 | Conagra Buys Private-Label Giant Ralcorp For $5 Billion
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
The combined company will have total sales of about $18 billion annually. About a quarter of its sales will now come from private labels...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Melitta Chooses UpShot Filter For Single-Cup Ground Coffee Program
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
Melitta will install equipment at its roasting plant in Cherry Hill, NJ, by year-end to offer its customer base a range of roasting, filling and packaging services using LBP's UpShot filter technology...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Green Mountain Names Former Coca-Cola Exec Brian Kelley Chief Executive
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
Kelley, 51, joins the Vermont roaster and Keurig single-cup brewer maker from Coca-Cola Co., where he led the integration of the acquisition of Coca-Cola Enterprises to create Coca-Cola Refreshments. He succeeds Lawrence J. Blanford...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Smucker Expands Folgers Gourmet Selections K-Cup Lineup
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
The Folgers portion packs are now available in five roasts and two flavors, including classic, medium, Morning Café light roast and vanilla biscotti...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Campbell's V8 Juice Line Joins Soda Stream
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
Campbell Soup Co. has struck a deal to license its V8 Splash and V8 V-Fusion brands for Israel-based Soda Stream's namesake home carbonation machines...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Green Mountain, Lavazza Debut Cappuccino-Latte Capsule Brewer
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
The Rivo system uses Keurig's single-cup technology to brew authentic espresso-based beverages, and froths fresh milk from the machine's refrigerated compartment...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Researchers: Climate Change Could Make Arabica Coffee Extinct By 2080
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
Researchers at England's Kew Royal Botanic Gardens and Ethiopia's Environment and Coffee used computer modeling to predict how rising global temperatures and subtle changes in seasonal conditions might make some land unsuitable for arabica plants...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Marley Coffee Pacts With Mother Parkers For Canadian Foodservice Program
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
The partnership will bring a full-service coffee program to universities, hotels, cafes, restaurant and convenience stores across Canada...
Author: Emily Jed
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| NPD: Millennials Dine Out Less
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
Recession hits 18 -to-34-year-olds harder than any other group. NPD analyst says the demographic shift is "of biblical proportions for the restaurant industry"...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Compass's Morrison Takes Healthcare Wellness Platform Nationwide
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 11, November 2012
A unit of Charlotte, NC-based Compass Group, Morrison serves about 550 hospitals and integrated healthcare facilities across the country. Officials said the initiative will impact up to 300 million hospital meals annually...
Author: Emily Jed
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| NAMA Honors OCS Pioneer Fred Steiner With Coffee Legend Award
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 11, November 2012
The National Automatic Merchandising Association has named Fred Steiner of Toronto's Imperial Coffee and Service its Coffee Legend for 2012. The honor will be conferred during NAMA's 2012 Coffee, Tea & Water show this month in New Orleans...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Green Mountain Adds Costco's Kirkland-Brand K-Cups
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 11, November 2012
The Vermont roaster has developed two blends exclusively for Costco with 100% Arabica coffees...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Esio And Kraft Pact To Offer Maxwell House Coffee For Beverage System
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 11, November 2012
Maxwell House Simple Roasts, a line of coffees specially created for the Esio beverage system, includes hazelnut and vanilla flavored coffees...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Marley Gets Best Western's OK As In-Room Coffee Supplier
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 11, November 2012
As an endorsed supplier for the world's largest hotel chain, Marley said its products have been approved for a variety of in-room coffee service solutions...
Author: Nick Montano
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| Lawsuit Alleges Nestlé Bottled Water Is Phony
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 11, November 2012
A putative class action lawsuit claims that Nestlé Waters North America Inc. has been selling bottles of municipal tap water and falsely marketing it to consumers as 100% spring-sourced natural water...
Author: by Staff Reporter
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| Tully's Files For Bankruptcy, Closes 9 Stores
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 11, November 2012
The specialty coffee company identified 19 locations for lease rejection. Ten have closed over the past two months, and the final nine closed on Sunday, Oct. 14...
Author: Nick Montano
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| Kraft Readies Keurig-Compatible Maxwell House And Gevalia Portion Packs
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 11, November 2012
Kraft Foods Group Inc. plans to sell Maxwell House and Gevalia portion packs that are compatible with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters' Keurig single-serve brewers...
Author: Emily Jed
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| PWC-8900 Premium Cooler From Vertex Features 2.7-gal. Storage And Icemaker
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 11, November 2012
According to Vertex, the cooler's tall cabinet design and spigot height, along with the large 10" high opening, make filling bottles and mugs easier...
Author: Nick Montano
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| Snapple Iced Tea K-Cups And Vue Packs To Join Keurig Lineup
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 11, November 2012
The new beverages, set for spring rollout, will join Keurig's brew-over-ice portion packs, a line specially crafted to brew iced beverages...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Industry Veteran Chris Hopkins Joins Marley Coffee As National Accounts SVP
TAGS: office coffee service, vending, OCS supplies, Marley Coffee, Chris Hopkins, coffee roaster,
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 11, November 2012
Author: Emily Jed
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| NAMA Will Reveal Business-Boosting Survey Insight At November Coffee Tea & Water Show
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 10, October 2012
Research was conducted by Heart+Mind Strategies, a consulting firm. Its president and managing partner, Mike Dabadie, will analyze and discuss the findings on Wednesday, Nov. 14...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Dean Foods Mulls Morningstar Sale
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 10, October 2012
The nation's largest dairy company said it is exploring the sale of its dairy business...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Monk Fruit In The Raw Expands Sweetener Options
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 10, October 2012
The zero-calorie sugar substitute is made from monk fruit, a small green melon native to Asia...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Kraft Foods On Track To Meet Sodium-Reduction Targets
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 10, October 2012
The food giant reported that it has already eliminated the equivalent of 14 million pounds of salt, or 1 billion teaspoons, from the North American diet annually since it announced the initiative...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Ohio's Forest City Coffee Acquires Sun Express
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 10, October 2012
Forest City Coffee supplies office and restaurant customers in Ohio with coffees, teas, brewers, specialty equipment and paper products...
Author: Emily Jed
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