New ‘Noir’ Tea Line Builds Bridge to Connect Coffee & Tea Drinkers

New ‘Noir’ Tea Line Builds Bridge to Connect Coffee & Tea Drinkers

Tea Forte, the global luxury tea company, announced the launch of their innovative line of Noir pan-roasted black teas. Carefully crafted using select leaves from the famed Jamguri tea garden in the Assam highlands in Northern India, Noir tea offers a robust concentrated character to delight even the coffee purist. “While tea is the second most consumed […]

Absolut Unveils Limited Edition Bottle That Pays Tribute To Chicago

Absolut Unveils Limited Edition Bottle That Pays Tribute To Chicago

Absolut has unveiled a new limited edition bottle which pays tribute to one of America’s most iconic cities—Chicago. Designed by Ross Bruggink and crowdsourced by the Threadless community, this bottle pays tribute to the city’s culinary culture, neoclassical architecture and its largest skyscraper. Ross commented: “The bottle represents all of the iconic elements of Chicago […]

Russian Restaurant That Only Hires Twins As Servers

Russian Restaurant That Only Hires Twins As Servers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6aY-RDWDFM#t=25 A Moscow restaurant owner is hiring only sets of twins in a novel bid to attract new customers. The Twin Stars diner employs identically-dressed siblings to serve its clients with food and drink, reports the BBC. Owner Alexei Khodorovsky said he wanted to find a way to attract diners in a competitive dining scene. […]

ColaLife Replaces Award-Winning Packaging

ColaLife Replaces Award-Winning Packaging

ColaLife, an organisation that delivers aid to developing countries using Coca-Cola’s distribution networks, is redesigning its packaging after it scooped a number of design awards this year. The original AidPod packs – also known as Kit Yamoyo – was designed by Pi Global as a wedge-shaped container that could carry anti-diarrhoea medicines and slot into […]

Inspired By Drinks Pioneer Kate Hudnott, Taxi Studio Create Hudnotts

Inspired By Drinks Pioneer Kate Hudnott, Taxi Studio Create Hudnotts

Inspired by the work of Devon-based drinks pioneer Kate Hudnott, Taxi Studio has recently collaborated with her to create Hudnotts – a wickedly exciting range of flavoured spirits. “This project was overflowing with craftsmanship and creative potential from the start,” says Creative Director Ryan Wills, “We immediately identified Kate as an ‘Alcoholic Alchemist’ and came […]

Mondelez to Use ‘Smart’ Shelves to Target Specific Ads at Consumers

Mondelez to Use ‘Smart’ Shelves to Target Specific Ads at Consumers

Mondelez International, whose portfolio includes the likes of Chips Ahoy, Nabisco, Oreo, Trident, Toblerone, Halls, Ritz and other high-profile snacks, says it plans to debut a grocery shelf in 2015, which comes equipped with sensors to determine the age and sex of passing customers. The shelf is hooked up to Microsoft’s Kinect controller, which is […]

Carbonated Beverages Brewing for Starbucks?

Carbonated Beverages Brewing for Starbucks?

Starbucks may be readying a large-scale rollout of carbonated drinks, Advertising reports, citing a recent trademark filing by the coffee giant for the term “Fizzio.” The filing coincides with Starbucks’ recent testing of a line of carbonated drinks in Atlanta and Austin, and “fueled speculation,” Advertising Age wrote, that the company is “about to make […]

Gordon’s Unveils Limited Edition Bottle Labels

Gordon’s Unveils Limited Edition Bottle Labels

Gordon’s gin has collaborated with internationally celebrated British fashion house, Temperley London, to launch a collection of ten limited edition bottle label designs that aim to help retailers drive incremental sales in the run up to the festive season. The uniquely vibrant “Ten Green Bottles” by Gordon’s & Temperley collection is available from the end […]

Fresh Direct Awards Five Year Contract to Isotrak

Fresh Direct Awards Five Year Contract to Isotrak

Fresh Direct has signed a five-year contract with vehicle tracking and telematics company Isotrak. Fresh Direct will make extensive use of Isotrak satellite tracking and live vehicle diagnostics to drive fuel savings through monitoring mpg and improving driving styles across the company’s mixed fleet. Fresh Direct, a leading national food supplier to the UK foodservice […]