Coffee Service News & Media

Compass Group posts Q3 2021 36.4% organic revenue gain

July 30, 2021

Compass Group PLC, the parent company of Compass Group North America and Canteen Vending Services, reported third quarter organic revenue grew by 36.4%…

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Marco Beverage Systems introduces cold coffee dispense system

July 30, 2021

Marco Beverage Systems has introduced Pour'd, a cold coffee dispense system that allows sites to serve cold coffee at the point of service from a single font…

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Keurig Dr Pepper boosts Q2 2021 sales, earnings

July 29, 2021

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. reported strong financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021. The company also raised its 2021 guidance for constant…

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Pandemic pushes home coffee consumption, sustains interest in gourmet products

July 29, 2021

At-home coffee consumption jumped from 73% to 81% during the pandemic over foodservice coffee consumption, according to research from The NPD Group.

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Cold drinks drive Starbucks global growth, CEO defends China

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Overall, Starbucks had a solid Q3, but Johnson defended the company's lower-than-expected numbers in China, calling the health of the business there strong.

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Capitol Coffee to distribute S&D Coffee and Tea

July 27, 2021

Capitol Coffee, a roaster and coffee service provider serving the Carolinas, Virginia, West Virginia and northern Georgia, has signed a distribution agreement…

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Starbucks, Nestle advance global collaboration strategy

July 27, 2021

Starbucks and Nestle are aiming to bring Starbucks ready-to-drink beverages to Southeast Asia, Oceania and Latin America.

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NuZee names VPs for business development, sales

July 21, 2021

NuZee Inc., a producer and co-packer of single-serve pour-over coffee pouches and tea bag style coffee, announced two hires to its sales team; Kathleen…

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Diversification key to success for independent convenience services market leader

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Scott Halloran, CEO of Trolley House Refreshments in Richmond, Virginia, was able to sustain much of his foodservice business by expanding into a virtual…

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Lavazza teams with Amazon on brewer with built-in voice activation

July 20, 2021

Lavazza and Amazon have introduced an espresso brewer that offers consumers voice recognition, according to the Lavazza website. The Lavazzza A Modo Mio Voicy…

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Amcon Distributing boosts Q3 2021 sales, earnings

July 19, 2021

Amcon Distributing Co. an Omaha, Nebraska-based consumer products company, reported sales rose from $396.8 million in Q3 2020 to $438.3 million in the three…

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Primo Water acquires Earth20

July 19, 2021

Primo Water Corp., a provider of water direct to consumers and water filtration services in North America and Europe as well as a provider of water dispensers…

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Drought pushes coffee prices to record highs

July 14, 2021

Coffee prices are rising as Brazil, the world's largest coffee producer, faces one of the worst droughts in nearly a century, according to a report in The Wall…

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Coffee helps fight COVID-19

July 13, 2021

Add COVID-19 to the list of illnesses that coffee can reportedly help prevent.

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COVID challenges continue for European vending/coffee industry

July 12, 2021

The vending and coffee services industry in Europe continues to struggle with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report from the European…

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Keurig Dr Pepper promotes Shoemaker to chief legal officer

July 9, 2021

Anthony Shoemaker Keurig Dr Pepper has promoted Anthony Shoemaker from senior vice president and assistant general counsel to chief legal officer and…

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Sales success: Tell a good story

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

One of the keys to making sure the customer likes having you in front of him or her is to engage them with a story rather than boring them with facts about…

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NuZee names Patrick Shearer CFO

July 6, 2021

Patrick Shearer NuZee Inc., a U.S. producer and co-packer of single-serve pourover coffee pouches and pourover drip cups, has named Patrick Shearer as…

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Breakroom roasting solution installed in Google for Startups

July 6, 2021

Griin, an Israel-based coffee roasting solution, and Kren Kedem-Rosenberg, an office coffee service operator, have placed griin's on-site coffee roaster at the…

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California school district installs touchless, self-sanitizing water refill stations

July 2, 2021

The Fontana, California Unified School District is replacing communal water fountains and jug dispensers with fully touchless, self-sanitizing FloWater refill…

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