The coffee category continues to boom, with growth in all segments. The ready-to-drink category saw the highest percentage of growth compared to the prior year, but single-cup coffee pods are one of the categories experiencing the highest sales.
In the beverage market, developers are turning to emerging processing methods to stand out from competitors. One of those recent trends has been the proliferation of cold-brew processing for ready-to-drink (RTD) tea and coffee.
illy Cold Brew Ready-to-Drink will hit retailers in April
March 2, 2020
New York-based illycaffè introduced illy Cold Brew Ready-to-Drink, a smooth and balanced, naturally sweet with minimal acidity coffee, the company says.
New line adds to RTD coffee portfolio, introduces creamers
February 4, 2020
Broomfield, Colo.-based STōK Cold Brew, a brand of Danone North America, is giving consumers a new way to fuel their coffee with its latest line of products: STōK Fueled Creamers and Ready-to-Drink Coffee. The new beverages are geared toward those who are looking to jump-start their day as the STōK Fueled line includes extra calories from protein, butter and MCT oil, it says.
Inginias LLC has released Cafello, a premium sparkling espresso soda. During production, the coffee is mixed with sparkling water, which helps remove the bitter and sour notes associated with coffee, the company says.
Sparkling beverage blends taste of coffee with Pepsi Cola
December 16, 2019
Pepsi, a brand of Purchase, N.Y.-based PepsiCo Inc., announced the launch of Pepsi Café, a new beverage that blends the taste of coffee with Pepsi cola.
Monster Energy Co. has released its newest Java Monster flavor Farmer's Oats, which boasts oat milk as a key component and a plant-based ingredient deck.