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…

International Restaurant And Foodservice Show Of New York Will Spotlight Emerging Trends

by Emily Jed

December 4, 2017

NEW YORK CITY -- The 25th annual International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York will be held Sunday, Mar. 4 through Tuesday, Mar. 6 at the the…

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…

Aramark Debuts Compostable Peanut Bag At Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium

by Emily Jed

November 15, 2017

GOING GREEN: Arrowhead Stadium vendors will begin selling compostable peanut bags to fans in the Chiefs Kingdom on Nov 26. KANSAS CITY, MO - Aramark and the…

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.

Unilever Extends RTD Pure Leaf Brand To Fresh-Brewed Hot And Iced Tea

by Emily Jed

November 12, 2017

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ -- Unilever Food Solutions is expanding its popular Pure Leaf iced tea brand beyond its popular ready-to-drink format to whole-leaf and…

Unilever To Acquire Tazo Brand From Starbucks For 384 Million

by Emily Jed

November 12, 2017

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ -- Unilever has agreed to acquire the Tazo specialty tea brand from Starbucks for $384 million. The deal includes the Tazo brand and all…

Dick Atnip And Stu Case Are Inducted Into NAMA Coffee Services Hall Of Fame At CTW Show

by Emily Jed

November 5, 2017

PHOTO: From left Dick Atnip and Stu Case. GRAPEVINE, TX -- Dick Atnip of Atnip Co. Inc. and Stu Case of Avanti Markets were inducted into the National…

Bottled Water Packaging Reduced By Nearly Half In Less Than A Decade Study Finds

by Emily Jed

October 30, 2017

ALEXANDRIA, VA -- A new study commissioned by the International Bottled Water Association shows that the amount of materials used to make plastic and glass…

Coke Zero Sugar Launch Sprite Growth Fuel Coca-Cola 3Q Momentum

by Emily Jed

October 30, 2017

ATLANTA -- Coca-Cola Co. said its new Cola Zero Sugar, a reformulated version of Coke Zero, and increased sales of Sprite helped fuel strong third-quarter…

OCS Industry Leader Ken Shea Is NAMAs 2017 Coffee Legend

by Tim Sanford

October 30, 2017

CHICAGO -- The National Automatic Merchandising Association has announced that Ken Shea, G&J Sales & Marketing and Ken Shea & Associates is this…

Juice Press And Lavit Team Up On Single-Serve Infused Water Cartridges

by Tim Sanford

October 29, 2017

NEW YORK CITY -- Juice Press has announced a partnership with Lavit to develop two infused-water capsules for the Lavit Cooler Water countertop cold-beverage…

Cafection Enterprises Premieres Encore 29 Presentation On YouTube

by Tim Sanford

October 26, 2017

QUÉBEC, QC -- Cafection Enterprises is publicizing its Encore 29 countertop bean-to-cup coffee brewer in a two-minute video presentation on YouTube. The…

Cool Factor And Name Brands Distinguish Two Rivers Coffee In Single-Cup Space

by Emily Jed

October 26, 2017

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- Two Rivers Coffee was one of the first companies to go head to head with single-cup coffee giant Keurig Green Mountain Inc. when it…

De Jong Dukes Nio EspressoCoffee Brewer Earns NSF Certification

by Tim Sanford

October 26, 2017

SLIEDRECHT, The Netherlands -- de Jong Duke reports that its Nio brewer has been certified by NSF International to its NSF/ANSI Standard 4 for equipment and…

Dot Foods Expands New Age Beverages Distribution To Offices Hospitals Universities And Convenience Channels

by Emily Jed

October 24, 2017

MT. STERLING, IL -- Dot Foods Inc. will bring New Age Beverages Corp.'s portfolio of healthy beverages to its 4,400 distributors, marking New Age's entry…

Aramark Buys Avendra And AmeriPride In Deals Totaling 235 Billion

October 17, 2017

PHILADELPHIA -- Contract foodservice giant Aramark has agreed to buy Avendra LLC, a hospitality procurement service majority owned by Marriott International…

De Jong Duke Celebrates 60th Anniversary Of Its First Coffee Venders

by Tim Sanford

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands -- De Jong Duke hosted a two-day gala here for its customers, suppliers and friends to mark its 120th anniversary in business and 60th…