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IRI names most successful CPG Brands of 2016

Beverage brands make up Top 3 for food and beverage category

April 4, 2017

Chicago-based Information Resources Inc. (IRI) announced last year’s most successful consumer packaged goods (CPG) launches in its 2016 New Product Pacesetters report, an industry-recognized benchmark analysis of exceptional first-year CPG sales success for newly launched products.

7-Eleven adds second single-origin coffee to offerings

New single-origin coffee hails from Chiapas region of Mexico

April 4, 2017

7-Eleven Inc., Plano, Texas, introduced its second single-origin coffee. Hailing from the Chiapas region of Mexico, the sustainable, premium coffee is Rainforest Alliance Certified and exclusively available at participating 7-Eleven stores. Last fall, the convenience store retailer introduced its first single-origin coffee, which is sourced from Nicaragua.

Amber Sunrise Blend

March 21, 2017

Community Coffee Co. expanded on its ground coffee offerings with the addition of Amber Sunrise Blend.

Starbucks announces new teas for spring

All iced teas, tea lemonades now sweetened with new liquid cane sugar

March 21, 2017

With the start of spring, Seattle-based Starbucks Coffee Co. announced new Teavana tea beverages: Teavana Shaken Iced White Tea and Teavana Lightly Sweet Chai Tea Latte. The teas, along with the regional roll-out of ready-to-drink (RTD) Teavana Craft Iced Teas, will be available at Starbucks stores in the Northeast United States, the company says.

Flavors, functionality fuel coffee usage

Cold-brew coffee grows in popularity

Barbara Harfmann

March 15, 2017

As a get-up-and-go beverage, ready-to-drink (RTD) hot, iced and cold-brew coffee continues to fuel consumers in the morning and throughout the day.

Kombucha market up 41 percent

Health and wellness drives market, new products proliferate

Amanda Del Buono

March 10, 2017

Although it has been available in the U.S. beverage market for about 15 years, kombucha has gained broad consumer appeal within the past several years, according to New York-based Beverage Marketing Corporation’s (BMC) September 2016 report titled “U.S. Ready-To-Drink Tea through 2020.” As health and wellness has progressed from a niche interest to mass consumer appeal, this beverage segment has reaped the benefits.

Drug stores struggle for growth, beverages outperform channel

Alcohol beverages experience unit sales increases

Amanda Del Buono

March 10, 2017

As consumers’ shopping behaviors continue to evolve, the drug store channel has seen a boon within beverage aisles. Although the channel is struggling to grow, beverages could offer potential for the channel going forward as these stores expand their offerings, says Evan Hoffman, industry research analyst at Los Angeles-based IBISWorld.

Mighty Leaf Tea launches new three-tier tea program

Company also launches reinvented iced tea portfolio

March 9, 2017

The San Rafael, Calif.-based Mighty Leaf Tea Co., which specializes in artisan blends of whole leaf teas, herbs and fruits, launched a new multi-tiered tea program, offering three distinct lines of teas to serve the multi-faceted needs of its foodservice customers. The new program is a part of the company’s broader strategy to offer a high-quality tea program for the foodservice channel at every price point and for every venue, the company says.

Starbucks Reserve Jamaica Blue Mountain

March 7, 2017

Starbucks Coffee Co. announced the Starbucks Reserve Jamaica Blue Mountain packaged coffee is back for a limited time in select Starbucks stores.

Pure Leaf Mint, Pomegranate Iced Tea

February 24, 2017

Pure Leaf, a product of The Pepsi Lipton Tea Partnership, announced the addition of Mint and Pomegranate flavors to its lineup of ready-to-drink iced teas.