PUT A SMILE ON YOUR MUG WITH KENCO AND BEN FOGLE
TV presenter Ben Fogle teams up with Kenco to make Macmillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning even bigger in 2010
Kenco proudly announces its partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support’s flagship fundraising event – the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, which takes place 24th September 2010. As the official coffee partner of the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, Kenco will be helping Macmillan supporters make a bigger difference with every mug of coffee.

This year, registering for the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning means that you could win the opportunity to have TV favourite Ben Fogle serve coffee and cakes at your World’s Biggest Coffee Morning gathering in September.
Over two million people are expected to become a part of this year’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning and with the help of Kenco and Ben Fogle, the event is expected to raise £8.3million to help Macmillan in its ambition to reach and improve the lives of everyone affected by cancer in the UK.

To help achieve this and to make fundraising events around the country as easy as possible, Kenco is donating 5p directly to Macmillan for every special stickered 200g jar of Kenco Smooth, Rich or Decaff*, as well as providing coffee in every registration pack.

Toby Smart, Brand Manager for Kenco, says, “At Kenco our mission is to make a positive difference with every cup so we’re delighted to be able to partner with Macmillan for the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning 2010 as it’s a natural fit. By providing quality coffee to the thousands of people organising coffee mornings across the country, we’re hoping to make it easier for more people to get involved and to add a little bit more flavour to the experience.”

Ben Fogle says, “It’s an honour to be working alongside Macmillan and Kenco to help raise valuable funds for those affected by cancer. The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning is a great chance to have fun and get together with friends, family or colleagues in September. Whatever you do and however you do it, every coffee morning counts”.

This year, the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning falls on Friday 24 September, but you can hold one whenever is most convenient for you. So get involved, put a smile on your mug and help make a difference!

For more information on how you can register for the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, as well as be in with a chance of having Ben Fogle join your event on 20 September 2010, simply visit www.kenco.co.uk. Here, you will also be able to find some great hints and tips on hosting the perfect coffee morning. Or you can register to take part by calling Macmillan on 0845 070 1316 or visiting www.macmillan.org.uk/coffee and quoting ‘Kenco’.

* For each special stickered 200g jar 5p will be paid to Macmillan Cancer Support†
(Charity Registered in England & Wales (261017) and in Scotland (SC039907) and the Isle of Man (604))† Paid to Macmillan Cancer Support Trading Limited a wholly owned subsidiary of Macmillan Cancer Support to which it gives all of its taxable profits.

If you’re living with cancer, the good days really matter. Macmillan is there to help you have more good days. For answers, support or just a chat, visit www.macmillan.org.uk> or call Macmillan on 0808 808 00 00 - no matter what your question.

What is the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning?
Macmillan Cancer Support’s biggest fundraising event, which takes place every September. Over two million people will be getting together for a coffee and a chat, and hopefully making a small donation to improve the lives of people affected by cancer. Whether you do it at work, at the village hall or around your kitchen table, anyone can help.

This year the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning falls on Friday 24 September but you can hold one whenever is most convenient for you. So get together – put a smile on your mug and help make a difference!

BELGRAVIA’S LATEST LIGHT BITES, BBQ AND SUMMER BREEZE

With London beginning to finally feel hot, hot, hot, it’s all about cool cocktails, BBQs and an easy-going, outdoor lifestyle vibe. The alfresco ‘Terrace’ at the Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel in London’s leafy Belgravia ticks all these summer season wining and dining boxes, providing a perfect pit-stop throughout the day.

Offering the only BBQ in Belgravia, executive chef Martin Gabler has created a menu to deliver delicious plates for both the time poor and those able to enjoy a rush-free meal. Well-balanced, light dishes include grilled tiger prawn skewers, mango chicken salad, marinated baby back pork ribs and much more with prices start from just £4.50 per dish.

For those jaded with their usual after-work drinks venue, ‘Terrace’ is a ‘must-go, must-do’ on the alfresco scene this summer with a fabulous 5-7pm light bites menu to share with colleagues, friends and partners. The ‘Terrace’ platter includes mini beef burgers, crab samosas, crispy squid and cheese borek with prices from just £9.00 for a choice of three. Often much-needed after work, platters are accompanied with a chilled bucket of beer or glass or two of wine or bubbly.
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If you simply need a refresher or somewhere to chill-out after some serious shopping in London’s fashion playground, the drinks menu will rehydrate and revive with its selection of cocktails, wines, soft drinks, teas and coffees.

What’s more, with great ice-cream, desserts and soft drinks, it’s simple and easy to treat the children after school or at the weekends.
Open now until end September, the casual, relaxed ‘Terrace’ is situated behind the Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel in the heart of Belgravia, between Lowndes Street and Halkin Arcade. Call 020 7858 7223 for more information and reservations.

THE DORCHESTER COLLECTION ARE REALLY TREATING GUESTS THIS SUMMER WITH ALL SORTS OF NEW DINING AND LOUNGING EXPERIENCES – EVEN FOR PETS!

