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NewsFirst for MFG as it launches Costa Express on Uber Eats app
Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is claiming to be ”the first official retailer” to offer the Costa Express product range via the Uber Eats app.
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Costa Coffee and InstaVolt join forces to boost EV charging network
Costa Coffee and electric vehicle charge point network, InstaVolt, have announced a partnership to install rapid EV chargers at up to 200 Costa Coffee Drive-Thru sites across the UK.
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Central England Co-op opens Insomnia Coffee shop at its flagship site
Central England Co-op has opened a new coffee shop at its £3m flagship food store and petrol filling station site in Lichfield creating 10 new jobs
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Costa Coffee adds two new variants to its RTD range
Costa Coffee has responded to insights from its coffee shop business to launch two new Costa Coffee RTD variants – Vanilla Latte and Flat White – to drive incremental sales within the coffee RTD segment.
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La Cimbali targets forecourt sector with new coffee machine
Coffee machine maker La Cimbali has added to the S Series with the launch of the S15, a fully automatic and super compact entry level model capable of producing up to 150 beverages a day.
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Toffee returns to Costa Express range
Costa Express is welcoming back two much-loved seasonal flavours to its 9,000-plus machines. Toffee Spiced Latte and Toffee Spiced Hot Chocolate have returned as they came top in a poll of Costa Coffee customers about which drink range they wanted back.
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PG tips invests £3.8m to raise awareness of its introduction of biodegradable tea bags
PG tips is investing in a £3.8m ATL campaign to support the range and increase awareness around its introduction of biodegradable tea bags.
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Nisa Express revamp includes a variant specifically for forecourt operators
Three new Nisa Express store formats have been unveiled at the 2020 virtual Nisa Expo, including one format specifically for forecourt operators.
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Nescafé launches online hub to support coffee-to-go retailers
Nescafé has launched a new online coffee-to-go hub to help coffee-to-go retailers and convenience stores grow their hot drinks trade and maximise their sales from coffee.
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Costa Express introduces mobile contactless ordering on machines
Costa Express has announced that it is rolling out a mobile contactless ordering system across more than 9,000 machines nationwide this autumn.
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Break Fluid launches new coffee machines in partnership with Liquidline
A new range of coffee machines for retailers has been launched by caffeine-based adventure sports brand Break Fluid in partnership with Liquidline.
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Lavazza ventures into coffee-to-go sector with the launch of new machine
Coffee brand Lavazza is venturing into the coffee-to-go sector, with the launch of its Coffee To Go system.
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Coffee’s still a goer
In an exclusive survey of Top 50 Indie dealers, respondents ranked coffee-to-go as the second most important service for their forecourt store (after customer service), with 96% of dealers saying it was extremely or very important. Indeed such is its importance that it ranked ahead of a good convenience offer ...
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Tchibo trials water refill station at award-winning forecourt
Tchibo Coffee Service is currently trialling a water refill station at Parkfoot Filling Station, West Malling, on its Smokin’ Bean coffee destination. The trial has developed from Tchibo’s aim to cut single-use plastic usage, which has seen it promoting the use of KeepCups for coffee. A trend has developed with ...
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eXpresso Plus offers solution to backlash from tea drinkers
A drinks-to-go supplier claims its slim-line PG tips machine can fill a gap in retailers’ drinks offer, following claims in The Sun that Shell suffered a consumer backlash after tea was removed from its Costa drinks machines. eXpresso Plus suggests its PG tips machine can sit next to existing coffee-to-go ...
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PG tips unveils Cuppas Taste Better Together campaign
PG tips is launching a new initiative ‘Cuppas Taste Better Together’ – its biggest campaign in five years. The Unilever brand will be working alongside mental health, community and wellness charities, Samaritans, Time To Change and The Big Lunch, to help reduce loneliness by bringing people together over a cuppa. ...
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Frugalpac releases limited edition recyclable winter cup
Frugalpac, the manufacturer of recyclable coffee cups made of recycled paper, has revealed a new limited edition ‘Winter Cup’ design featuring red and silver stars with gold branding. The Winter Frugal Cup offers a solution for operators and consumers seeking environmentally-friendly cups made from 100% recycled paper. Made from recycled ...
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Disposables manufacturer widens its biodegradable range
Disposables manufacturer and supplier Herald is stocking up on biodegradables for 2020 as demand continues for a greener, disposable offering across the UK’s food-to-go outlets and high street chains. Herald is offering a range of sizes in its double wall hot paper cups, including 8 oz, 12 oz and 16 ...
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Frugalpac introduces new recyclable cup
Frugalpac, the manufacturer of easily recyclable coffee cups, has introduced the Frugal Cup Linerless. Made from virgin paper, sourced entirely from sustainably accredited forests, the Frugal Cup Linerless is specially treated with a coating which makes it suitable for hot and cold drinks while still allowing the pulp to break ...
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Espresso delivery
Costcutter Supermarkets Group category director, Mike Owen, believes coffee-to-go offers a great opportunity to drive basket sales across food-to-go throughout the day from breakfast to late night pit stops. "For some retailers food-to-go represents over 20% of sales, which clearly demonstrates the value of the category. Regardless of the time ...
