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Dunkin’ Donuts RTD Coffees

January 9, 2017

Expanding on its ready-to-drink (RTD) beverage portfolio, The Coca-Cola Co. partnered with Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc. to introduce Dunkin’ Donuts RTD Coffees nationwide this month.


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The Republic of Tea

The Republic of Tea commemorates anniversary with new blend

Company releases Ginger Peach Chocolate Truffle Black Tea
January 3, 2017

The Republic of Tea, Novato, Calif., is celebrating a quarter-century of providing consumers with premium tea. To commemorate the 25th anniversary, The Republic of Tea unveiled a new blend: Ginger Peach Chocolate Truffle Black Tea.


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Tea sales exceed $7 billion in 2015, Packaged Facts says

Market research firm predicts category to reach $9 billion by 2020
December 19, 2016

Tea sales in the United States have shown strong growth in 2016, continuing the upswing in ready-to-drink (RTD) and refrigerated categories, according to Rockville, Md.-based Packaged Facts. In its new report “Tea and Ready-to-Drink Tea: U.S. Retail Market, 6th Edition,” the market research firm estimates tea sales slightly exceeded $7 billion in 2015, up almost 6 percent. By 2020, Packaged Facts expects retail sales of tea in the United States to close in on $9 billion for the first time, it says. 


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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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