 | Cretors VP Wins NAC Bert Nathan Award
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 3, March 2012
Shelly Olesen, vice-president of sales and marketing of C. Cretors & Co., has been honored with the National Association of Concessionaires' Bert Nathan Memorial Award for 2012...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| PepsiCo Partners With German Firm To Build $206M Factory To Help Satisfy Yogurt Craze
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 3, March 2012
PepsiCo and Theo Muller will open their first yogurt production facility in upstate New York. Their joint venture is called Wave...
Author: Emily Jed
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| DS Waters To Acquire The Standard Cos.
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 3, March 2012
DS Waters of America, an Atlanta-based bottled water, water filtration and office coffee service company, has entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of The Standard Cos….
Author: Emily Jed
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| Wilbur Curtis Introduces G4 Gold Cup Single-Cup Drip Coffee Brewer
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 3, March 2012
Wilbur Curtis Co. has extended its Generation 4 line with a novel single-cup brewer that can prepare one or two cups of gravity-brewed coffee, using paper filters or filter packs...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Comobar Launches Countertop Kelly Coffee And Tea Dispensing System
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 3, March 2012
The Kelly single-cup countertop machine uses proprietary portion packets to prepare five styles of coffee, as well as lemon tea, with pushbutton ease...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Green Mountain Unveils Keurig Vue, Commercial Model To Feature RFID-Embedded Portion Packs
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 3, March 2012
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. is rolling out the premium Keurig Vue home brewer, which allows consumers to control the strength, size and temperature of their beverages. A commercial model for the away-from-home market will hit the market this fall...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Mintel: Coffee Drinkers Like Their Joe One Cup At A Time
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 3, March 2012
Convenience is the top factor driving 17% of coffee drinkers to opt for single-cup coffee, according to new research. But price seems to be one of the main deterrents...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Reunion Island Rolls Out Indonesian Coffee Named For Komodo Dragon
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 3, March 2012
For its new Flores Green Dragon product, the Canadian roaster sourced beans from the emerging coffee-growing region of Flores in Indonesia...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Second Florida Man Gets Jail Time For Coffee Vending Biz-Op Scam
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 2, February 2012
James Cummings of Boca Raton, FL, has been sentenced to prison for committing fraud for his role in a coffee vending machine business opportunity scheme...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Tassimo Espresso T Discs Recalled By Kraft Due To Burn Hazard
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 2, February 2012
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada in cooperation with Kraft Foods announced a voluntary recall of Tassimo espresso T Discs...
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| AdvancePierre Foods, Johnsonville Sausage Enter Exclusive Distribution Agreement
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 2, February 2012
New alliance leverages AdvancePierre Foods' dynamic foodservice organization and distribution system to deliver Johnsonville Sausage to foodservice customers in U.S [press release]
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| New Orleans To Host 2012 NAMA Coffee Tea & Water Show, Nov. 13-15
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 2, February 2012
The National Automatic Merchandising Association is heading to The Big Easy this fall for its fifth Coffee, Tea & Water Show...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Sodexo's SMART Aids Sustainability Efforts
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 2, February 2012
The foodservice and management concern has a new software tool that it says will help clients establish sustainability baselines and track continuous improvement...
Author: Emily Jed
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| NCA Plans 2012 Convention For Charleston, SC, From March 22-24
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 2, February 2012
The National Coffee Association of USA will conduct its annual convention at the Charleston Place Hotel in South Carolina's historic port city...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Americans Spend An Average $3,000 A Year On Coffee And Lunch At Work
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 2, February 2012
One-third of employees plan to cut back on spending at work in the New Year, according to Accounting Principals' Workonomix survey [press release]...
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| | AdvancePierre Launches Fast Fixin' Sandwich Bar Program
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 2, February 2012
AdvancePierre Foods' new self-serve program that allows foodservice and c-store customers to customize their own hot sandwiches...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Sara Lee To Acquire Rights To Senseo From Royal Philips Electronics
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 2, February 2012
The two firms have collaborated on Senseo since 2001, with Sara Lee producing the coffee pods and Philips manufacturing and distributing the single-serve machines...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Autocrat Partners With RFI To Expand Ingredient Offerings
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 2, February 2012
The Rhode Island-based roaster said the partnership will better position both companies to ramp up market expansion and product development...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Crystal Rock Names New Managers, Opens Training Center
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 2, February 2012
The Connecticut-based pure water and coffee service firm bolsters staff and ramps up training facility for learning and development programs...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Partnership Helps Commercial Kitchens Recycle Trap Grease Into Biofuels
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 2, February 2012
Foodservice operators can now recycle liquid waste into biofuels thanks to a new partnership between BlackGold Biofuels and SLM Facility Solutions Nationwide...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Sodexo Q1 Revenue Jumps 8.1% To $5.9B
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 2, February 2012
Demand for the catering giant's services remained especially robust in emerging markets during its first quarter. But Sodexo cited a tough economic climate in Europe...
Author: Emily Jed
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| White Coffee Acquires First Colony's Bencheley Tea Brand
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 1, January 2012
White Coffee Corp. has acquired Bencheley Teas from First Colony Coffee & Tea Co. White Coffee acquired the exclusive rights to First Colony's coffee brands in August...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Former President Clinton To Keynote 2012 NRA Show
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 1, January 2012
The nation's 42nd president will share insights into his presidency and his current work with the William J. Clinton Foundation...
Author: Emily Jed
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| | Starbucks Adds Lighter 'Blonde' Roast
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 1, January 2012
The coffeehouse giant began serving a lighter roast color than its familiar dark and medium roasts on Jan. 10...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Kraft And SodaStream Enter Co-Branding Deal
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 1, January 2012
The Crystal Light diet beverage line and Country Time lemonade will be first Kraft brands offered for SodaStream machines -- and first Kraft brands offered carbonated...
Author: Emily Jed
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