South African rooibos tea company contributes to healthy, better-for-you RTD beverage category
May 15, 2018
BOS Iced Tea checks all the health boxes by being USDA Certified Organic, Non-GMO Project Verified and vegan friendly – while delivering on taste and refreshment. BOS is available in classic iced tea flavors: Lemon, Peach and Berry, plus offers on-trend innovations like Green Rooibos & Yuzu (a Japanese citrus fruit) and Lime & Ginger.
The agreement is subject to customary regulatory approval and is expected to close this summer or early fall
May 9, 2018
As part of the alliance, Nestlé will obtain the rights to market, sell, and distribute Starbucks®, Seattle’s Best Coffee®, Starbucks Reserve®, Teavana™, Starbucks VIA® and Torrefazione Italia® packaged coffee and tea in all global at-home and away-from-home channels. Nestlé will pay Starbucks $7.15 billion in closing consideration, and Starbucks – with a focus on long-term shareholder value creation – will retain a significant stake as licensor and supplier of roast and ground and other products going forward. Additionally, the Starbucks brand portfolio will be represented on Nestlé’s single-serve capsule systems.
Amelia Bay using IFT to showcase, sample on-trend organic tea, coffee concepts
April 30, 2018
Amelia Bay offers beverage manufacturers brewed teas that are not only clean label, but easy to use versus batch steeping or using instant tea powders, and can significantly reduce batching times. Our formulations are simply blended in batch tanks, pasteurized, and can be hot-filled or cold-filled for a beautiful, stable finished beverage free from sedimentation or clouding. Blended, brewed and formulated in John's Creek, Ga.
NESCAFÉ Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate is made with only coffee and water—no preservatives or additives—using select beans that have been sustainably sourced
April 4, 2018
The concentrate comes in a 30-ounce carton (available in two-packs or 12-packs) and operators simply mix this new frozen product with water and serve over ice. It makes for an easy, efficient alternative to the operational complexity of slow brewing cold brew coffee in house.
New look, tuned-up flavors, expansion capital and appointment of director of national sales supports growth
March 23, 2018
The rebrand features a more prominent shaka logo, unified design elements and move to an elongated, 14-ounce bottle. The rebrand supports an updated formulation, which has Shaka Tea, a no added sugar product, now using monk fruit for a touch of sweetness, reducing calories and offering a crisper, more finished flavor. Shaka Tea’s updated branding was designed by McLean Design, a brand creation and packaging design agency that specializes in beverage and other CPG/FMCG categories.
The coffee company also opened a new state-of-the-art facility to provide Nitro Cold Brew Coffee
January 22, 2018
New Food & Beverage Products Video: The new Nitro Cold Brew will feature an informative design that highlights the brand story and key product attributes such as the low calorie count and no added sugar content.
Bigelow Benefits teas offer functional benefits and are offered in seven varieties
December 4, 2017
Designed to support clean eating and a healthy lifestyle, these new teas combine premium quality, all-natural herbs traditionally thought to ease everyday issues
Each year around this time, food experts of all types publish their best guesses as to what culinary trends may hit the scene in the coming year. As trend-spotting is a combination of science and art, “trendologists” not only gather underlying data and insights from other credible sources, they also layer knowledge of food, flavor and cooking technique to arrive at more than just a list of the most “googled” foods of the year.