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Burnhill Golf Leisure to
enjoy great coffee from Café Bar! (August
2012)
Café Bar will be providing the perfect coffee Solution to
Burnhill Golf Leisure...

Café Bar and Bentalls
shopping mall (July 2012)
Café Bar are pleased to announce a working partnership with the
Bentalls / Fenwick shopping mall...

AF Blakemore
retail (July 2012)
Café Bar now working with AF Blakemore
retail...
Autobar acquires
Bunzl Vending Services Ltd (30th
August 2011)
The
Autobar Group has today acquired Bunzl Vending Services Ltd (BVS)
from Bunzl PLC....

Autobar acquires Vendcare
Nationwide Services (February 2011)
Autobar UK have bought Vendcare Nationwide Services, a business
with a national presence, headquartered in Oxford with over 20
years experience in the vending industry...
Autobar UK buys Leeds based business
Calvenda (February 2011)
Autobar have purchased Calvenda Vending Services Limited based near
Leeds in the North of England.
The business... 
Autobar acquires Pause
Refreshments (October 2010)
Autobar are extremely pleased to announce that on 20th October
2010, they acquired the trade and assets of Pause
Refreshments...
CVC Capital Partners agree to acquire Autobar
Group (August 2010)
CVC Capital Partners have entered into an agreement with
Charterhouse to become the majority shareholder in The Autobar
Group. Charterhouse will retain a minority stake...
Cadbury Cold Drinking Chocolate
Recipe (August 2010)
Cafe Bar are giving away a free Cadbury Cold Drinking Chocolate
recipe leaflet with display poster with every case of
Cadbury Chocolatté (10 x 500g)...
Cafe Bar are
exhibiting at TUCO Conference and Exhibition
(July 2010)
The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO) Conference and
Exhibition is being held at St John's College, University of
Cambridge from 27th to 28th July 2010, and Cafe Bar will be
exhibiting...
Cafe Bar create great coffee at Caffè
Culture (June 2010)
Caffè Culture was the host of the World Barista Championships last
week, creating a hive of activity and buzz around coffee...
Autobar launch new
skimmed milk powder to rival Milfresh (May 2010)
100% skimmed milk powder for use in dispensing systems and vending
machines. Virtually fat free and micro-granulated for consistency
and smooth taste...
Free My Fridge mini-refrigerator with the Autobar
Enjoy bean to cup system (May 2010)
Cafe Bar are offering a FREE My Fridge mini refrigerator with the
new and exclusive Autobar Enjoy bean to cup coffee machine for a
limited period...
PG Tips Tea Bags Special Offer (May
2010)
Cafe Bar are offering a great deal on PG Tips 1150's tea
bags.
Buy 2 cases for a total cost of just £25.00. Offer ends 11th June
2010...
Lotus Original Biscuits - New Limited Edition
Wrappers (April 2010)
From mid May 2010, Lotus Original Caramelised Biscuits will be
issued in limited edition wrappers containing six new
lifestyle messages. Positioned as slightly humourous,
female-biased and friendly...
Cafe Bar join
the Allegra Food Strategy Forum (April 2010)
Cafe Bar have joined the Allegra Food Strategy Forum to allow them
access to the latest reports and events on the UK coffee market, to
help them maintain their leading position in the marketplace.
Autobar UK Limited achieves
STS certification for its new Distribution
Centre (April 2010)
The audit was carried out against the Code of Practice and
Technical Standard for Food Processors and Suppliers to the Public
Sector for the storage, wholesale and distribution of dried
beverage ingredients...
Autobar UK
Limited acquire Green Food Vending, London (March
2010)
Green Food Vending, who specialisd in the education sector provided
a new perspective in vending that is good for consumers and site
owners alike...
Mars Drinks Survey reveals what employees can not do
without (March 2010)
Mars Drinks carried out a survey of over 600 employees in Great
Britain as part of its research into what employees and decision
makers feel are important factors in the workplace...
'Flat White' - the new favourite
coffee in the UK (February 2010)
Originating from Australia and New Zealand, the 'flat white' style
coffee beverage is now becoming increasingly popular in
Europe. The 'flat white' is made using less milk, with less
froth than a latte...
Cafe Bar launch the Autobar
Enjoy beverage system in the
UK (February 2010)
Cafe Bar, the UK's sole distributor of the Schaerer range of bean
to cup machines, are proud to launch the new Autobar Enjoy
bean to cup coffee machine.
Cafe Bar sponsor Hotel
General Managers Conference 2010 (January 2010)
On the 18th and 19th January 2010, Cafe Bar sponsored the Hotel
General Managers Conference which was hosted by the prestigious
Jumeirah Hotel in London.

The new eco-friendly Plus 4 You
espresso machine (January 2010)
Cafe Bar are pleased to add the new eco-friendly 'Plus 4 You'
espresso coffee machine to their range of commercial coffee making
equipment...
Schaerer and Sustainability (November
2009)
Cafe Bar is the UK's sole distributor of leading bean to cup coffee
machine manufacturer, Schaerer. Find out how Schaerer is in
harmony with the principles of sustainable development...
Cafe Bar to
give away 10 FREE Cadbury Hot Chocolate
dispensers (October 2009)
Between 28th October and 30th November 2009, Cafe Bar are giving
away 10 FREE* Cadbury Hot Chocolate dispensers to the first 10 new
or existing customers purchasing their first...

Cafe Bar launch FREE Chocolate
Hamper Offer (October 2009)
Until 31st December 2009, Cafe Bar are giving away a
luxury Mars chocolate hamper with every FLAVIA® Creation 400
hot drinks machine...

GALAXY®
launches Pure Indulgence (September 2009)
Mars Drinks announces exclusive launch of FLAVIA® GALAXY hot
chocolate...
Cadbury Beverage Products to
be Fairtrade Certified (August 2009)
As from 1st September 2009, all Cadbury chocolate beverage products
will be officially Fairtrade Certified in the UK and
Ireland...
FLAVIA® extend Rainforest Alliance product
range (May 2009)
We are excited to announce that in
addition to certifying FLAVIA® Smooth
Roast, Colombia and Rich
Roast fresh-ground coffees back in
October 2008, we are adding a tea to this range – FLAVIA® English Breakfast.
Now at least 30% of our FLAVIA® English Breakfast fresh tea
leaves ...
Autobar and Cafe Bar UK
merge (April 2009)
Leading brands, Cafe Bar and Autobar (both part of the Autobar
Group) have grown significantly over the past 5 years in the UK. In
order to build on this growth, and strengthen their UK market
position, a new company Autobar UK Ltd. has been launched...
Cadbury Dairy Milk (& Hot Chocolate
Beverage) commit to going Fairtrade (March
2009)
Cadbury and the Fairtrade Foundation today announced plans to
achieve Fairtrade certification for Cadbury Dairy Milk, the
nation’s top selling chocolate bar, by end of Summer 2009...