The legendary Beverly Hills Hotel and Bungalows is the “hottest” destination this summer season for a touch of Californian sunshine and Hollywood glamour. Known for its impeccable service and famed clientele, the hotel’s historic pool and 21 cabanas provide guests with the ultimate luxurious, lounging experience with two levels of private cabanas offering La Prairie Spa spa services and flat-screen televisions for total relaxation. In addition, private phone and fax lines, internet access for laptops and private phone numbers are available for guests who would like leisure time while conducting business.

Meanwhile, Paris’s famed hotel, Le Meurice, has launched it’s VIP welcome, that is for Very Important Pets. For more than 100 years, Le Meurice has been happy and proud to welcome guests and their dogs. Dogs are given their own VIP welcome; a tag and bowl engraved with their name, a selection of small toys to play with, and guided walks with a groom in the Tuileries gardens. From today, Le Meurice’s canine guests are to be offered the most comfortable of baskets to sleep in during their stay; a Salvador Dali inspired egg shaped nest – The Sofa ‘O’ with an haute couture faux-fur trim.

You know summer has really started with the opening of The Palace Gate at New York Palace, the outdoor lounge in the hotel’ courtyard in the heard of midtown Manhatten. Cocooned within the hotel’s wrought iron gates and wrapped in the architectural splendour of the Villard Mansion, the dining spot is the place New Yorkers and visitors to see and be seen. Opening today for cocktails, wines and a full bar menu, Palace Gate is the perfect spot for an early or late evening bite.

Open daily 4.00-6.00pm, please see www.palacegatenyc.com/.

For further information, please see www.dorchestercollection.com/

FESTIVAL FRIENDSHIP COLLECTION:

On-trend and in demand the Festival Friendship Bracelets are the latest dreamy design from Molly Brown London. Available in three colours, deep pink, navy and pale pink with a gorgeous heart shaped sterling silver adjustable toggle, these hand-woven friendship bracelets pack a serious fashion punch! Layer for the latest look, why have one when you could have three…

RRP £30.00

www.mollybrownlondon.com

SAVE ON SUMMER STYLE ESSENTIALS
- With great value sunglasses and swimwear from Boots -

This summer, head down to Boots where you are sure to find the perfect swimwear and sunnies at a great value price.*

Bag a bikini bargain

Boots is offering swimsuits and bikinis from Coral Bay at a bargain 3 for £15. The swimwear on offer includes the stylish Coral Bay Turquoise Swimsuit, £8.00, classic Coral Bay Black Bikini, £8.00 and the colourful Coral Bay Towels, £6.00 – essential for any beach babe. The pretty Coral Bay Spotty Hat, £6.00 and staple Coral Bay Turquoise Flip Flops, £6.00 are also included in the offer.
Stylish sunnies
Strike a pose and protect your eyes with a pair of on-trend sunglasses. All sunglasses at Boots are on a Buy One Get One Free offer this summer, including these glare reducing tortoiseshell Polarised Sunglasses, £27.00 and trendy 17 Sunglasses, £25.00. Brighten up the kids’ day with the cute Character Sunglasses, £12.00 also available in the BOGOF offer.

All sunglasses in the Boots range offer 100% UV protection and there’s a style to suit everyone from the fashion forward and funky 17 range to fun and vibrant colours in the Soltan range for kids. What’s more, prices start from as little as £12.

Boots has all the holiday essentials under one roof all at great value prices – perfect for making your holiday spending money go further!

All products are available at larger Boots stores nationwide, or online at www.boots.com.

*The 3 for £15 offer on Coral Bay swimwear and the Buy One Get One Free on Sunglasses offer are both available until 10th August 2010

SPREAD THE LOVE THIS SUMMER!
Spread the love this summer with Galler’s divine Noir 85 dark chocolate spread.

Visit www.gallerchocolates.co.uk, and get chocolate gifts www.gallerchocolates.co.uk/ from Galler delivered straight to your door!

Dip your strawberries in it, drizzle it over some ice cream, spread it over a chocolate cupcake or eat it straight from the spoon; we won’t tell anyone. Galler’s dark chocolate spread (£6.60) made from our signature 85% cocoa solids bar is a versatile way to get your chocolate fix for those who enjoy a spot of the dark stuff.

To order award winning Galler chocolate online visit www.gallerchocolates.co.uk, alternatively call 0207 351 1668 to order over the phone or visit the Galler retail outlet at Harrods.

For up to the minute information from Galler you can now follow us on Twitter!

You can also follow us on Facebook at

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Galler-Chocolate-UK/34079031442?v=info&ref=search

APPLETISER CELEBRATES BRITISH FOOD STYLE

It’s no secret that we are a nation of food lovers and the trend of ‘eating with our eyes’ is on the increase as we are fed regular doses of food programmes such as Celebrity Masterchef and Marco’s Kitchen Burnout. All encouraging and showing us not to just taste good food but to expect and demand beautiful looking food as well.

