Thirsty work Spring &Summer 2014
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HELLO SUMMER DAYS
We've been working hard behind the scenes to bring you a whole host of new products to delight your customers with during 2014. Our ready to drink lemonades from Sweetbird on page 16 are not only great for grab & go sales, but offer unique flavour combinations. And, in answer to many customer requests, we are now proud to say the delicious Zuma Vanilla Bean FrappĂŠ has been redeveloped to be non-dairy, meaning it can be enjoyed by all your customers. Plus, of course, plenty of recipe ideas for, what we hope will be, the long hot summer ahead...
Welcome to the Spring and Summer edition of Drinking Thinking, your indispensable guide to the drinks, gear and knowledge you need this season.
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ZUMA YOGURT FRAPPÉ WITH SWEETBIRD STRAWBERRY SMOOTHIE
fabulous frozen
FRAPPéS
Cool and creamy, Zuma Frappés are the easy way to keep your espresso sales up when temperatures start to rise. Frappés can account for up to 15% of your sales in summer, so shouldn't be forgotten when planning your menu. Zuma Frappés offer six delicious stand alone flavours including Zuma Vanilla Bean Frappé. This is the perfect base to add your espresso to, creating a
house blend frappé for coffee loving customers in need of a cool down. Also in the range is the versatile Zuma Yogurt Frappé, perfect blended with smoothie mixes or fresh fruit. You can even add in a handful of oats for a delicious Breakfast Frappé.
Frappé flavours
VANILLA BEAN
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YOGURT
CAFFE
COOKIES & CREAM
MOCHA
CHOCOLATE
STICKY TOFFEE
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ZUMA NON-DAIRY VANILLA BEAN FRAPPÉ
when the best
GETS BETTER The UK's top selling frappé base, Zuma Vanilla Bean Frappé has been improved to suit all your customers and keep things simple.
NEW
non-dairy vanilla bean frappé
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Having to stock a variety of products for different customers needs can be costly and confusing for staff, never mind the risk of giving the wrong drink to a customer with an allergy. Taking all these considerations on board and listening to what our customers are asking for we have redeveloped our Zuma Vanilla Bean Frappé to a new non-dairy formulation; making it perfect for your vegan customers and those wishing to enjoy a non-dairy diet.
tip top tip Blendtec colour tinted jugs make it easy to know which jug is for which milk.
We've tested and tasted and tested some more, so are more than confident your customers won't notice the difference. We will be introducing the new formulation later in the year, so keep an eye out for 'Non-Dairy' on the front of the tin. Of course, it should be made with a dairy alterative milk - with everything from almond to rice milk widely available this shouldn't be too difficult!
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ZUMA COOKIES & CREAM FRAPPÉ
made with real cookie pieces
Award winning Cookies and Cream Frappé Made with real pieces of chocolate cookie, Zuma Cookies & Cream Frappé totally impressed the judges at the SCAE World of Coffee, scooping the prize for ‘Best New Product’. This frappé really is the business. Smooth and creamy, it tastes exactly like cookies blended with milk, but without the expense or mess. We recommend a cheeky little squirt of cream, rather than covering the whole top, letting the drink speak for itself. As with all Zuma Frappés, Cookies & Cream contains no unhealthy hydrogenated fats, preservatives, GMOs, high fructose corn syrup, artificial colours, flavours or preservatives and is approved by the Vegetarian Society.
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wow factor Turn this into a signature drink by crumbling a cookie on top and serving another on the side for an indulgent treat.
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NEW
toppings
sweet
TREATS Not quite a cherry on top, but these new toppings do make everything, well, just a little bit fancier. Available in handy shaker jars the latest edition to the Zuma range are perfect for making your signature drinks really stand out. Whether it's Mini Rainbow Chocolate Beans to add a splash of colour to kids milkshakes, Triple Choc Crispies for your Chocolate Frappé or to add some snap, crackle and pop to your hot chocolate with the Chocolate Coated Popping Candy we're sure you are going to find plenty of uses for these little sprinkles of joy.
finishing touch CHOCOLATE COATED POPPING CANDY
ZUMA VANILLA BEAN FRAPPÉ WITH MINI RAINBOW CHOCOLATE BEANS 12
MINI RAINBOW CHOCOLATE BEANS
TRIPLE CHOC CRISPIES
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Fresh spring days and balmy summer nights - time to start thinking about some fun events... Cracking Easter treats Make all your little customers Easters by using a bunny stencil on their babyccinos. Too sweet.
