As the feedback from our last link featuring dogs in dresses proved, you canˇ¦t please all of the people all of the time. Unless of course you've got something for both the chicken people and the baby sloth people.

And the winner is...

It was always going to be a closely fought competition. Think Ali vs. Frazier. McEnroe vs. Bjorg. Toast vs. Cereal. The Irish voiceover off was pretty much neck and neck, but our webnews family have spoken and decided Stuart was the voice for them. Our thanks to everyone who voted, and here are some of the comments people made;

"Stuart whilst no doubt a fine fellow, also happens to sound like the bloke from the carphone warehouse ads" SN

"Erin's dulcet tones won me over but then I'm only a vulnerable man." EB

"Couldn't get through to hear the voices on the link, so I will have to go with Erin as my friend has a lovely Irish Red Setter called Erin" KP

"Stuart's a clear winner: affable, amiable Irish brogue.......he sounds like someone I'd quite like to kiss." KS

Would you like to kiss Stu? Well pucker up and click here. He says tongues are ok - but make sure you clean your monitor first.

Het Nederlands baby nieuws

Great news from our Amsterdam office. Last Monday saw the arrival of a little bundle of joy for Brigitte and our Henk Jan. No it wasn't their Casualty Series 3 boxset being delivered, but the birth of their beautiful baby girl, Bente. She weighed in at just over 3 kilos, and both she and her Mum are doing great. Gelukwens from everyone at innocent.

Nice new cinq

This week we've smashed all previous records by having five new starters. They are

Rene: Our new Dutch friend dislikes schorseneren but doesnˇ¦t know what the English translation is.

Jan: His proudest moment was having his Christmas card shown on Blue Peter.

Karina: Her mum lives in the same road as Bonnie Langford.

Giles B: Likes tropical fish and his mum's labrador (Nero).

Helen: A girl with strong political ideals, she thinks that Sharon Osbourne should be prime minister.

OK, competition time. We'd really like to know what 'schorseneren' is. If you can help, drop us an email and the first 5 correct answers will each win a case of smoothies.

And finally...

We´d like to say a big thank you to Mavis and Mabellina for all the nice pictures and badges they've sent us. Visit their strange but marvellous world here.

Stop press. Stop press. With two new drinks out this month we actually have some real news. A good job really as we did think that last week's interview with the milkman was scraping the barrel a bit.

In season

Look outside. The piles of golden leaves, kids playing conkers, everyone dressed up in their new warm coats and stripy scarves. Ok so it still feels pretty summery to us too. But that hasn't stopped us launching our new autumn seasonal smoothie; blackcurrants and gooseberries. The drink itself is sweet, with a zesty note of gooseberries. So subtle and delicate - a bit like Roger Moore's eyebrow movements. It's in the shops from this week, and we promise it tastes just as good even if it's not that nippy outside yet.

Just keep moving on

A guest is a guest because at some point they have to leave. Which we know can be sad (unless it's getting late and all you want to do is sit in your underpants and watch Lost). So to commiserate the fact that our guest recipe, pineapples, blueberries and ginger is packing its bags, we've got a brand new one, strawberries, raspberries and rhubarb ready to move in and take its place. This recipe was created by the lovely Eleanor who left us at the end of last month to finish her degree in Bath. Eleanor - if you're reading this, stop dawdling and get on with that assignment.

Just like it's predecessor, it'll only be around for a couple of months so catch it while you can. And if you have any suggestions for our next guest recipe, drop us a line at bemyguest@innocentdrinks.co.uk

New fish

It's all about big welcomes this week. As well as a couple of new drinks we've also got four new starters we'd like to introduce you to. They are;

Giles. He used to be a custard pie tester and his family invented the mousetrap.

Jamie. His two favourite things in the world are his Shih Tzu puppy (Lulu) and perfectly poached eggs.

Jonathan. He swam with whale sharks and was once asked by Paul McCartney if he could sit at his table in a bar.

Doug. He used to do voice overs on bad radio adverts and once broke his finger playing peanuts.

If you're interested in joining these nice chaps, have a look here and see if there's anything you fancy.

A very short survey (survey now closed)

We'd really like your help again, so if you have a spare second it'd be great if you could complete this survey. In fact, being only one question, 'survey' is probably a bit of an exaggeration.

The bits at the end

Last weekend our Louise popped down to Bestival on the Isle of Wight. She managed to miss all the best acts, but this was more than made up for by the fact that she went on a pirate ship and met Howard Marks and Gruff from the Super Furry Animals.

If you work in an office in London with more than 100 people in it and would like us to come round and hand out some smoothies, please email Meera. We can't guarantee we'll get round to all of you, but we'll give it a shot.

Last week we asked you for cheese and fish combo recipes. Thanks to everyone that sent in suggestions. Paul and Vic will be dining on stilton and halibut roulade and the like for months. It was a tough call, but their favourite five (and winners of a case of drinks each) were Steven L, Jo F, Rebecca F, Anne S, and J Lipton.

September has only just begun and it's already a big news month. We've had an eating competition, conducted an interview with our milkman and opened an office above a fishmonger. Hold on to your seat.

Talk to my agent

Two of our own had their 15 minutes of fame last week. Lucy was the glamorous cover girl for the food manufacturing industry's equivalent of Vogue; Food Manufacture magazine, and Richard was in The Grocer being nominated for The Grocer Cup for Outstanding Business Achievement. If you didn't catch the articles, in summary, Richard puts people first and likes juggling pineapples; Lucy is a big fan of cheese and blackcurrant macaroons topped with edible flowers. Delicious.

The kids are alright

Protractor sales in W.H.Smith's are up 500% and the roads of West London are once again clogged with 4x4s. This can only mean one thing - the kids are going back to school. To celebrate their return, our smoothies for kids are a third off in Asda and Sainsbury's. Just like our regular smoothies they contain nothing but fruit (they're the only 100% natural kids' drinks on the market) and they come in nice handy lunchbox-friendly cartons. We've even taken all the squishy bits out.

Smart move

This week Paul and Vic have moved into Fruit Towers Manchester. It's on Wilmslow Road opposite The Cheese Hamlet, which according to deliaonline is a "cheesemongers of distinction". "Don't miss the Brie de Meaux," apparently. Even better news the office is also above Evans' Fishmongers (today's specialities; cornish monks and halibut). We tried to find some decent cheese / fish combo recipes so they could rustle up some nice lunches in the office, but the best we could find was this. If you have anything you think's better, please drop us a line. The best 5 will receive a case of drinks as well as some feedback from Paul and Vic as to how it went.

Creme de la creme

He's been a familiar face for years, so last week we seduced our milkman, Martin, into Fruit Towers for a quick chat. He's delivered our milk since we moved to Shepherd's Bush over five years ago. During that time he's managed to buy a bit of land and build his own house in the forest outside London. And he's just had a very nice holiday in Portugal in a posh villa that had remote-controlled blinds. He also reliably informs us that no, milkmen don't all seduce bored housewives and no, they don't always have ginger babies. Likely story.

Other stuff

In a fit of Friday afternoon madness Conor and Dan had a power eating competition. To see some disturbing snaps of the event click here.

Emily sent us this lovely purse made out of one of our 1 litre take home cartons. Clever, eh?

We've got lots of jobs going at the moment. Visit www.innocentdrinks.co.uk/us/jobs and see if there's anything that takes your fancy.