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focused roast said to balance sweetness and bitterness with fruit character and palate weight.


John Broad, national sales manager for Ringtons Beverages for Business comments: “C fofffee connoisseurs are everywhere and there is increased demand for single origin coffff ees with distinct flavour profiles.We wanted our customers to have access to the very best coffff ee and by introducing our first single origin bean, we can really hone in on the unique tastes offered by this specialist roast. There are a number of factors which impact the taste of a c fofffee bean, such as climate, altitude, growing conditions and weather which means that all c fofffee growing regions produce diffff erent tasting coffff ee and Rwandan c fofffee is renowned for its delicate taste and citrusy flavour profile which comes through in our new Rwandan 1000 Hills bean.”


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But coffffee doesn’t hug all of the limelight, and evidence suggests that British people still drink plenty of tea which might also account for the explosion of the variety of flavours onto the hot beverages


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Recognising consumer desire for sophisticated and innovative flavours, Barry Callebaut Beverages has introduced the fresh taste of peppermint leaves to its Caprimo vending range with its Caprimo Mint Tea.


new generation Nescafé Gold Blend is supported by partnerships with key UKmachine manufacturers to provide the premium branded experience at the touch of a self-service button. Businesses can now capitalise on the popularity of premium coffff ee without needing to invest in upskilling staffff or coffff ee shop overheads.”


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ert Ringtons is also capitalising on the desire for facility in Newcastle upon Ty


distinctive flavours in hot beverages and has added its new Rwandan 1000 Hills c fofffee bean to its portfolio – the first single origin coffff ee to be produced at the company’s coffffee roasting Tyne.


Made up of 100% washed bourbon Arabica beans, which are grown at altitudes of up to 1,900m, this bean comes exclusively from the 1000 Hills Farm in Rwanda. The end result is a clean and


and a strong menthol aroma. To craftfted to provide a refreshing taste.


Expected to appeal to vending operators and consumers alike, the tea chimes with the current custome r expectation, and demand , for the inclusion of varied hot beverage options in the mix. The Caprimo Mint Tea is described as a lighter, high quality drink with a herbal flavour that contributes to a slightly sweet fragrance To be enjoyed hot or cold, the drink is


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Head of sales for Barry Callebaut Beverages in the UK, Paula Bentley comments: “Consumers are embracing tea as a lighter alternative to c fofffee and are looking for a greater choice.Mint tea is an excellent offering to have in the mix as, besides being revitalising, it’s quite a soothing drink.”


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The hot drinks manufacturer is expecting a healthy take up among existing vending customers, who are looking to improve their hot beverage offering and who are already familiar with the Caprimo brand. “A


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machine offering is always going to be more limited overall, that does not mean that the expectation isn’t there and Caprimo Mint Tea might well be the perfect solution for those operators who already have a full selection of richer, creamier hot beverages and would like to offff er their customers a lighter alternative. Ultimately, it’s all about choice.”


Paula adds: “Although the vending ff


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With growth in premium and healthier beverage vending options predicted to


continue, the vending cup itself must also step up the premium drinks being offff ered.


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ing specialist, Huhtamaki manufactures a


range of vending products to suits both traditional and table-top machines; and includes single wall and double wall vending cups.


Ray McNamara, vending sales manage Huhtamaki has been working on numero initiatives and manufactures vending cup 100% PEFC certified paperboard .


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