In the Readers’ Choice: New Product of the Month for March, the visitors to bevindustry.com have shown that they are taking comfort in healthy solutions.
Lipton ready-to-drink (RTD) tea, manufactured and marketed as part of the Pepsi Lipton joint venture between Unilever and PepsiCo, released two new green tea varieties: Watermelon and White Peach.
Beverage-makers and consumers alike are “singing the praises” of the healthful attributes of tea ingredients and revealing that there’s now more premium choices and categories utilizing these ingredients than ever before.
New flavor launched in conjunction of National Peach Month
August 5, 2019
Sparkling water brand Clear/Cut Phocus (Phocus), Louisville, Ky., launched its new Peach flavor in conjunction with August's National Peach Month. Peach will join the current roster of Phocus offerings which includes Grapefruit, Blood Orange, Yuzu & Lime, Cucumber, and Natural, and will be available nationwide.
Unsweetened RTD teas launching in mass merchandisers in October
July 30, 2019
ITO EN (North America) Inc., New York, announced that its Oi Ocha ready-to-drink (RTD) green tea brand, soon will be available in Walmart stores nationwide. Slated for placement in October, the company will launch two unsweetened flavors in the store: Oi Ocha green tea, Japan’s top selling brand, and Jasmine Green Tea, a popular green tea infused with jasmine flowers.
Seattle-based Jade Leaf Matcha expanded its portfolio with its newest product line: Matcha Latte Infusions. Available in four varieties — Glow, Protect, Think and Balance — each infusion blends functional ingredients and adaptogens into CCOF-certified organic Japanese matcha.