 | Starbucks Opens First Evolution Fresh Juice Bar
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 4, April 2012
Starbucks Corp. opened the first store in its new Evolution Fresh juice bar chain on March 19 in Bellevue, WA, marking its first major foray outside of coffee...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Vistar's Green Initiative Brings Operators Eco-Friendly Breakroom Supplies
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 4, April 2012
The nation's largest distributor of vending and OCS products teams up with suppliers to bring operators environmentally friendly breakroom disposables...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Marley Coffee Launches Facebook Office Coffee Service Consumer Referral Campaign
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 4, April 2012
"Stir Up Your Office Coffee Service" Facebook campaign asks people who work in offices to encourage their companies to consider brewing Marley Coffee instead of their usual free office coffee...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Sara Lee Names Coffee And Tea Spinoff, Appoints Execs
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 4, April 2012
Sara Lee's international coffee and tea business will be named D.E. Master Blenders 1753 when the company splits in two later this year. The American meats business has yet to be named...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Sara Lee HQs Coffee And Tea Business In Amsterdam, Names Luc Volatier Operations, Supply Chain Senior VP
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 4, April 2012
Sara Lee Corp. said it will headquarter its international coffee and tea spinoff in Amsterdam and incorporate it in the Netherlands, where its Douwe Egberts coffee brand is already based...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Online Beverage Calculator Goes Live In Los Angeles As Part Of Public Awareness Campaign
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 3, March 2012
A new online sugar calculator aims to help L.A. County residents become healthier by quantifying the amount of sugar they consume in beverages...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Versatile Compostable Cups And Inserts Meet Grab-And-Go Foodservice Needs
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 4, April 2012
A new line of biodegradable cups and inserts from Biomass Packaging transforms the simple cold cup into a versatile container for snacks and meals...
Author: Emily Jed
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| | Starbucks To Sell Single-Cup Coffee Machines; Verismo Launch Set For Holiday Season
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 3, March 2012
The coffee giant says it will introduce a premium single-cup machine this fall. Verismo incorporates high-pressure extraction technology and prepares both Starbucks-quality espresso beverages and brewed coffees...
Author: by Staff Reporter
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| Marley Coffee Taps Raymond Pahlad To Head Up Canadian Sales
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 3, March 2012
Author: Emily Jed
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| Suncoast Promotes Employee Self-Improvement Through Reading
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 3, March 2012
Suncoast Coffee Service and Vending is enhancing the lives and careers of its staff by offering employees a $50 bonus for reading a book each month. Making People Better is one of a number of initiatives...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| 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]
Author:
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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