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May Day Madness A traditional drink to enjoy on May Eve is May punch, made using strawberry smoothie, white wine, cloudy lemonade and woodruff leaves. The Maypole and Morris dancing is, of course, optional.
Spectacular Smoothie Sampling It can be easy to get stuck in a smoothie rut, sticking to the tried and tested flavours. There are eight in the Sweetbird range - why not do some sampling and let your customers choose the next flavours to stock? You could even order some Sweetbird sampling cups for the event.
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brains and
BRAWN Summer means some serious volume of blended drinks – you need a serious blender to handle the job. Industry leaders Blendtec have been our choice of blender for over 15 years. Powerful, tough and clever, whether you are looking to blend 2, 20 or even 200 drinks a day, they have a model for you. We understand that a blender is a big investment so can advise on which would be best to suit your needs, and your budget. The latest edition to the range is the Blendtec Stealth, featuring a touch screen display, a USB port for easy programming across all your sites, and blending at the same sound level as a normal chit chat. As with all Blendtec blenders the Stealth comes with a comprehensive warranty to give you peace of mind.
Simple, intuitive touch controls.
One of the smallest footprints in its class.
All you need to do now is get yourself a Blended Beverage Brainfreeze Box on page 18 and you're set to blend all summer long. Powerful blending at the sound level of normal conversation.
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tantalise your
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taste buds Our new exciting range of ready to drink lemonades will dance on the palate and invigorate the senses. We get very excited when it comes to bringing you new products so are delighted to introduce this range of bottled lemonades from Sweetbird. Made with real lemons, the three refreshingly different flavours come in 400ml bottles which can be stored ambiently before enjoying chilled, over ice, or on the go. Coming from Sweetbird they are of course free from artificial flavours, colours and preservatives and are approved for vegetarians and vegans. Go on, feel the lemon love…
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the range • Cloudy Lemonade • Watermelon & Rosemary • Blueberry & MintWW
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bumper blended
beverage box Our new summer box is packed to the brim with all the product you need to make and promote a whole host of delicious blended drinks. Planning menus and ensuring your staff know how to make the drinks can be a time consuming business. We hear this time and time again so have put together our new 'Blended Beverage Brainfreeze Box'. Full of products you
know and love, plus plenty of point of sale to make sure your customers know what’s on offer. We've included all the recipes to help you make a tidy profit without having to do the hard work and planning.
What's in the box • 4 x 1ltr Sweetbird Mango Smoothie
• 1 x 2kg tin Zuma Vanilla Bean Frappé
• 4 x 1ltr Sweetbird Strawberry Smoothie
• 1 x 425g Zuma Triple Choc Crispies Toppings
• 1 x 2kg tin Zuma Cookie & Cream Frappé
• A whole bundle of point of sale & recipes
Cups and straws shown for display purposes only and are not included in the box - we do stock them though!
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sunshine
specials
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Using only a select few Zuma and Sweetbird products it's easy to mix & match to make a huge range of chilled drinks to give your customers tastebuds a treat this when the temperatures rise.
Raspberry & Orange Iced Tea
Cool Caramel
Fill glass to ¾ with ice, add 3 pumps Sweetbird Raspberry Iced Tea syrup and 1 pump Sweetbird Orange syrup, top up with water and stir. Garnish with a slice of orange, or even a couple of raspberries if you're feeling flashy.
Fill 12oz cup with ice, top with milk and pour into blender jar. Add 2 pumps Sweetbird Caramel sauce and 1 scoop Zuma Vanilla Bean Frappé and blend until smooth. Pour back into cup and drizzle with Sweetbird Caramel sauce to serve.
Strawberry Milkshake
Summer Daze
Half fill 12oz cup with ice, add 3 pumps Sweetbird Strawberry syrup, top with cold milk. Pour into blender, add half a scoop of Vanilla Bean Frappé Powder and blend. Berry good.
Fill 12oz cup with ice, top up with Sweetbird Strawberry & Banana Smoothie and pour into blender jar. Add 1 pump Sweetbird Pineapple syrup and blend until smooth. Pour back into cup and serve.
Banana Fudge Shake
Taste of the Tropics
Half fill a 12oz cup with ice and top up with milk. Pour into blender, add 2 pumps Sweetbird Banana syrup, 1 pump Sweetbird Fudge syrup and half a scoop of Zuma Vanilla Bean Frappé. Blend until smooth, pour back into the cup and serve with a straw and a monkey.
