Thank you to all our wonderful customers who visited Aimers Coffee & Tea Ltd at Vendex 2024 at the MK Dons Stadium. We had a brilliant time with our fellow exhibitors & friends as well as meeting lots of new faces. Hold on….follows up incoming! Shout-out to lovely team at COFFETEK, we were delighted to […]
Category: Tea
One Year on….Head of Tea and Coffee Appointed
By Tim Sturk My first serious look at the complex world of coffee was a 3 hour training session in 2008, given by recently crowned World Barista Champion James Hoffmann, assisting him that day was future World Barista Champion Dale Harris (2017). I was in good company but sadly as a reluctant participant. I had […]
James Aimer feature in Vending International
To mark our recent identity refresh, the team at James Aimer spoke to Vending International explaining how our private label business is continuing to improve our tailored offering to customers with the continued commitment to quality of service and consistency of product. The full article can be read online here…
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Most British tea drinkers do not know how to make a proper cuppa!
While tea may be the nation’s favourite drink, Britons are failing to make a good cuppa because they don’t spend enough time doing it properly, a study has found. As lovers of tea at James Aimer we were shocked to find that so many people were getting this wrong. Experts from the British Science Association […]
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How far would you go for your favourite cup?
We all love a good cuppa now and again, but with so much choice out there it is becoming increasingly difficult to pick a favourite. However, this week’s question is once you have that favourite… How far are you prepared to go to get it? We are blessed with a Costa, Starbucks, Café Nero or […]
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Tuesday’s Tea Facts
At James Aimer, tea and coffee fuel our days in many different ways. Renowned for its energising power coffee is a workplace staple and is taking over the high street, however in a recent YouGov Poll tea is infact the preferred drink for Briton’s with 52% claiming to favour a good cup of brew over […]
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The History of Tea: A British Obsession
Commonly thought as being something quintessentially British, with Britain’s drinking it for over 350 years, the history of tea is something that goes much further back in time. Beginning in China, according to legend in 2737 BC, the Chinese emperor Shen Nung was sitting beneath a tree whilst his servant boiled drinking water, when leaves […]
Understanding Private Label Clients
The life of our company stretches back to 1884 when James Aimer, a trader and shipper local to Dundee, brought coffee and tea to Scotland. In that late Victorian era, the company provided our finest beans and leaves to the first private label clients. Fast forward 130 years and we still follow the same traditions […]
Coffee vs. Tea
While tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world next to water (and right before beer), coffee is also hugely popular. And both drinks have been around for a long time… Origins According to legend, tea was first discovered by the Emperor of China in 2737 BC while he was boiling water under […]