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Who wants a milkshake?
The British summer that just keeps on giving! I can remember the weather like it was yesterday... the blue skies, the fluffy clouds, the beaming SUNSHINE! It was lush! But all that gorgeous weather when you're inside a factory working your...
ICI – The start of a beautiful partnership
As we grow older, our views about what we feel is important change, and things which mattered most, how can we be part of something bigger and how can we make a difference?
For the love of Coffee… Vincent’s Coffee.
As a nation drink up to 70 million cups of coffee every day, whether we drink it at home, or on our daily commute to work, or when relaxing in the chilled atmosphere of the British coffee shop, we really do love our...
York Ale meets Choc affair Chocolate
A few weeks ago we invited our good friend Andy (owner of Ainsty Ales) to our factory, little did we know he was bringing a few cheeky gifts in the form of bottled drinks.
Milk chocolate, what about it?
I enjoy a chocolate bar as much as the next person, and these days it’s generally a pretty inexpensive treat.
Orphanage in Kumi, Uganda
I could take you through our entire trip to Kumi piecemeal, but if you’re like me you’ll have clicked out by the third sentence bored, so how about we look at a snapshot of the best bit of our latest visit?
Drink more chocolate! It’s had a very long journey.
The next instalment on our brief history of chocolate, takes place in 1519. An explorer called Hernán Cortés pursued his dream of discovering the New World.
History of Chocolate – Where it all began
The history of chocolate can be traced back as far as the ancient Mayans and Aztecs in Mexico, both of which are classed as some of the greatest ancient civilizations that have ever been discovered!
The perfect Mother’s Day gift
It hit home last week when my 20 year old daughter asked me what I would like as a gift for Mother’s day. “Your company “ I replied, which was met with a dismayed “Oh really?”