Krispy Kreme® is taking your taste buds on a trip to the county fair with four new blue ribbon doughnuts and beverages. The new Caramel Apple Cake Doughnut and Cotton Candy Doughnut are available through Sept. 30 at participating Krispy Kreme U.S. and Canada locations. You can pair these tasty treats with a Krispy Kreme […]
Category: Beverage News
Beverage news for grocery retailers: soft drinks, water, juice, coffee, energy drinks, beer and wine trends and new products.
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Poland Spring Teams Up With Olympic Gymnast Aly Raisman
Poland Spring® Brand 100% Natural Spring Water, the No. 1 natural spring water brand in New England, has partnered with women’s gymnastics team captain and three-time medalist, Aly Raisman. The iconic brand is Raisman’s first New England sponsor and will help the champion gymnast stay hydrated both in and out of the gym. “Water is […]
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7-Eleven Acquires 76 W. Va. Locations from Prima Marketing
7-Eleven Inc. has closed a deal to acquire 74 operating convenience stores and two land parcels from Prima Marketing LLC, a 7-Eleven licensee with stores in West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. The bulk of the stores being purchased are in West Virginia. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition includes all Prima […]
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FaVe Debuts Line Of All-Natural Juices At The Fresh Market
In response to the growing U.S. diet and obesity crisis, the FaVe Juice Co. is launching FaVe, an all-natural blend of 100 percent fruit and vegetable juices, at all locations of The Fresh Market. FaVe comes in three flavors: Strawberry-Banana-Kiwi, Blueberry-Pomegranate-Goji and Orange-Tangerine-Pineapple. The Fresh Market, a grocer with locations across the Midwest, East Coast […]
Posted in, Beverage News, Midwest, Suppliers
Caribou Coffee To Partner With Chicago’s Jewel-Osco
Caribou Coffee Co. Inc., the second largest company-operated premium coffeehouse retailer in the United States, plans to expand its retail and commercial footprint in the Chicagoland area by teaming up with Jewel-Osco, the city’s market-leading grocery chain. To kick-off this partnership, Caribou Coffee opened its first retail location within Jewel-Osco’s Barrington store last week, with […]
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Kroger Donates ‘Pink Out The Park’ Detroit Tigers Tickets
Approximately 200 breast cancer survivors, their family members and caregivers will be treated to a special “Pink Out the Park” event at Comerica Park in Detroit on Sept. 5, thanks to the generosity of Kroger. The Pink Out the Park event is a partnership of the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and the Detroit Tigers […]
Posted in, Beverage News, Executive News, National
Debra Crew Named President Of PepsiCo Americas Beverages
Debra Crew has been appointed president of PepsiCo Americas Beverages. In this new expanded role, Crew will oversee PepsiCo’s Gatorade and Tropicana business in North America, its Latin America Beverages business, as well as the company’s North America warehouse sales organization and Beverage Growth Ventures Group. She will report to PepsiCo Americas Beverages CEO Al […]
Posted in, Beverage News, New Products, West
Evolution Fresh To Open Juicery In SoCal
Seattle-based Evolution Fresh plans to open a juicery that will support 160 U.S. manufacturing jobs in , Calif., later next year. Furthering its commitment to expand the availability of super-premium, cold-crafted juice, the company also reports that new flavorful Evolution Fresh products are arriving in select stores on the West Coast. High-tech juicery to quadruple […]
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Nordaq Fresh Drinking Water Continues To Expand In U.S.
