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.
Numi Organic Tea launched a new line of ready-to-drink (RTD) teas – Numi Tea Latte Concentrates – in two varieties: Matcha Green Tea Latte and Turmeric Chai Golden Tea Latte.
To honor tea lovers across the nation throughout National Hot Tea Month, the New York-based Tea Council of the USA kicked off its third annual IndividualiTEA Photo Sharing Sweepstakes, offering one winner a chance to win $500 and a year's supply of tea. Consumers can enter by brewing a cup of tea and share their photo, video or description on Instagram or Twitter with the hashtag #IndividualiTEA and tag @TeaCouncil.
Over the last decade as consumers have continued to move away from carbonated soft drinks, they often migrate to a healthier alternative like tea. A lot of this growth early on was a rising tide that helped all brands.