200 Degrees Coffee Roasters opens new coffee shop in York.

200 Degrees Coffee Roasters open new coffee shop in York

Nottingham-based 200 Degrees Coffee have opened their new coffee shop in the historic city of York.

The 82-seat shop has created 15 new full-time and part-time jobs in the heritage retail setting of 68 Low Petergate, just a short walk from many major tourist attractions including York Minster and The Shambles. 200 Degrees Director, Tom Vincent said: “This shop should have been open last April but we’re finally here and we hope our independent attitude and relaxed way of doing things will add to this fantastic area.

“We’re keen to join the local business community in York and support the thriving visitor economy in any way we can, possibly by treating some people to a coffee and one of our delicious vegan brownies. I’m also hoping to use my new joke about the shop being close to a shambles as many times as possible.

“There’s lots to like including our hand roasted coffee and food that’s freshly made in our kitchen every day. We’ll be open early for our usual range of breakfasts and concentrating extra hard on maintaining the high quality of our takeaway service.” 200 Degrees was set up by Tom Vincent and his business partner, Rob Darby, in 2012 and now has 14 ‘distinctively independent’ coffee shops as well as its Roast House near Trent Bridge in Nottingham. The York coffee shop follows the opening of 200 Degrees Manchester and Cannock, which opened in May and June respectively.

Twinings launch new foodservice exclusive range

Black tea may still be the nation’s favourite, but tea expert Twinings says that it is shaking up the market with the launch of a new ‘foodservice exclusive’ large leaf pyramid range.

With 11 tea blends, in biodegradable pyramids, this new collection will satisfy 97% of consumer needs and 100% of foodservice operator’s requirements.

Aidan Ledger, head of new business OOH at Twinings Foodservice commented: “For over 300 years Twinings has blended the finest teas. We are master blenders, experts in botanicals and the No.1 tea brand in out of home and retail (Allegra Tea Out of Home Report 2019).

“This year, we launch the ultimate tea range, a collection of 11 blends that our research tells us will satisfy 97% of consumer needs. We’ve also listened to our customers and the foodservice industry as a whole who have told us they want tea to be more versatile and more than just water, a bag and milk in a cup. They want tea that is on trend, can be dressed up, works with alternative milks, blends with ice, can be offered across day parts, served as a non-alcoholic drink with meals, and essentially can give them added value and a reason to charge more. And that is exactly what we have just launched.

“This range is also exclusive to foodservice, you won’t find these blends anywhere else, and we’ve created six brand new flavours that our consumer research tells us are going to be incredibly popular.

“We know that consumers are looking for new experiences, they want guilt free indulgence as they focus on their health and wellbeing. Experiences are important and they want a drink that they just can’t replicate at home, something really unique, and that is what we are offering. We have a new and fantastic range of promotional merchandise, including a full complement of digital assets to help operators to create their online menus and apps.”

As well as the favoured Full English, All Day Decaf, The Earl, Thoroughly Minted and Simply Sencha, the six new flavours are Strawberry Green Tea, Revive Raspberry & Vitamin C (contains 75% of daily vitamin C requirements which helps contribute to normal energy-yielding metabolism), Honey & Rooibos, Mango & Pineapple, Unwind Spiced Apple & Camomile and Dark Caramel.

The ‘foodservice exclusive’ collection has been designed to be versatile and enables operators to give an enhanced serve experience, hot or cold, say Twinings, whether it’s iced Honey & Rooibos with frothed oat milk, chilled Strawberry Green with elderflower presse or a warming Unwind (spiced apple & camomile) almond milk latte, suggest the company.