Fill 12oz cup with ice, add ¹/³, water, fill to the top with Sweetbird Mango smoothie and pour into blender. Add 4 pumps Sweetbird Chilli syrup and 1 pump Sweetbird Lime syrup. Blend until smooth, pour back into the cup (or half a pineapple) and serve. 23
revitalising
Iced tea
Sweetbird Iced Tea Syrups are a fantasically popular menu item – offering a profit margin of up to 83%. Our Iced Tea Syrups range has proved so popular we have expanded the range by introducing Iced Green Teas. Available in a two delicious flavours; Cucumber & Mint and Watermelon, we're confident they are going to be a huge hit this summer. Packed with flavour and so easy to make, be sure to introduce them to your summer menu and see your profits soar.
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Available from June! Iced Green Tea Syrups • Cucumber and Mint • Watermelon
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super cool
syrups
Versatility in a box
These are just 3 of the drinks you can make using the syrups in the Summer Syrup Selection Box — all of the recipes are included in the box — how handy.
enjoy!
Sweetbird Syrups pack a mighty punch of flavour – this Seasonal Selection Box offers a fantastic taster for the months ahead. Syrups are a great addition to any coffee shop but many people simply stick to the tried and tested flavours such as Vanilla, Caramel and Gingerbread. Whilst there is nothing wrong with this, so much more can be done with just a few extra flavours; it's just knowing where to start. Our
summer box contains four flavours of Sweetbird syrup, together with point of sale to promote a Brazilian Iced Tea (great for a World Cup Promo), Fudge Iced Coffee and a delicious Raspberry Iced Mocha. With instructions and additional recipes also in the box, this really is summer sorted!
What's in the box • 2 x 1ltr Sweetbird Fudge Syrup • 1 x 1ltr Sweetbird Chilli Syrup • 1 x 1ltr Sweetbird Passionfruit & Lemon Iced Tea Syrup • 2 x 1ltr Sweetbird Raspberry Syrup • A whole bundle of point of sale, recipes & pumps
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how to make
1. Get yourself some silicon ice lolly moulds and some food safe sticks. 2. In a jug mix equal measure water and your choice of smoothie mix. 3. Pour the mix into the moulds, add the lolly sticks and pop in the freezer.
enjoy!
chilled
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Summer wouldn't be complete without ice lollies, but why buy when you can make your own with existing products? We really love how versatile our products are and are always looking for innovative new ways to use them, like with the Hot Fruit Soothies last season. These took off a storm and we are looking forward to seeing even more of them in winter.
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For this summer why not make some Sweetbird Smoothie ice lollies using a 50/50 smoothie/water mix? We also heartily recommend the new Sweetbird Rosemary & Watermelon Lemonade ice-cubes dropped into a gin and tonic on a balmy summers eve.
Make rocket style lollies by using different colour smoothie and freezing a layer at a time.
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scrumptious
sauces
Not everyone can pour the perfect rosetta but etching is easy... Whilst Sweetbird Sauces are often a key ingredient in a drink they can also be used to make your hot and cold drinks something really special. Creating a flower like the one shown here is easy. Create three circles using sauce in a squeezy bottle, then, using the end of a thermometer, draw a line in the foam,
through the sauce, cleaning the end of the thermometer after each swipe. Work around the cup, alternating the direction of the swipe, one from the outside, one from the centre and voila! Once you've mastered this pattern, search online for hundreds of how to guides and design ideas.
Sauce flavours
SINGLE ORIGIN DARK CHOCOLATE
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WHITE CHOCOLATE
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brew up Whatever the weather, there is always time for tea. Cosy is our delightful range of organic teas in award winning knit effect packaging. All organic certified, the black teas are also Fairtrade. Cosy Teas come in boxes of 20 individually enveloped tea bags with tags. Perfect for a dainty afternoon tea, with triangle sandwiches and a selection of cream cakes.
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Shout about it Make sure your customers know about all the lovely Cosy Tea with a display rack. The packaging is so fab it's a shame to hide it away at the back of the counter!
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cookie jar
heaven
Bursting with chocolate, Byron Bay Triple Chocolate Fudge Cookies are now even more delicious. If that is even possible... Byron Bay Cookies are available as Cafe Cookies to display in attractive jars and as single wrap cookies, including the award winning Gluten Free range, available in counter top display trays. These Triple Chocolate Fudge Cookies are from the Cafe Cookie range – stacked in glass jars they make the perfect display to help boost sales. Rich, dark and full of chocolate chunks these cookies are hard to resist. www.byronbaycookies.co.uk
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BYRON BAY TRIPLE CHOCOLATE FUDGE COOKIES
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To place your order, or for more information about any of the products featured, please speak to your distributor.
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