All Hot Beverages articles
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NewsNestlé targets 150 outlets as it relaunches Seattle’s Best Coffee
The dominance of a handful of players in the UK’s £6bn coffee landscape looks set to be disrupted following Nestlé’s relaunch of Seattle’s Best Coffee.
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Product NewsTake-home packs boost sales of Arctic iced coffee
While forecourt operators will get most of their iced coffee sales from impulse-sized packs, one-litre cartons could help them tap into a new type of customer for the popular category, says Arctic Coffee.
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NewsBP challenges preconceptions of forecourt coffee in Wild Bean Cafe campaign
BP has made its biggest marketing investment in its Wild Bean Cafe brand in the UK, challenging what it says are “long-held assumptions” that forecourt coffee and food is low quality, by reframing the brand as “one of life’s pleasant surprises”.
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NewsEG On The Move loses planning bid for drive-thru forecourt coffee shop
Middlesbrough Council has refused planning permission for EG On The Move to construct a new drive-thru coffee shop at its Roseberry filling station on Acklam Road in the Yorkshire town.
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NewsPioneer in coffee-on-the-go brews up fresh competition
A disruptor brand is entering the forecourt trade’s coffee to go category – with a loyalty app which rewards customers at the point of purchase, and more realistic pricing in a sector it says has “lost its way”.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON: Six things to know about coffee-to-go
The coffee-to-go category continues to be a strong opportunity with emergent players trying to win over forecourt operators, and motorists demanding quality when it comes to their caffeine hit.
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NewsM&S tops motorway services’ users’ wish list
M&S is the brand most UK drivers would like to see at a motorway service area (MSA).
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NewsStarbucks gives a shot to EG Group’s UK business
EG Group, the original forecourt business founded by Zuber and Mohsin Issa in 2001, attributes a 3% growth in UK foodservice in its first quarter results to the success of its Starbucks operations.
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NewsDelice de France says new coffee machine can bring 40% margins
The bakery firm Delice de France has launched a new Café Delice sub-brand, giving retailers the chance to rent a modular machine and shop display unit. The firm says outlets can make margins of 40% if they sell 35 cups a day.
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NewsLocals raise objections to forecourt plans for takeaway food concessions
Local residents have objected against a planning application for three retail units at a petrol station in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, to be converted into takeaway food and drink outlets.
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NewsSUMMIT: Rising popularity of food-to-go becomes biggest forecourt trend
An increase in the popularity of food-to-go items represents the most significant change in consumer behaviour forecourt operators have seen over the past year. That is according to exclusive industry research commissioned by Forecourt Trader for the Summit conference.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON COFFEE: Best bar none
Go into a forecourt store in Northern Ireland and chances are you’ll find a Barista Bar coffee offer inside.
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NewsSHOP TALK: The Italian disruptor in self-serve coffee
Something is brewing in coffee to go in the forecourt world. After years of dominance, Costa is facing competition from a significant new player, a premium Italian brand that has a 130-year heritage, and prides itself on roasting its beans authentically in Turin, Gattinara, and Pozzilli. Its ubiquitous maroon-branded competitor roasts its at the less evocative Basildon in Essex.
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NewsSpar store with Maxol forecourt adds Barista Bar Coffee drive-thru
A Spar store with a Maxol forecourt has reopened after redevelopment and now offers what is claimed to be the first Barista Bar Coffee drive-thru in Northern Ireland.
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Product NewsAlpro invests in multi-million-pound campaign as it launches oat-based drink
Alpro is kicking off a multi-million-pound cross-channel campaign to mark the launch of a new oat-based drink, This Is Not M*lk.
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Equipment NewsFORECOURT SHOW: BP launches Wild Bean Café Express unit
BP launched its new Wild Bean Café Express machine at the Forecourt Show, featuring self-serve Wild Bean coffee, integrated payments, QR scanner for loyalty purposes, plus syrup stations.
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Product NewsPRODUCT NEWS: Costa’s Coffee Shot competition and new RTD Frappé range
From now until June 15, Costa Club members (aged 18 and over) have the chance to win millions of prizes through a special scan-to-win Coffee Shot competition via the Costa Club mobile app.
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Equipment NewsPret A Manger to target forecourts as it trials new coffee-to-go solution
Pret A Manger is set to challenge the traditional forecourt convenience coffee offers with a new coffee-to-go solutions.
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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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NewsCosta 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.