Caffe Culture Show 2007 - 23 to 24 May

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The café event with stacks of new ideas

Taking place from the 23 – 24 May 2007 at London’s Olympia, Caffè Culture is the UK’s only dedicated event for the café and coffee bar sector.

This landmark event features the latest products and services for your business with 160 international exhibitors and an outstanding programme or workshops, seminars, demonstrations and tastings. Caffe Culture 2007 offers insight, innovative and inspiration for everyone from independent café owners to buyers from branded chains and entrepreneurs entering the market for the first time

We've got our great new Stand and, as always, some superb offers that will only last during the course of the show. You'll find us on stand E29 

We look forward to seeing you there (and don't hesitate to let us know if you'd like a free ticket).

British Franchise Exhibition - 23 to 24 March

We officially launched the Usmoothie Franchise opportunity at the British Franchise Exhibition held at Olympia.  Demand exceeded our wildest expectations as potential business owners flocked to out stand to understand more about the innovative and revolutionary Usmoothie Franchise.

Feedback from the show organisers indicated that we attracted about THREE times as many visitors to our stand than any other. If you'd like to see a selection of images from the show then please click here.

IFE Show 2007 - 18 to 21 March

Following the fantastic success we had at the Hospitality show in January we've decided to make an even bigger noise in March.

We've got our great new Stand and, as always, some superb offers that will only last during the course of the show. You'll find us on stand SS4641. 

We look forward to seeing you there (and don't hesitate to let us know if you'd like a free ticket).

Hospitality Show 2007 - 21 to 24 January

We're on the road again in January.

We think this is such a great Show we've decided to take a couple of stands this year. You'll find us on stands 131 and also 1223.  We look forward to seeing you there.

Smoothie Market Grows 600% in the Last 5 Years

According to the latest reports:

Smoothie sales soar as health fix sought
LONDON (Reuters) - Young people eager for a quick health fix or hangover cure are fuelling sales of smoothies, with consumers drinking enough of the fruity drinks in 2006 to fill almost 14 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

Consumer research firm Mintel said on Thursday that smoothie sales jumped sixfold to 134 million pounds last year as consumers knocked back 34 million litres of smoothies -- up from just 6.3 million litres in 2001.

People aged between 15 and 34 are most likely to pick up a smoothie, perhaps to soothe a hangover or due to today's hectic lifestyle, Mintel said.

"Healthy eating, and in particular the 5-a-day fruit and vegetable campaign, has been the driving force behind continuing rates of exceptional growth," said Vivianne Ithekweazu, senior market analyst at Mintel.

Mintel forecasts sales volumes will almost treble by 2011 but prices are expected to fall as more smoothie makers enter the market.

Pure fruit smoothies make up the bulk of purchases but sales of smoothies containing ingredients such as ginseng and echinacea that claim to boost the immune system saw the biggest rise.

And of course Usmoothie is ideally placed to help you grow. Don't forget that our recommended range is now backed with high quality promotional and point of sale material.

(Order now ( 08700-420-700) 

Caffe Culture 2006 - 24 to 25 May

We're on the road again in May.

You'll find us on stand D28, or click here to see all the details

See Us at Food and Drink 19th - 22nd March

We've got a great stand at the NEC Food and Drink exhibition ( we're at location L109 -  click here to download the floor plan of the exhibition centre) and we'd love to see you.

This is one of the leading shows of the year so if you haven't registered yet then click here or just give us a call and we'll send you a free ticket.

 Of course if you can't wait to try the the new Usmoothie^® fruit packs with their great taste and no waste then just give us a call.

                             (Order now ( 08700-420-700)

And What Makes a Real Smoothie?

In our mind, and also the leading experts in the field, a real smoothie is made by blending whole fruit and, if a juice is added,  then it must be freshly squeezed juice.

As far as we are aware there is still no legal definition of a smoothie. This has allowed cheaper imitations to enter the market, using purees or concentrates  and confuse not only the trade but also the end customer.

That's why Usmoothie^® only deal in real fruit and freshly squeezed orange juice.

We believe that in the same way that the Fruit drink sector now has clear guidelines the same should apply to the Smoothie sector, so that anything that is added to dilute or artificially enhance the product should be classified as a 'smoothie drink'. 

It's only a matter of time until your customers twig the difference.  So look carefully behind your counter and ask yourself is it worth having the purees when for not much more you can have the real thing ! 

(Order now ( 08700-420-700)