one or two spoonfuls of sugar. (Tel: 0870 600 6556)

One-stop shop Louie Salvoni of Brasilia is launching the first one-stop shop option for businesses looking to develop their retail coffee proposition. Salvoni - Coffee Matters provides clients with everything from conceptual advice to delivery of the finished cup of coffee. Salvoni explains: "Consumers expect to buy a quality coffee wherever they go. As a result, the demand for uniqueness is ever stronger. This has awakened non-specialists to the opportunity, with supermarkets, garages and banks offering customers cappuccinos, espressos and lattes. A variety of businesses not normally associated with coffee, such as car showrooms, are also expressing an interest."

Commercial advice is available for the development of both own-label and branded propositions, and clients can also access coffee supplies and recipes, equipment and installation, training, specialist marketing and packaging. The new company is designed to complement Brasilia, which supplies espresso equipment. (Tel: 020 8808 3735)

Specialise in specialities
Speciality tea is fast becoming the new latte and cappuccino, according to Tetley, and caterers can't underestimate the importance of offering a range of teas at breakfast in the same way they do coffee. Speciality teas can also demand a price premium in comparison with standard tea prices. Not surprising, then, that Tetley has introduced a new range of individually wrapped speciality teas. The company also has an afternoon tea card to describe the blends: Earl Grey, Assam, Ceylon, Darjeeling, and English Breakfast. Call Tetley's helpline to get one (Tel: 0845 609 2315).

Interest-free Gaggia
Café du Monde is offering a full range of equipment from Gaggia on three-year interest-free credit terms, subject to status. The package includes espresso machine, auto coffee grinder, waste knock-out drawer, water softener and pressure pump, together with a three-year parts-and-labour warranty. The deal is open to clients agreeing to buy Café du Monde's Grand Cru or Premier Cru coffees (Tel: 01322 284804).

COLD DRINKS

PET project Ty Nant, the natural mineral water company famed for its cobalt-blue glass bottle, has launched a PET bottle (above) which will be targeted at new trade sectors, including on-premise outlets, the impulse sector and sandwich bars. (Tel: 01974 272111)

It's still Vimto Last month saw the launch of Vimto Still, the still equivalent of Vimto carbonated grape, blackcurrant and raspberry juice drink. The company says the product is in response to the continued growth of the 500ml PET market and demand for ready-to-drink still drinks. (Tel: 01942 292292)

Taking the waters
Harrogate Spa, the UK's original spa water, dating back to 1571, is on the market again after a lapse of more than 30 years. The company says it is encouraged by the 12% year-on-year growth in value of the £700m bottled water market and increasing consumer awareness of the importance of water in a healthy diet. Harrogate Spa Water is aiming to grasp a significant share of the market. (Tel: 01423 730000)

Fruitier Delight P&G Professional has relaunched the Sunny Delight fruit-based soft drink brand into the food service market after a makeover and the introduction of four new flavours: Orange Outburst, Tropical Tornado, Blackcurrant Blast and Apple & Kiwi Kick. Its formulation has also been changed, with the juice content of all flavours now at 15% - up from 5%. The four new variants have no added sugar. (Tel: 0800 716845)

Measured dose
GlaxoSmithKline has launched a new 600ml bottle for Lucozade Sport which is designed to help consumers regulate the amount of Lucozade they drink while exercising. (Tel: 020 8047 4313)

Chilled with a widget Kenco has entered the chilled coffee market with its recent launch of Ice Cappio, a chilled coffee served straight from a can. To give it a frothy finish, the drink is aerated by an in-can widget - the first non-alcoholic drink to use one, according to Kenco. (Tel: 0870 600 6556)

Tis the season to be sober
A survey commissioned by Britvic in the first week of January 2002 revealed that, when it comes to the New Year, 30% of adult alcohol consumers cut down their drinking at the pub, with half of these continuing their resolution for three months or more. Just under half of those "on the wagon" directly replace booze with soft drinks, especially fruit juice, colas and fizzy fruit drinks. Reasons cited for increasing soft drink consumption include refreshment (37%), health (30%) and dieting (9%). (Tel: 0845 755 0345)

Juice puts on the squeeze
Tropicana UK has strengthened its hold on the total chilled fruit juice and juice drink market, with 30.3% of the market's value. The total sector is now worth more than £1.06b a year, with both chilled and long-life showing positive growth, of 14.4% and 9.1% respectively. Not-from-concentrate is driving chilled fruit juice growth, according to Tropicana. (Tel: 020 8250 1888)

In brief

  • Twinings has launched a new collector scheme for caterers. Points tokens inside packs of Twinings Foodservice products can be collected to claim items such as a Bodum Stove Top Kettle and Bodum Three-cup Cafetière.
    (Tel: 0800 169 2365)
  • Nescafé has launched a new range of catering speciality coffee sachets in three flavours: Nescaf‚ Cappuccino, Nescafé Mocha and Nescafé Latte. (Tel: 020 8686 3333)
  • The Nairobi Coffee and Tea Company has added another organic coffee to its range - Gayo Mountain Organic Coffee - in response to increasing consumer demand, it says. (Tel: 01923 234561)
  • Unilever Bestfoods UK is offering caterers a "trendy tea solution" through Lipton Cha franchises, with products in the range including Cha Latte and tea smoothies. (Tel: 01372 462181)
  • Monin has added Chai to its range of syrups - add hot milk for a spiced Indian tea flavoured with cloves. (Tel: 01442 229400)

In brief

  • Cabana Soft Drinks has introduced Outspan pure orange juice and orange juice drink (50% juice) into its portfolio of dispensed soft drinks on draught, under licence from Capespan. (Tel: 0118 939 5900)
  • Spa is launching two new bottle formats, blue plastic 33cl still and 50cl still products. (Tel: 020 7402 2272)
  • Abbey Well has revamped its image with a new logo and label, "to evolve the brand in line with market expectations of premium bottled water", according to managing director Tony Robson. (Tel: 01670 501200)

Drinks to go

  • Some 60% of caterers used more disposable cups over the past 12 months. Main drivers include the explosion of the coffee-to-go market and quality vending products.
  • Value for money, product quality and innovation are the main factors that influence buying - but the environment is becoming increasingly important.
  • About 70% of caterers said they would welcome environmentally friendly products which were biodegradable and recyclable, with some 56% prepared to pay a premium for those products. Paper cups are most popular, many of them branded in the high-street quick-service restaurants, taking market share from plastic and polystyrene.
  • The next sector to witness the explosion in paper will be vending. This is based on the USA model, where almost four out of every 10 vending cups are already paper.

Source: The Disposable Cup Report 2002, sponsored by Huhtamaki

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