Is smoothie maker not the same thing as food processor?

One in four people deliberately buy costly items like cappuccino and smoothie makers which are rarely used, the research revealed.

In fairness, the smoothie maker has only sold a stake in its business to Coca-Cola.

Coca-Cola has increased its investment in smoothie maker Innocent, taking its stake to 58% of the business.

Others, such as a smoothie maker and a grain grinder, both driven by bicycle-power, are homemade inventions.

Rather than saving the trip to the computer or appliance store for the end of your shopping day, grab that laptop or smoothie maker first.

Zaps, or boosters, as these additives are called by smoothie makers, turn the treat into a sort of milkshake-as-therapy.

The fitness boss beat off competition from five other finalists, including a plumber, a ceramics retailer and a smoothie maker.

Alison, from Stubbington, Hampshire came up with the idea of the peanut treat after getting a smoothie maker for her birthday.

Perhaps this is the time someone in IT unplugs a server and plugs in his smoothie maker.

Innocent, the smoothie maker, slumped to a £9.1m loss last year as the economic downturn, European expansion and one-off accounting charges took their toll.

"Smoothie makers are often shinier and sleeker, but they're usually more expensive and involve more washing-up."

Innocent, Britain’s leading smoothie maker, has sold further shares to Coca-Cola, taking the American giant’s stake in the company to 58 per cent.

Coca-Cola has taken over Innocent after the ethical smoothie maker's young founders decided to sell up their remaining stakes for a dizzying £100million, according to reports.

One website points out that some stores are running half-price offers on the kitchen front from pans and crockery to smoothie makers, toasters and irons.

Melody the Smoothie Maker - Owner of the Groovy Smoothie Shop.

I will not try to justify my need for the mood clock, the "Dodgeball" DVD, the desk-clip lamp and the smoothie maker.

The glowing image of Innocent, Britain's biggest smoothie maker, has survived most knocks, including exploding bottles in 2007 and a Coca-Cola buyout last year.

Nutritionists and smoothie makers mingled with cooks to back the Government’s drive for fresh and healthy food at the Local Authority Caterers’ Association annual conference.

It had considered buying into UK smoothie maker Innocent before it sold a minority stake to Coca-Cola in April.

Coke increases stake in InnocentCoca-Cola takes a majority stake in the British fruit smoothie maker Innocent, but says the firm's founders will remain in charge.

International companies dominated Britain's most influential companies, with department store chain John Lewis; smoothie maker Innocent; and the Co-Op the only homegrown companies to make it into the top ten.

PepsiCo was forced to write off PJ Smoothies, the UK’s number two smoothie maker at the time of the 2005 acquisition, a decision the US company delicately describes as “economic”.

Sipper joined another startup, Saco, Maine smoothie maker Fresh Samantha, after leaving Nantucket Nectars, as Vice President of Sales, Marketing, Distribution, and Operations.

US soft drinks giant Coca-Cola has taken a majority stake in fast-expanding British smoothie maker Innocent Drinks, but its founders said Friday that operational control will stay in their hands.