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Tim Hortons Cafe & Bake Shop, Dublin, Ohio, is adding single-serve coffee cups to its portfolio. The at-home brewing option is compatible for use in Waterbury, Vt.-based Green Mountain Coffee Roasters’ (GMCR) Keurig single-cup brewers, the company says. The single-serve coffee cups are not licensed and do not have an affiliation with GMCR, it adds.

Magnum Coffee Roastery launched Magnum Taste of the Exotics 100 percent Arabica specialty coffee blends in California.

Chameleon Cold-Brew added three flavors to its line of cold-brewed coffee, which is made from certified organic and Fair Trade Arabica coffee beans.

The premium market for coffee continues to gain ground, according to an August 2012 report from Santa Monica, Calif.-based IBISWorld. “Consumers educated themselves more about coffee beans and traded up in quality over the five years to 2012,” the report stated.

Following Seattle-based Starbucks Coffee Co.’s acquisition of Atlanta-based Teavana Holdings Inc. at the end of 2012, the tea industry is waiting for the hot tea segment to boom, according to experts.

Kicking off the start of summer, Seattle-based Starbucks Coffee Co. introduced a new lineup of summer beverages.

The Verto Co. offers Motto Sparkling Matcha Tea, which combines premium matcha, apple cider vinegar, honey, organic agave and fresh lemon juice.

Ito En, a supplier of loose green tea leaves and the maker of Teas’ Tea ready-to-drink green teas, created a Tea Bench that is made of recycled green tea leaves.

Tejava Premium Iced Tea, a brand of Crystal Geyser Water Co., now is available in a proprietary 18-ounce polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle.

Complex Beverage refined the profile and characteristics of its Lettuce Tea ready-to-drink brand by upgrading its design appeal.