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5 interesting facts about chocolate

5 interesting facts about chocolate

MARIE ANTOINETTE LOVED HOT CHOCOLATE (THE MODERN KIND). Marie didn’t just love cake, she also loved chocolate, and hot chocolate was frequently served at the Palace of Versailles. It wasn’t just the taste everyone loved—it was also believed that the drink was an aphrodisiac. NAPOLEON LOVED CHOCOLATE. The French leader demanded that wine and chocolate […]
Eat Chocolate and lose weight? No really!

Eat Chocolate and lose weight? No really!

Want to lose weight? Don’t we all. Only the tasty foods seem to contain calories and everything that tastes terrible or boring well just aren’t exciting. Well, now all our dreams have come true. A recent study published in the journal Nutrition and Diabetes showed that volunteers who ate 100g of dark chocolate two hours […]
It’s UK Coffee Week

It’s UK Coffee Week

UK Coffee Week is a nationwide fundraising initiative that supports coffee growing countries and their mission is to create a united platform where coffee operators, trade professionals and consumers can all come together in celebration of the coffee industry and raise funds in a fun and enjoyable way. Venues and coffee houses across London including national brands such as Starbucks, Caffe […]
World Food Day

World Food Day

Every 16 October, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations celebrates its founding day in 1945 on what is called “World Food Day”. The day is observed in some 150 countries worldwide and is among the best well known and most participated in of all UN observances. Thus, it is not just an […]
What you should know about fruit juices

What you should know about fruit juices

The shocking fact that only 10 percent of adolescences currently reach the target of five pieces of fruit a day is startling particularly when fruit in all its forms is so readily available virtually everywhere. So we thought we’d have a look at something close to our hearts here at UKVending: Fruit juices. Firstly let’s […]
Anyone for Bubble Tea?

Anyone for Bubble Tea?

For a beverage that is thousands of years old, it is unusual for a new fashion to emerge, but over the last few years tea has received a form of re-branding in the west by importing something, appropriately enough from the east. Anyone for Bubble Tea? Bubble tea has been around in the Far East […]
Greener Kit Kat in your vending machine

Greener Kit Kat in your vending machine

Kit Kat is synonymous with vending machines. You’re unlikely to find a vending machine that doesn’t offer you a Kit Kat as a choice. But did you know that soon that Kit Kat will be greener and better for the environment than its predecessors? Nestle the makers of Kit Kat and Quality Street have made […]
Coffee: It’s the way you make my mouth feel

Coffee: It’s the way you make my mouth feel

Ever had a disappointingly watery coffee? We probably all have from time to time. It’s not really the fault of the person or machine that made it apparently, it’s all about what scientists call ‘Mouthfeel’. All of us coffee lovers instinctively know when we are enjoying a smooth, rich cup of coffee and that is […]
Drink coffee help charity today on International Coffee Day

Drink coffee help charity today on International Coffee Day

70% of UK coffee drinkers enjoy two or more cups per day A recent survey conducted has revealed Great Britain is a nation of coffee lovers, with 70% of coffee drinkers enjoying at least two cups or more per day In fact, 23% of coffee drinkers said they regularly downed more than three cups of coffee per day and […]

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