Let us begin .
This week's like news is like a well stacked wedding buffet. Full of tasty titbits, lots of fizz and not a prawn vol-au-vent or any beige foodstuff in sight. So don't be shy - please dig right in.
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Oldest man in the world?
We've been working with a chap called Alex Horne to help him in his quest to become the oldest man in the world. He's currently at 3,103,235,293 (and counting) and has been working tirelessly at this ranking non-stop for the last 31 years and 7 months. You can keep updated on his progress, warn him of anything that might hinder his quest (dodgy curry houses, stray meteors etc) and find out your own ranking right here. Plus if you manage to make it to the ripe old age of 150, we'll give you a million quid. No joke. To find out more, just click here.
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Oh honey honey
Back in March, our designers, Kat and Zoe, went over to Naples to oversee the print run of our new Buy One Get One Bee cartons for our special guest lemons, honey & ginger recipe. Whilst there, they met Francesco who prepares our carton designs for print and found out that his dad also makes his own honey. Francesco very kindly made up some mini jars for Kat and Zoe to bring back with them and we can report that the honey has passed many a toast test since. When Zoe shares it round that is.
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And finally, finally...
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inside fruit towers...
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Rozzle got hitched, Radek pulled an all nighter to finish his coursework, Will J, Dave F and Joe T stormed the London Marathon (all in under 4 hours), and everyone had a Monday morning body pop together.
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Save the bees, please.
Praise the bees and their small striped jumpers. Praise the bees and their ability to build a hive out of dust and their back legs. Praise the bees for everything. And then stop. Stop to consider a world without bees. No more flowers, no more fruit. A monochrome world with no food in it. Sounds bad and tastes revolting. So we’ve made a special smoothie. One that will help to save the bees (please). It sticks out like a sore thumb, so you’ve no excuse not to get it, drink it and then tell your friends about it. We call this project Buy One Get One Bee and this is how it works...
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We've got hives
We’re working with the National Trust and the Federation of Irish Beekeepers. They know all about bees. So we make the drinks, you buy the drinks, and with the money raised, we help to reintroduce 2 million bees back into the UK. With the proceeds, the aforementioned experts will install 40 new beehives and buy the necessary equipment. And then the bees will hopefully do their bit, and there will be more fruit on the trees next year, and so it goes on...
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A short note about the seeds
You can do your bit in some other ways as well. With each little bottle you’ll get a free packet of seeds – wild flowers of the sort that bees really ♥. Cornflower, poppy and snapdragon seeds. Plant them where you will (instructions on the pack). And for those of you who buy the big cartons, you’ll find a guide to making your very own bee home and a spotter’s guide to bees on the back.
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We left it up to you
Honey seemed like an appropriate ingredient for a smoothie to help save the bees. So we revived an old favourite – lemons, honey & ginger. Not only does it do the bee/honey thing, it’s also top of the list of recipes that you ask to be returned. Many emails and calls have been received, requesting its presence. So it’s back, like Shakatak with some bric-a-brac in a haversack. It’s so back.
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And finally...
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And finally, finally...
Only got a window in your schedule for one click this week?
Click yourself happy right here.
What's the all about? Just click the birdy and it will let you re-tweet any of our 'and finally' links at the touch of a button. It's all about word of mouse these days.
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inside fruit towers...
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Prasad started this week (hello Prasad), Zoe got a hair cut, Ted’s hot water is on the blink, the Grand National charity sweepstake got boshed by the big hitter’s sweepstake, Eddie drove up and down the M40 to Reading 6 times, Juliet was not forgotten, and Dan is not allowed to use his right knee until 26th April.
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bits of twits...
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 @innocentdrinks Buy One Get One Bee. Help us to introduce 2 million new bees back to the UK. Get Busy. is.gd/bpuDc #bees
 @utku 2 million new bees?! If I get stung this summer, I'm blaming you. :-)
 @lizzythebrit I love the new honey, ginger & Lemon. I didn;t think anything would be as nice as pomengranate & blueberry. I was wrong! xx
 @SarahBrown10 twitpic.com/1dt6he - at Innocent Smoothies HQ talking healthy fruit and veg
@innocentdrinks Fancy wearing our consumer cam to this year's innocent AGM? Apply here: is.gd/bk3kp #innocentAGM
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bobs...
