Indulgence drinks, winter warmers of pure luxury

Published: 14 November, 2007

There’s nothing better than comfort food and a indulgent drink on a cold winter day, Vending operators will now be looking to stock their machines and the consumer is looking forward to indulging in a hot sweet luxury drink to raise their spirits and boost their sugar levels at that 4pm low.

Hot chocolate drinks have come a long way from that watery cup with powdery residue of the past. New technology now used to develop this product has enabled manufactures to produce a rich strong contender to the homemade edition. VI gives an overview on the manufactures and what they are offering…

Café direct have launched Coco direct, a fair-trade product and one of the first to be made with non hydrogenated vegetable oils. Their product contains 15% coco solids and can be prepared with hot water to produce a instant smooth and creamy drink.
Tel 02074909520

Two well-known chocolate brands ‘Aero’ and ‘Galaxy’ both have a vended hot chocolate option. Nestlé have used the Aero brand and reproduced the bubble concept to provide a bubbly hot chocolate drink. Extensive product innovation and a advanced patented technology now ensures a exclusive extra frothy beverage.
Tel 0800 742842.

Galaxy’s vended option is described as indulgent rich and creamy, a drink that doesn’t leave you feeling sickly and bloated as some drinks do. Aimia Foods are the distributors:
Tel 01942 408600.

Twining have been offering their Options brand for some time and are now one of a few hot chocolate drinks coming in the low calorie bracket with less than 40 calories. ‘Options’ Belgian Chocolate is made of real Belgian Chocolate ideal for the chocolate connoisseur or closet chocoholic!
Tel 01264 348181.

Eurogran UK ‘Le Royal’ is another high quality and low calorie drink produced with the vending market in mind. Its granulated formulation offers improved solubility in hot water.
Tel 01744 613066.

Barry Callebaut are offering a 50% less sugar hot chocolate drink under the Van Houten® label.
Tel 07973 239537.

Cadbury - the brand synonymous with hot chocolate - have 3 vended options: Hot Chocolate, Top Chocolate and a low calorie option ‘Highlights’.
Tel 0121 451 4247

As you can see the competition for a great cup of hot chocolate is high, technology has given us vast improvements and consumer demand for quality has brought us the best the manufacturer can offer at this time.

What next? Make sure of your copy of VI to keep up to date with all the latest developments in the hot chocolate indulgence market as they happen.

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