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Walmart online grocery

Consumable eCommerce expanding throughout US

Click-and-collect models offer opportunity to low-income shoppers
jessica Jacobsen
Jessica Jacobsen
December 12, 2016
Last December, Adobe Digital Index indicated that online consumers spent more than $3 billion on Cyber Monday, 16 percent more than in 2014. That was on top of the more than $8 billion spent online during the four-day Thanksgiving weekend. Although the vast majority of purchases were for non-consumable consumer packaged goods (CPG), consumable products are finding their place in the eCommerce channel as well.
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Celestial Seasonings giving away 25,000 free samples

Brand celebrates the holidays with samples of seasonal teas
December 6, 2016

Boulder, Colo.-based Celestial Seasonings, a brand of The Hain Celestial Group Inc., is inviting tea lovers to celebrate the magic of the season with a free Candy Cane Lane Holiday Tea sample program on Facebook.


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Starbucks CEOs

Starbucks announces new CEO

Howard Schultz to remain Chairman of the Board
December 5, 2016

Seattle-based Starbucks Corp. announced that Kevin Johnson, president and chief operating officer (COO) and a seven-year member of the Starbucks Board of Directors, will expand his responsibilities and assume the role of president and chief executive officer, effective April 3, 2017.


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KeVita

PepsiCo announces definitive agreement to acquire KeVita

Acquisition expands PepsiCo’s health-and-wellness offerings
November 22, 2016

Purchase, N.Y.-based PepsiCo Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Oxnard, Calif.-based KeVita, a producer of fermented probiotic and kombucha beverages. The transaction will expand PepsiCo's health-and-wellness offerings in the premium chilled beverage space, the company says.  


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Cold-brew coffee drives KonaRed sales

Company sees triple-digit growth
November 14, 2016
KonaRed Corp., Koloa, Hawaii, the manufacturer of premium Hawaiian Cold Brew and Whole Bean Coffee, announced that its comparative revenue grew by 132 percent from $174,000 in Q3 2015 to $404,000 for the three-month period ending Sept. 30. Revenue for the comparative nine-month period grew by 34 percent from $587,000 to $789,000, the company says.
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Imbibe releases seven trends in coffee

Coffee continues to resonate with consumers
Barbara Harfmann
November 14, 2016
Now that fall is here, it’s getting cooler outside, and I have been enjoying a wide variety of hot beverages, including apple cider, hot chocolate, coffee and tea. Yet, coffee remains my go-to drink, and it seems like I’m not alone in my quest for finding the perfect cup of java.
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nitro cold brew

Califia Farms expands coffee line with dairy-free nitro brew

Company also adds unsweetened cold-brew line
Barbara Harfmann
November 10, 2016
When Greg Steltenpohl founded Los Angeles-based Califia Farms LLC in 2010, producing nitrogen-infused and cold-brew coffees was not yet on his radar. Best known for its premium plant-based almond milks that are packaged in iconic hourglass-shaped carafes, Califia Farms’ portfolio has grown to include more than 60 SKUs, including a variety of almond milks, coffee creamers as well as a line of specialty citrus juices. Yet, its ready-to-drink (RTD) cold-brew coffees and coffee concentrates have provided extensive reach into the coffee category.
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