Officially flowing into the U.S. market, Nordaq Fresh, an environmentally conscious water purification system, is changing the way the hospitality industry—including restaurants, hotels, wineries and resort destinations worldwide—thinks about water, according to the company. Headquartered in Sweden and operating in more than 10 countries, Nordaq Fresh is led by husband-and-wife team Robert and Paulina Hahmann, […]
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Heineken Adds Strongbow Cider To Upscale Portfolio
Heineken USA will add Strongbow cider to its portfolio beginning Jan. 1, 2013. Heineken N.V. is the global leader in cider with nearly 25 percent market share and products available in 20 markets. The Strongbow brand will further complement the leading upscale beer company’s already diverse product portfolio, which includes Heineken, Dos Equis, Newcastle, Amstel […]
Posted in, Beverage News, Industry News, Southeast
Judge Calls Ky. Ban On Wine Sales In Groceries Unconstitutional
A U.S. District Judge has ruled that Kentucky’s prohibition against the sale of wine in liquor stores is unconstitutional, Business First Louisville reports. U.S. District Judge John Heyburn II’s ruling was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky in Louisville. In his ruling, Heyburn said the Kentucky laws and administrative […]
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Jamba Debuts Ready-to-Blend Greek Yogurt Superfruit Smoothies
Three years ago, Greek yogurt sales represented just 3 percent of overall yogurt category sales. Today, nearly one-third of all U.S. yogurt sales are Greek varieties, and analysts suggest that the category will grow 120 percent over the next five years. Jamba® “At Home” Smoothies expands the concept by combining non-fat Greek yogurt with on-trend […]
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Rita’s Italian Ice Introduces Secret Flavor Ice
Rita’s Italian Ice, the nation’s largest Italian Ice concept with more than 625 outlets in 19 states, has introduced Secret Flavor Ice and a Secret Flavor Facebook Sweepstakes in outlets across the U.S. Guests can sample the new Secret Flavor Ice and enter their guess on Rita’s Facebook page, and on Thursday, Aug. 23, the […]
Posted in, Beverage News, Equipment & Technology, West
Activate Drinks Announces Opening Of ‘Get Activated’ Pop-Up Shop
Activate the nutrient-enhanced water beverage, has launched the Get Activated shop, part pop-up retail experience and part social experiment created to challenge the city of Los Angeles and motivate surrounding residents to get moving in support of the fight against obesity. Activate has partnered with the Get America Fit Foundation, a nonprofit organization providing education […]
Posted in, Beverage News, National, Northeast
New Yorkers for Beverage Choices Surpasses 100K Supporters
New Yorkers for Beverage Choices has announced that more than 100,000 New Yorkers have joined the coalition in opposition to the Bloomberg Administration’s proposed size restrictions on sugar-sweetened beverages, such as soda, juice drinks, teas, sports drinks and flavored waters. The coalition also named Liz Berman, president of Continental Food and Beverage Inc., chairwoman of […]
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Gelson’s Market to Carry Marley Coffee
Marley Coffee has signed an agreement with supermarket chain Gelson’s that will expand its distribution in California. The Los Angeles Business Journal reports that Gelson’s chain consists of 17 locations in California: Calabasas, Century City, Dana Point, Encino, Hollywood, Irvine, Marina del Rey, Newport Beach, Pacific Palisades, Pasadena, Santa Barbara, Sherman Oaks, Silver Lake/Los Feliz, […]
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Coca-Cola Announces New Operating Structure, Leadership Appointments
The Coca-Cola Co. has announced a new operating structure and the senior leaders for those businesses. Effective Jan. 1, 2013, the company will organize around three major operating businesses: Coca-Cola International, which will consist of the company’s Europe, Pacific and Eurasia & Africa operations; Coca-Cola Americas, which will consist of the company’s North America and […]
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Consumers Union Praises FDA Action to Ban BPA in Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups
Consumers Union, the advocacy arm of Consumer Reports, today praised the action by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban the controversial plastic chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) in baby bottles and sippy cups. “This is a big day for everyone who has worked so hard to get BPA out of our sippy cups and baby […]
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Karma Wellness Water Debuts Nationwide
The principle of karma is based on cause and effect. If you do something positive, you’ll get something positive in return. Born from this belief is Karma Wellness Water, the line of natural, nutrient-enhanced water introduced nationwide today that has been formulated to deliver health benefits to your mind, body, spirit, balance and vitality. The […]
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16-oz. Cold Activated Hiball Energy Can Line Available At Whole Foods
Hiball Inc. has announced the distribution of its newly reformulated and repackaged line of energy drinks to more than 250 Whole Foods Market stores throughout the U.S. Now sold in 16-oz. cold activated cans, Hiball’s line of Organic Sparkling Energy Drinks and Sparkling Energy Waters began rolling out into Whole Foods Market’s stores mid-June, featuring […]