UK Coffee Overtakes Tea

For the first time, annual UK sales of instant coffee have marginally eclipsed those of standard tea. Some tea packers concede this is the latest development in a slow, but resolute decline in traditional (mostly black and unflavored) teas. Premier Foods, which owns the legendary Typhoo tea brand, announced tea sales in the first six months of the year were down 9%, noting this reflects a similar decline right across the mainstream tea market. Meanwhile the Typhoo brand has reportedly been put up for sale.