Have you tried our wonderful Mornflake Superfast Porridge Oats? They make up a fabulous and extremely healthy instant snack that combines the benefits of oats with a hint of Lyle’s golden syrup with give an all round rich and creamy alternative. Even if you haven’t tried it yet, we’ve decided to collect some interesting facts […]

1…One of the world’s most expensive coffee brands is made from the dung of Thai elephants. Known as Black Ivory coffee it supposedly gives the beans an incredible flavour, but the limited availability makes this brand of coffee extremely expensive. 2…Energy drinks still do not contain as much caffeine as a standard Starbucks coffee 3…Coffee […]

Here at UKVending we love a sweet treat every so often. So, we decided to trawl through the history and science books to discover some fascinating facts about sugar.   1. OVERCONSUMPTION OF SUGAR HAS BEEN LINKED TO LOWER COGNITIVE ABILITIES. That means too much sugar might actually make you stupider. So far, scientists have […]

The 112 year old company was founded by a woman called Melitta Bentz who made her first paper filter in her kitchen. Today the company is a world leader in the manufacture of three ply microfibre papers needed to make hospital standard equipment. Intriguingly Melitta is ahead of other German competitors as they struggle to […]

As the great Ian Drury and the Blockheads said, “What a Waste”. Bet they didn’t think their 1978 classic song would inspire a generation of business people to think environmentally as well as ethically about the coffee production business. When we think about coffee, we automatically visualise a brown bean or a finely ground powder […]