Drinkfinity – PepsiCo’s vessel and pod beverage system – has entered the coffee category with the launch of two Americano pods: offering ‘an entirely new iced coffee experience’.
The first Starbucks in Italy will open in Milan this week: hoping to entice drinkers in a country known for its coffee with an immersive retailing experience and specialty coffee. It is also partnering with Milanese bakery Princi to add a local flavor...
Walmart may not be a consumer’s first stop for third-wave craft coffee products, but that’s set to change as the super retailer transforms its center-store coffee aisle with direct-trade, single-origin, coffee products such as Boyer’s Mash-Up line created...
Starbucks brought its fan-favorite Pumpkin Spice Latte back to US and Canada stores on August 28, its earliest release date ever. Other brands have followed suit and introduced their fall offerings early as well. But is pumpkin spice still a guaranteed...
On Friday Coca-Cola announced its $5.1bn acquisition of Costa, one of the world’s largest coffee chains. CEO James Quincey reveals the rationale behind the acquisition – and Coca-Cola’s plans for the company in the future.
Ripples has developed a system that can print custom images and messages onto beers, cocktails and coffees; at bars, shops, restaurants and hotels around the world.
“Brazil. The Coffee Nation”, a joint industry project to promote Brazil’s image as a global coffee powerhouse between the Brazilian Agency for the Promotion of Exports and Investments (Apex-Brasil) and the Brazilian Association of Special Coffees (BSCA)...
Coffee and tea company Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) and its partners are ploughing in US$1m on a coffee sustainability project in Vietnam’s Central Highlands designed to boost traceability and food safety.
Consumer devotion to coffee has not wavered, with coffee sales continuing to heat up, largely attributed to the growth of single-cup coffee, cappuccino/iced coffee, and refrigerated ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee, Packaged Facts' July 2018 report said....
UK tea sales out-of-home are projected to increase by 10.3% in 2018, although innovation in the category is lagging behind that of coffee, according to a new report from the Allegra World Coffee Portal.
Made from 100% ‘forest-based renewable raw materials’, the SIGnature Pack first launched in July 2017 and will make its North American debut with non-dairy creamer brand Nutpods this fall.
Austin-based Cuvee Coffee wants to be a ‘trailblazer’ in the nitro cold brew category with the launches of hemp oil and horchata in its ready-to-drink line.
OEM firm Nanjing Ziquan is investing in new production capabilities for functional drink brand Mizone in China, with the domestic market tipped for double-digit growth.
Israeli company Inno-Bev Ltd., says it has received a US patent on a plant-based alterness formula called WakeUp, which is sold both as a liquid supplement shot and in a separately branded ready to drink beverage.
The aroma and flavor of coffee, to many people, is what one associates with energy and waking up. But not everyone wants a full cup of coffee, and even fewer people in the US have the time or equipment to make an espresso.
Caffè Carraro, which specializes in coffee roasting, packaging and distribution, has opened a production facility specifically for production and packaging of coffee in capsules.
Big Geyser deal will give Soylent access to thousands of doors in the New York metro area
Meal replacement brand Soylent – which built a sizeable business on its own website and is now one of the fastest-growing brands on Amazon - has struck a deal with distributor Big Geyser that will give it access to thousands of stores and offices in the...
Crunching data from a web-based survey, researchers at the University of Waterloo reported a link between energy drink consumption and adverse health effects, but the Canadian Beverage Association said the study design's 'broad conclusions'...
La Colombe Draft Latte has seized a 1% share of RTD coffee sales in the US grocery category after operating for one year, according to IRI data ending Dec. 3, 2017.
Chicago loose-leaf tea company, Tiesta Tea, has broadened its portfolio with the launch of a ready-to-drink (RTD) cold brew tea line, a segment within the category that continues to heat up with consumer interest.
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has raised concerns that the merger between Refresco and Cott could raise prices for certain juice drinks. Refresco says it is willing to offer suitable remedies and will fully cooperate with the authority...
Smart Cups has launched its first ever 3D-polycapsule printed line of energy drinks in four flavors; Tropical Recess, Nerdy Lemon-T, Pucker Up Brain Boost and Magna Cum Latte.
Warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) were linked to a decrease in obesity and overweight prevalence in three major US cities, a new study by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggested.
JAB Holding Company’s path of coffee acquisitions continues with a $361m bid from its subsidiary tea and coffee business, Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE), for Malaysia’s OldTown Berhad.
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has rejected Starbucks’ opposition to a trademark application filed by Japanese dairy manufacturer Morinaga Nyugo Kabushiki Kaisha (trading as Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.) for its RTD espresso...
FrieslandCampina Kievit, a manufacturer of beverage and food ingredients, has developed a new range of foaming creamers after undertaking studies in Southeast Asia.
More than 300,000 people have signed a petition by the Philippines association of sundry shops and small eateries, Pasco, to oppose the government’s Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB) bill.
New research that bolsters the health benefits and safety of coffee could give manufacturers of the beverage an on-trend marketing advantage over other beverages, but some public health advocates caution against recommending the drink as a wellness solution...
Functional and fortified beverages were the best performers in US health and wellness beverages in 2016, with strong continued growth testament to consumers’ interest in the category. Meanwhile, the sustained growth of energy and sports drinks – which...