Marley Beverage Co. expanded its line of all-natural relaxation beverages with Marley’s Mellow Mood Lite, a low-calorie version of Marley’s Mellow Mood beverages. Marley’s Mellow Mood Lite is half lemonade, half tea and contains 40 calories in each 8-ounce serving. 

Despite the specialty coffee craze at limited-service restaurants, regular hot coffee still accounts for the highest level of reported consumption among consumers surveyed by Chicago-based Technomic.

Harney & Sons Fine Teas created a new beverage based on a popular Chinese drink called yuangyang, which mixes black tea with milk and coffee.

Downers Grove, Ill.-based Sara Lee Corp. announced the sale of a majority of its North American foodservice coffee and tea operations to The J.M. Smucker Co., Orrville, Ohio, for $350 million.

Arizona Beverage Co. launched an alcohol malt beverage that merges tea and lemonade called Arnold Palmer Hard, in reference to golfer Arnold Palmer’s non-alcohol tea-and-lemonade drink.

Sara Lee Corp., Utrecht, The Netherlands, acquired Tea Forté, a Massachusetts-based ultra-premium tea company. The acquisition will strengthen Sara Lee’s expertise and presence in the luxury tea segment, the company said.

Unilever USA launched Lipton Tea & Honey single-serve packets and pitcher packets of flavored iced teas infused with honey.

The Coca-Cola Co. added a new flavor to its Sokenbicha line of ready-to-drink teas.

Complex Beverage LLC launched Lettuce Tea in Peach Mango, Strawberry Banana and Apricot flavors.