The UK has seen a boom in the art of home food styling with people ‘towering’ their chunky chips or adding ‘shavings’ of chocolate to shop-bought, ready-made cheesecake slices. There are even study courses teaching us Brits how to make food look beautiful by using simple but effective tricks of the trade that can make any home-cooked meal worthy of any restaurant.

Leading celebrity food stylist and chef, Jo Pratt partners with the Appletiser Family, gently sparkling 100% fruit juice, to search for the UK’s most stylish plate of food. Launching today, the ‘Appletiser Beautiful Plate’ competition on Facebook is set to showcase the ‘best of British’ in the food style stakes.

To inspire budding home-chefs, Jo will be lifting the lid on some of the top chef’s food styling tips to show how easy and quick it is to complement food beautifully with a selection of short films, images and hints and tips that will be posted on to the Appletiser Facebook page.

Budding home-chef’s can enter by sending in a photograph of any every-day meal that they have beautifully ‘plated up’ as it’s known in the trade. The photo will then be uploaded on to the special gastro food galleries found on the new Appletiser Facebook page for all to enjoy as well as be put up for public voting. Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/appletiser to see the gallery of photos and to vote for your favourite plate too.

There are four categories to enter in to, ‘food for children’, ‘food as art’, ‘casual dining’ and ‘dinner party food’. The lucky winner will gain ‘food fame’ and see their winning meal be styled and made up for a professional photographic shoot with the images to be used in a future Appletiser marketing campaign as well as receive a £500 cash prize and get treated to a trip to London for meal for two at a top London restaurant.

‘Appletiser complements food beautifully’ competition
Find us on Facebook to discover more about our ‘Appletiser complements food beautifully’ competition and to see our full terms and conditions - www.facebook.com/appletiser

TO ENTER: simply send a photo of beautiful meal plate to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and also upload it to the chosen ‘category album’ that has been set up

TO VOTE: Don’t forget to get your friends, family and fans to vote for your meal plate using the ‘tagging’ themselves to the meal photo, by adding a comment on the picture you’re by pressing the ‘like it’ function.

Ten of you who beautifully stylise your plates will be shortlisted and showcased on August 30, and the winner will be announced the following week.

PRODUCT INFORMATION:
All products from the Appletiser, Peartiser and Fruitiser family are made with 100% fruit juice. One of your five-a-day. All Sparkling and none have artificial flavours or colourants

FRESHCASE, LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE
As long, lazy summer days draw to an end, what better way to appreciate the last of the sun than relaxing with friends and a crisp glass of Chardonnay from Hardys Nottage Hill FreshCase. Hardys Nottage Hill’s delicious, full bodied dry white wine is now available in a stylish larger size case which stays fresh for up to six weeks - perfect for sharing with friends.

No ordinary box of wine, FreshCase offers a contemporary and compact way to store the equivalent of three bottles of wine (2.25l) in the space of one. The innovative, and award winning design* means you can pour straight from the fridge.

Once opened, the rich tropical fruit and melon flavours and the subtle oak character of Hardys Nottage Hill, keeps fresh for up to six weeks. An impromptu glass of wine after one of ‘those days’ or just a glass to unwind, need not result in unnecessary left overs. Instead FreshCase will retain the great quality and taste, allowing every drop to be indulged not wasted.

All this can be enjoyed with a clear, ‘green’ conscience, as FreshCase is designed with eco-friendly, light-weight packaging made from sustainable stocks, and is easily separable to aid recycling.
Lovers of quality wine who want the pleasure of a good wine to last a little longer choose FreshCase, with its benefits being:Delicious premium wine in a stylish larger size case, which stays fresh for six weeks.

The fridge-friendly space-saving case allows the equivalent of three bottles of wine to fit effortlessly into the shelf space of one bottle.FreshCase is made from lighter weight, environmentally friendly packaging, which is easy to recycle.Stephen Loftus, Director of Innovation, Constellation comments: “FreshCase is one of the most exciting innovations in wine that we have ever seen – offering real benefits in keeping your wine fresh for longer in a stylish and convenient new pack.”

You can now enjoy FreshCase nationwide from Sainsbury’s and Waitrose with a SSP of £19.99.

Hardys Nottage Hill FreshCase Chardonnay 2008 – This full bodied dry white wine shows rich tropical fruit and melon flavours with subtle oak characters. A well rounded wine with an elegant finish.

Hot Brands Cool Places Verdict
This is a very clever invention, it takes up a very small space in the fridge, very stylish packaging and easy to use, and with the bonus of a delicious wine too!

Also available:
Hardys Nottage Hill FreshCase Cabernet Shiraz 2007 – This full bodied dry red wine shows rich cassis and spicy plum flavours with the complexity of soft vanillin oak flavours. A well rounded, smooth wine with fine tannins and a persistent finish.
*Winner of the Drinks Business 2010 Award for Best Packaging and Design
www.FreshCasewine.com

Always drink responsibly www.drinkaware.co.uk/

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