Cott Acquires Watercooler Gigant Strengthening Its Business In The Netherlands

by Emily Jed

TORONTO -- Eden Springs , a division of Cott Corp., a leading provider of home and office bottled water delivery services in North America and Europe and in…

Cott Announces Launch of PureFlo IoT-Enabled Water Filtration System

by Emily Jed

LOS ANGELES DS Services , a leading provider of bottled water and coffee service to homes and offices across the U.S and Canada and a wholly owned subsidiary…

Study Caffeine May Offset Some Health Risks Of Diets High In Fat Sugar

by Emily Jed

CHAMPAIGN, IL-- OCS operators may want to spread the word that a new study in rats suggests that caffeine may offset some of the negative effects of an…

Retail Foodservice Purchases On The Rise Compared To 2017 New Technomic Study Discovers

by Emily Jed

December 30, 2019

CHICAGO -- Technomic found that 66% of consumers purchase prepared foods from retail at least three times a month, compared to 55% in 2017. Technomic's 201…

7-Eleven Franchise Owners Claim 1 Coffee Is Subsidizing Company Marketing At Their Expense

by Emily Jed

SAN ANTONIO, TX -- Few promotions drive interest like $1 coffee, but 7-Eleven franchisees say they are not the ones benefiting from the chain's aggressive…

JAB Merges Peets And Douwe Egberts To Form Global Coffee Giant Explores IPO

by Emily Jed

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands -- JAB Holding Co., the German investor that owns Peet's Coffee and Dutch beverage giant Jacobs Douwe Egberts, announced on Dec. 1…

NAMA CTW Draws 800 Chapman Wins Coffee Legend Award

by Tim Sanford

STRONG TURNOUT: NAMA Coffee, Tea & Water opening session drew a crowd for keynote address by La Colombe's Todd Carmichael and the presentation of the…

Xpresso Delight Enters Windy City Market With Multi-Unit Franchisee

by Emily Jed

DEREK GILROY CHICAGO -- Xpresso Delight's newest franchisee, Derek Gilroy, has signed on to develop five franchises across Cook County, Chicago, the city's…

Emerald Brand Partners With Coffee Distributing Corp

by Emily Jed

GREEN TEAM : Gathering to showcase Emerald's eco-friendly products now available to CDC clients (l. to r. are Craig Hamel Emerald Brand; Rodney Turner, CDC…

NAMA Secures Win For OCS And Pantry Services With Department Of Labor

by Emily Jed

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor on Dec. 12 issued its final rule on the "regular rate" calculation that employers must undertake in determining…

Structural Concepts Coolers Comply With CARB Regulations Ahead Of January Implementation

by Emily Jed

MUSKEGON, MI -- Structural Concepts announced that all of its self-contained refrigerated display cases now comply with upcoming CARB regulations, ahead of…

Air New Zealand Tests Edible Coffee Cups To Cut Waste

by Emily Jed

AUKLAND, New Zealand -- Air New Zealand is trialing edible coffee cups with travelers in the air and on the ground as it explores new and innovative ways to…

Fast Company Likens Craft Coffee Boom To Tech Bubble

by Emily Jed

Craft coffee is the next boom industry, according to a recent article in Fast Company . The article cites the race between third-wave coffee startups to expand…

ICO Predicts Global Coffee Demand Will Exceed Supply

by Emily Jed

ALEXANDRIA, VA -- Coffee consumption is outpacing production and there's likely to be a deficit of about 502,000 bags for the 2019/20 crop, according to the…

Unocup Eliminates Plastic Lids

by Emily Jed

NEW YORK CITY -- Unocup is doing its part to eliminate single-use plastics from the to-go waste stream with the launch of its lidless, foldable paper coffee…

Eco-Products Unveils Compostable Utensils For Cutlerease Single-Unit Dispenser

by Emily Jed

December 8, 2019

BOULDER, CO -- Eco-Products , a Novolex brand, has introduced a line of compostable utensils for use in Cutlerease, a new dispenser that offers customers one…

CafectionEvoca Expand US Parts Distribution Partnership

by Tim Sanford

CARLSTADT, NJ-- Betson Enterprises reports that it has strengthened its partnership with Cafection Ventures (Québec, QC, Canada) by assuming responsibility for…

Cafe X Opens Upgraded Robotic Coffee Bar At San Jose International Airport

by Emily Jed

SAN FRANCISCO -- Cafe X has opened its newest location offering thousands of travelers at San Jose International Airport (SJC) a taste of the future with the…

NAMA Names Peoples Choice Award Winners At CTW

by Emily Jed

ANAHEIM, CA -- The National Automatic Merchandising Association's Coffee, Tea and Water Show (CTW) 2019 brought together the leaders in the coffee, tea and…

Aramark Crowns 2019 Culinary Excellence National Champions

by Emily Jed

November 24, 2019

COOKING WITH FIRE: Aramark's Sports & Entertainment culinary team, (l.-r.) Chef Rich Grab, Chef Stephen Aheimer and Chef Allan Wambaa, won the Inaugural…