Ever found yourself craving a cuppa but decided that boiling the kettle was too much effort ? Well you ’ re in luck , because a fresh mug of tea is now available at the touch of a button – from your coffee machine . Two British firms have joined forces to launch tea capsules which can be used in existing Nespresso machines . The Cornish Tea Company will provide the leaves for a revolutionary pod made by Dualit – a brand best-known for its toasters and kettles . The Cornish Tea Company ( pictured ) will provide the leaves for a revolutionary tea capsule made by Dualit . Coffee drinkers have long enjoyed the merits of capsules , which provide instant hot drinks from machines made by Nespresso , Krups and Nescafe . But now tea drinkers can enjoy the same benefits with Dualit pods which are filled with tea from the family-run Cornish company . The pods are also compatible with Dualit ’ s own range of coffee machines , but do not come cheap . A single cup of tea will cost 30p – 15 times more than a typical 2p tea bag . Duncan Bond , director of the Cornish Tea Company , said : ‘ We are terrifically proud to be the first tea brand in the world to be launching a Nespresso-compatible capsule . It ’ s never been done before and it has tremendous global potential . ‘ When tea bags were first introduced people said they ’ d never catch on , now they are 97 per cent of the market . This could have a similar impact. ’ Mr Bond , who founded the business with his nephew in 2012 , added : ‘ Many of our consumers lead very busy lives and this is not only incredibly convenient – the quality of the cup of tea is absolutely , scientifically consistent every time. ’ The pods were developed last year after High Court judges ruled Dualit ’ s coffee capsules – which can also be used in Nespresso machines – did not infringe owner Nestle ’ s patents . The tea capsules , made by Dualit ( left ) which is best known for its kettles and toasters , can be used in existing Nespresso machines ( right ) The decision has blown open the tea and coffee capsules market , and Dualit has invested £1million in a new factory to meet the expected demand . The company started selling its own-brand tea capsules late last year but this is the first branded tea product to be made into a capsule . Dualit 's Managing Director Leslie Gort-Barten said the Cornish Tea Company , based in Looe , Cornwall , was the perfect partner for the product . 'Cornish Tea are passionate , they are enthusiastic - they are player-managers in the same sense we are , ' he said . 'The bigger a company gets , the more risk averse and blind to opportunity it can become . They were n't . ' I think Cornish Tea is a great company - it 's a really good fit . '
The Cornish Tea Company will provide the leaves for a revolutionary pod . Pods will be made by Dualit , a brand best-known for toasters and kettles . A new type of tea is being developed in Cornwall - called 'Cornucopia'.