 | 365 Retail Markets Scanners Can Read Tassimo Professional T-Discs
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 7, July 2013
365's micromarket kiosks can now scan Tassimo Professional T-Disks, allowing patrons to buy freshly brewed gourmet coffee, along with their other micromarket purchases...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Flavanols Add Functional Benefit To Steel Horse Coffees For Mars's Flavia Brewers
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 7, July 2013
Mars Drinks is introducing Steel Horse Coffee enhanced with cocoa flavanols to boost circulation, which can lead employees to be more productive. It is exclusively available in Freshpacks for Mars Drinks' single-cup Flavia beverage system...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Kraft Foods Group Announces Creation Of Two New Business Units
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
Meals and desserts, enhancers and snack nuts business units formed to create "more focused, less complex" businesses [press release]
Author: Kraft Foods Group Press Release
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| Sugar Foods Wins IDFA Award For Excellence In Product Innovation
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 7, July 2013
The International Foodservice Distributors Association presented Sugar Foods Corp. with this year's IFDA Achievement Award for Excellence in Product Innovation...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Marley Coffee Founder Rohan Marley Makes Media Blitz
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 7, July 2013
Marley Coffee founder and chairman completes a weeklong media tour of New York’s financial news media circuit that included appearances on major TV and radio outlets...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Starbucks Prohibits Smoking Within 25 Feet Of Cafés
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 7, July 2013
he new restriction applies to all 7,000 company-owned cafés in the U.S. and Canada, regardless of whether or not they have outdoor seating...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Gaviña Kicks Into Summer Mode With Fruit-Flavored Iced Coffees
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
Author: Emily Jed
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| Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Brand Joins Keurig K-Cup Lineup
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf K-Cups will be available as "premium" offerings in several channels in the U.S. beginning in spring 2014...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Rogers Family Co. Wins Keurig Patent Infringement Lawsuit
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
The Rogers Family Co. said that a Boston court has ruled that the Lincoln, CA-based coffee company did not infringe on the patents for Keurig's single-serve K-Cups...
Author: Emily Jed
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| john conti Promotes Lisa McDougall, Melissa Jones To Manager Posts
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
Author: Tim Sanford
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| HotLogic Macrowave Warmers Can Be Nice Fit For A Micromarket
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
The adaptive conduction-rethermalizing appliance manufactured by Haven Innovation (Grand Haven, MI) may be a good fit for micromarkets. It reheats food by measuring the mass and temperature of a sealed container placed on its "SmartShelf," then heating the shelf...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Restaurants To Add 448,000 Summer Jobs, According To NRA Projections
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
Restaurants are expected to add 448,000 jobs this summer season, a 4.5% increase over the March 2013 employment level, according to National Restaurant Association projections released on May 23...
Author: NRA Press Release
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| New: Low-Cal Turbinado Raw Cane Sugar And Stevia Blend Single-Serve Packets
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
Author: Emily Jed
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| Snapple K-Cups Bring Iced Teas To Keurig Brewers
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
Snapple K-Cup packs, in peach, lemon and raspberry iced tea varieties, join Keurig's line of beverages formulated to brew directly over ice. They come in 12-, 16- and 22-ct. boxes...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Hav-A-Cup's Frank Lail Dies
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
Archie Franklin "Frank" Lail of Hav-A-Cup Coffee and Quality Water Service based here, died here on May 13. He was 78...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Gaviña's Blueberry Coffee Returns
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
The rich, medium roast accented with authentic fruit flavor is characterized by its sweet aroma and smooth aftertaste. It can be served hot or cold...
Author: Emily Jed
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| NSF Certification Extends Keurig's Foodservice Reach
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
Single-cup brewers simplify foodservice operation by alleviating the need for separate pots or urns of coffee for regular, decaffeinated and flavored varieties. The K150 is the first small- to medium-capacity brewer from Keurig to receive NSF certification for foodservice...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Green Mountain Q2 Profit Climbs 42%, Revenue Hits $1B
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2013
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters second-quarter net income rose 42% to $132.4 million, or 87¢ a share, from $93 million, or 58¢, last year. Total revenue rose 14% to $1 billion in the quarter. Stocks soar as Starbucks expands K-Cup deal...
Author: Emily Jed
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| U.S. Consumption Of Bottled Water Shows Continued Growth, Increasing 6.2% In 2012; Sales Up 6.7%
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2013
The International Bottled Water Association in conjunction with Beverage Marketing Corp. has released 2012 bottled water statistics. The new BMC data show that the overall consumption of bottled water increased by 6.2% and bottled water sales were up 6.7% [press release]
Author: IBWA Press Release
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| Red Diamond Enters Single-Cup Arena With Coffee And Tea UpShot Packs
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2013
The UpShot filter features a proprietary mesh that allows customers to see and smell the coffee or tea when they open the outer packaging...
Author: Emily Jed
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| NPD Group Report: When Eating Out, Breakfast Sandwiches Outrank Coffee
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2013
Breakfast sandwiches have booted bacon to make it to the top 10 list of foods Americans eat at breakfast. According to The NPD Group, breakfast sandwiches are ranked 10th on the list for the first time since 1985 when the researcher began tracking them [press release]
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| john conti Gourmet Coffee Widens Variety Sold Through Walmart
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2013
Joining the john conti products already available will be Breakfast Blend, Gourmet Blend, Colombian Blend, and French Roast Blend. Products will be distributed through three of Walmart's distribution centers in Kentucky and Indiana...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| PrairieFire Coffee Roasters' Jeff Deitchler Receives NAMA's Top OCS Honor
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
Jeff Deitchler is general manager of PrairieFire Coffee Roasters, a Wichita, KS-based roaster and OCS provider with more than 7,000 customers in seven Midwest states...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Starbucks Puts Former Disney Exec In Charge Of Global Strategy
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
Matthew Ryan will report to Starbucks chairman, president and chief executive Howard Schultz, and will serve on the company's senior leadership team. He will be responsible for leading Starbucks' long-term strategic planning process...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| DS Waters Integrates Coffee, Water Equipment Refurbishing In New Orleans, Acquires K&K Bottled Water Co.
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
DS Waters of America Inc. has opened a coffee equipment refurbishment center at its New Orleans branch, a year after acquiring nationwide water and coffee service company The Standard Cos. a year ago...
Author: Emily Jed
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