JM Smucker Q3 2021 sales and earnings soar, beat expectations

February 25, 2021

Net sales for the J.M. Smucker Co., which owns Folgers and other brands, increased 5% from $1.97 billion in the 2020 third quarter to $2.07 billion for the…

Nespresso Professional introduces 2 coffee blends

February 25, 2021

Nespresso Professional has introduced two blends, Bianco Delicato and Bianco Intenso, to pair with milk, according to a press release. As part of the recently…

Nestlé, Jacobs Douwe Egberts launch coffee pod recycling

February 25, 2021

Nestlé and Jacobs Douwe Egberts UK, the two biggest players in the U.K. coffee industry, covering brands including Nespresso, Nescafé Dolce Gusto and Tassimo…

Meet the New, Shining Star For Your Vending Business: Introducing Little Debbie® Star Crunch®

McKee Foods is introducing Little Debbie® Star Crunch® to the vending industry March 2021. Star Crunch Cookies are a classic out-of-this-world treat made of…

JM Smucker to lay off employees

February 23, 2021

The J.M. Smucker Co., which manufactures Folgers and other brands, said Monday it will lay off employees in North America due to changing consumer behavior and…

Convenience services operator sales tips for a rebuilding year

by Amanda Puppo — CEO, MarketReach Inc.

Much has changed on account of the pandemic, but effective sales and marketing can rebuild a convenience services operation in 2021. It will take hard work and…

Coffee consumption associated with lower heart failure risk

February 22, 2021

Drinking coffee is associated with a lower risk of heart failure according to an analysis of decades of data from three health studies including 21,36…

Danone to acquire US plant-based foods company Earth Island

February 19, 2021

Danone has agreed to buy Earth Island, a U.S. plant-based foods provider, in an effort to boost plant based sales from €2 billion ($2.43 billion) to €5 billion…

Danone 2020 sales fall, earnings rise

February 19, 2021

Danone S.A. reported a 9.8% decline in sales on a reported basis from €6.24 billion ($7.57 billion) for the 2019 fourth quarter to €5.62 billion ($6.8…

Coffee Day Enterprises seeks new buyer for vending business

February 18, 2021

Tata Consumer Products' previously reported bid for Coffee Day Enterprises vending business has apparently fallen through, as Coffee Day's lenders are…

Second generation emerges at expanding Albany OCS provider/brewer importer

February 17, 2021

The second generation of Nachtriebs have assumed key roles at Chris' Coffee Service, an Albany, New York based OCS provider and brewer importer, according to a…

COVID-19 hammers Coffee Holding’s 2020 sales and earnings

February 16, 2021

Coffee Holding Co., a wholesale coffee roaster and dealer, reported its net sales totaled $74.3 million for the fiscal year ended Oct. 31, 2020, a decrease of…

Flowater installs touchless, self-sanitizing water stations to prevent COVID-19 in schools nationwide

February 16, 2021

Flowater has accelerated its rollout of its fully "touchless," self-sanitizing Flowater refill stations to replace old water fountains in schools nationwide…

Water-rights activists oppose Nestle sale of Poland Springs

February 15, 2021

Water-rights activists in Maine are opposing Nestle's potential sale of Poland Spring and other bottled water brands to private-equity firm One Rock Capital…

NAMA to combine annual and coffee shows August in New Orleans

February 12, 2021

The National Automatic Merchandising Association will combine its annual NAMA Show with its Coffee Tea & Water Show this year, Aug. 18-20 at the Ernest N.

Keurig Dr Pepper taps Tyson Foods' Whitmore for strategy role

February 12, 2021

Justin Whitmore Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. has named Justin Whitmore to the role of chief strategy officer, effective March 1, reporting to Chairman and…

New rack technology extends life of water bottles

February 9, 2021

Polymer Solutions International, a supplier of material handling products for the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, industrial and retail industries, has…

Aramark’s Q1 2021 revenue falls 35%, but sales, earnings beat analyst expectations

February 9, 2021

Aramark Corp.'s consolidated revenue fell 35% from $4.25 billion in the first quarter of 2020 to $2.7 billion in the quarter ending Jan. 1, 2021, according to…

Coffeetek introduces coffee brewer with micro injection air technology

February 9, 2021

Coffeetek, a U.K.-based manufacturer, has introduced its Vitro M5 coffee machine to its Vitro series, according to a press release.

Luckin Coffee files for bankruptcy protection

February 8, 2021

Luckin Coffee Inc., a pioneer in coffee vending and a competitor to Starbucks in China, has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in New York, less than a…