Zojirushi Corporation Celebrates 100 Year Milestone

by Emily Jed

March 13, 2018

Zojirushi's reputation was built by those that came before us, by those who designed the thoughtful products that identify our brand - Norio Ichikawa…

US Coffee Plans Four-Mile Charity Run To Honor Founders Shindler And Trapani March 31

by Emily Jed

March 12, 2018

2017 US Coffee 4 Mile Run for Charity HICKSVILLE, NY -- US Coffee , a third-generation coffee service provider based here, will hold its fourth annual…

JM Smucker 1850 Premium Coffee Brand Targets Millennials

by Emily Jed

February 22, 2018

BOCA RATON, FL -- J.M. Smucker Co. provided a sneak peak at its "1850" premium coffee brand at the Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) conference in…

Worlds Biggest Starbucks A New Place For Coffee

February 19, 2018

Have you been to a Starbucks lately? Here's one you might want to visit: Starbucks opened its newest Reserve Roastery in Shanghai, China. It's just a bit…

Lavit Partners With Alpine Start To Bring Iced Coffee Option To Its Cold Beverage System

by Emily Jed

February 13, 2018

NEW YORK CITY -- A new partnership between Lavit LLC and premium instant coffee brand Alpine Start Foods brings an iced coffee option to Lavit's Cooler Water…

Paneras Free Coffee Promo Can Provide Food For Thought For Convenience Service Providers

by Emily Jed

February 11, 2018

Panera is offering its patrons one free coffee every day, hot or iced, for the first two weeks of February. Patrons must present their MyPanera card to redeem…

Vended Barista-Quality Coffee Really? Yes Really

February 7, 2018

If you are in this industry, if you live anywhere close to Austin, TX, you can see for yourself whether or not a vending machine can deliver barista quality…

World Tea Expo 2018 Explores Burgeoning Beverage Segment

by Emily Jed

February 7, 2018

LAS VEGAS -- The 16th Annual World Tea Expo will take place June 12 to 14 at the Las Vegas Convention Center here. The exhibit hall will feature hundreds of…

Cold Brew Coffee Maker Wandering Bear Secures 8M In Funding

by Emily Jed

February 6, 2018

NEW YORK CITY -- Wandering Bear, a leader in the fast-growing cold brew coffee category, said it's closing an $8 million Series A equity round of financing.…

Colombian Coffee Production Closes 2017 At 142 Million Bags

by Emily Jed

February 4, 2018

BOGOTA -- Coffee production in Colombia, the world's largest producer of mild washed Arabica coffee, closed 2017 at 14.2 million bags, the same figure as in…

Huhtamaki UK Launches Paper Cup Recycling Program

by Emily Jed

January 16, 2018

GOSPORT, UK -- The UK subsidiary of Finnish paper cup manufacturer Huhtamaki has partnered with the Gosport Borough Council here to pilot a collection and…

Utz And Rainforest Alliance To Finalize Merger

by Emily Jed

January 16, 2018

AMSTERDAM, The Netherland -- Utz and Rainforest Alliance said they will complete their legal merger, announced in June 2017, and begin working to build their…

Briggo Opens Automated Coffee Bar In Austin Ice Cream Shop

by Emily Jed

January 14, 2018

AUSTIN, TX -- Briggo Coffee is bringing its automated Coffee Haus, operated by customers' smartphones, to its first public location in Austin at an ice cream…

Holiday House Marks 37th Anniversary With New Look For New Year

by Tim Sanford

January 7, 2018

NEW YEAR, NEW LOOK : Holiday House Distributing has unveiled a new brand identity with the arrival of 2018. LAND O LAKES, FL -- Holiday House Distributing has…

Weeks Lerman Group Grows In OCS With Lavits Cooler Water

by Tim Sanford

December 10, 2017

MASPETH, NY -- The topic of "allied products" has been discussed at length from the earliest days of the coffee service industry more than half a century ago.

Japans Fuso Industries Grants NuZee Exclusive License For North American Drip Cup Manufacturing Technology

by Emily Jed

December 6, 2017

VISTA, CA -- NuZee Inc. said Japan's Fuso Industries Co. Ltd. and Nasa Corp . subsidiary have granted NuZee the exclusive North America rights to use their…

Premium Brands Holdings Acquires Buddys Kitchen Invests In Shaw Bakers

by Emily Jed

December 6, 2017

VANCOUVER -- Premium Brands Holdings Corp., a Canadian producer, marketer and distributor of branded specialty food products, has acquired Buddy's Kitchen from…

Nespresso Invests In Post-Conflict Colombian Coffee

by Emily Jed

November 29, 2017

BOGOTA, Colombia -- Nespresso said it will expand its coffee-sourcing program for the first time into several former conflict zones as part of a $50 million…

NuZee Launches Functional Cold Brew Coffee Line

by Emily Jed

November 20, 2017

VISTA, CA -- NuZee Inc. has launched a line of ready-to-drink gourmet functional cold brew coffee. Available in 10-fl.oz. glass bottles (12 per case), the RTD…

10th NAMA Coffee Tea And Water Confab Draws 800 Plus To Texas

by Tim Sanford

November 12, 2017

GRAPEVINE, TX -- The National Automatic Merchandising Association recently held its 10th Coffee, Tea & Water conference at the Gaylord Hotel here Nov. 6-8.