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Say hello to Bob Willisson, pictured with his granddaughter Ember. Bob lives in South Brent, loves a crossword and is currently in hospital. His daughter in law Renee thought this might cheer him up. Get well soon Bob.
Know a good Bob? Want to see them as Bob of the week? Just email: iambob@innocentdrinks.co.uk
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corner of the week
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This week's corner of the week is Ben's junk pile. Ben is one of our designers and survives upon a diet of Ready Brek and Quality Street. Ben is 24 and originally from Bristol.
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4 day weeks, back to back = good.
Overindulging in egg shaped chocolate = less good. This week’s news contains no mention of chocolate or eggs whatsoever. Apart from Beth’s lucky sausage egg that is. We couldn’t not mention that. |
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Early morning visitors
Wednesday mornings in Fruit Towers usually resemble a busy day on the Marie Celeste but not yesterday. The office was fit to bursting as we had some special visitors pop in. The Prime Minister, his wife and Harriet Harman dropped by for a tour of the office, to ask lots of questions, answer lots of ours and make a smoothie in the kitchen with Fliss. The office has never been so full, pre 8am, and IT Sam was in his element, shoving other cameramen out the way to get his winning snap. To see more of what happened yesterday AM with the PM, just click here.
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Camera cap
For our previous AGMs, we've reported on the day's activities through our blog and twitter feed but until now, these updates have always been from our perspective. So this year, we’re going to let you see what really goes on at our AGM through the eyes of, well, maybe you. We're currently making a consumer cam for one of our AGM attendees to wear on the day. This innovative contraption will take pictures at regular intervals throughout the day and upload them straight to a special place on the internet as a live online archive of our AGM. We've got the camera and we're choosing the hat (fedora anyone?). All we need now is someone brave enough to wear it. So if you fancy being that person, just fill in the form here and we might see you (and all you see) on the day. |
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C is for...
Designer Ben* has been working hard on a new set of magnets which we will reveal when he's back from his secret mission next week. In his and all the other designers absences, work has begun on the next set of magnet designs in the blackboard in the loo of love. T for tree is pretty good, the sausages in S look more like carrots and no one is quite sure what C is meant to be. Any ideas on what you think it is are, as ever, most welcome.
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And finally...
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And finally, finally...
In a hurry this week? Only got time for one click?
Then this is the link for you (props to Xtiana for another excellent link).
What's the all about? Just click the birdy and it will let you re-tweet any of our 'and finally' links at the touch of a button. It's all about word of mouse these days.
*As in Ben who does the colouring in here. Not some chap touting his range of leather harem pants.
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inside fruit towers...
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Beth found a silver egg and won some sausages. The entire creative team (apart from Ceri and Ted) have gone on holiday/ secret missions/ work experience/ knee surgery. Eddie is officially back in shorts. Someone blocked in Sam’s car (again). Lou B is thinking about getting a bike. Callum came in to say hello and show us his trampoline rope burn. Ben H gave some kids a tour of the freezer drawers.
And finally we're looking for a keen Graphic Designer, HR work experience and lots of other great roles if you fancy getting inside Fruit Towers to.
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bits of twits...
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@innocentdrinks We're looking for a Graphic Designer? Interested? Details and how to apply here tinyurl.com/yzc282s
 @sevarina I may not know Graphic Design but I really want to work for you guys, fancy employing me anyway? I make a good cup of tea.
 @demonkarlos am I the only person that is really, really disappointed that there is no job in the Maldives?
 @Simpson23 Made my own Pina colada with ice, barcardi and pinapple and coconut @innocentdrinks
@innocentdrinks Gordon Brown has just left the building (the fruit towers building).
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This week's Bob of the Week is Bobby George. No one wields a dart, signet ring or a car panel like Bob.
Know a good Bob? Want to see them as Bob of the week? Just email: iambob@innocentdrinks.co.uk
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sustainability corner
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This week’s corner comes from our rather fetching Sustainability team – Jess and Lou – and is all about the number 4 (which as all good squares will testify, is an excellent number of corners to have). Read why 4 is such a good number right here.
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