Articles Tagged with ''ready to drink (RTD) beverages''

Served in a special slim can, Shot in the Dark delivers Dunkin’ Donuts’ coffee with a touch of cream and sugar, combined with espresso for a full-bodied, rich, smooth coffee espresso blend.

Koia's Fruit Infusions are made with wholesome ingredients that consumers can see and recognize to provide a clean, low-sugar protein option.

The new line of functional beverages and supplements are infused with Active Hemp Extract and will be available to consumers in up to 2,400 natural specialty store locations within the United States.

The functional shots category is doing well in the market, generating a triple-digit, 219.7% increase in year-over-year sales, according to SPINS’ data.

Available in select retailers and online, the 16-ounce bottles have a suggested retail price of $3.

Prepared Foods reaches and serves all those food and beverage manufacturing professionals involved in the new product development cycle. These functional leaders are those in marketing, sales and consumer insights, R&D, innovation, culinary, purchasing and packaging.

As a society, we are in the process of shifting towards less sweet, more fruit, vegetable and superfood-forward flavor profiles. Many brands have responded by offering better-for-you beverages, and in this article is a brief overview highlighting some beverage menus worth knowing about.

On the heels of ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee and iced coffee growth, cold brew coffee has become commonplace across the foodservice spectrum, according to "Office Coffee Service in the U.S.: Market Trends and Opportunities, 3rd Edition," a report by market research firm Packaged Facts.

The new flavor will be available at select retailers in Los Angeles and New York, as well as online via Health-Ade's e-commerce platform — the first for any kombucha brand. The platform recently introduced Destini, a tool that allows customers to easily locate specific Health-Ade flavors in stores. In July, the flavor will be available at Whole Foods, as well as other retailers and grocers nationwide.

Chilled coffee is thriving in the US, growing at least 10% annually between 2013-17. In fact, more than half (56%) of new RTD coffee launches in the US were cold brew in 2017, up from 38% the year prior. What is more, in the US, cold brew sales at retail* reached an estimated $38 million in 2017, representing a single-year growth of 137%. Meanwhile, RTD coffee is also building momentum in China. Mintel forecasts annual growth of around 20% in the next five years as RTD steals more share from instant coffee.