Wawa announced the launch of Wawa Refreshers, now available in all 920 stores chainwide. This iced beverage made with high-quality ingredients including cold brewed green tea and tropical fruit juices that are high in Vitamin C. All the ingredients are made without artificial flavors, preservatives, colors from synthetic sources or high fructose corn syrup. Wawa…
What Are Isotonic Beverages?
Sports drinks are an important beverage segment in the convenience store cooler case. You’ll often hear sports drinks referred to as ‘isotonic beverages.’ Isotonic beverages are technically a type of sports drink. Isotonic beverages help to rapidly replace fluids in the body that are lost through sweating, while also providing energy via carbohydrates. The drinks…
Flavors, Functionality Drive Bottled Water, Sports Drinks
Plain bottled water continues its popularity among consumers, but new flavors and features will bring opportunities to both bottled water and sports drinks in 2021. “Bottled water is dominated by the big brands from the major companies,” said Gary Hemphill, managing director of research at Beverage Marketing Corp. “They have the infrastructure and the economies…
Retailers Look Forward to Pre-Pandemic Levels of Summer Traffic
Convenience retailers anticipate that leisure travel and routine customer trips will return to pre-pandemic levels this summer, according to the results of a new NACS survey of U.S. convenience store owners. Convenience stores, which sell 80% of the fuel purchased in the country, experienced a 13% decrease in fuel sales and less customer traffic throughout…
Harris Tea Acquires Tetley Harris Food Group
Harris Tea Co. announced that it has acquired Tetley Harris Food Group from Tata Consumer Products Co. For the past 18 years, Harris Tea was a part owner of the Tetley Harris Food Group with a focus on global sourcing, innovation and manufacturing of beverage products for the foodservice industry. With this acquisition of the…
New Flavors With More Benefits
Twenty-five years ago, vitaminwater changed the hydration game with the introduction of great-tasting products with added nutrition. vitaminwater is at it again with the addition of two new flavors: look and gutsy. New vitaminwater gutsy is watermelon-peach flavored, with five grams of prebiotic fiber that aids in digestion to help support gut health. And vitaminwater […]
Energy Drinks Enjoy Upswing
As customers hunkered down during 2020 lockdowns due to COVID-19, many looked to energy drinks to help them power through lockdown and pandemic fatigue. According to IRI, the convenience store channel during calendar year 2020, ending Dec. 27, saw sales top $9.8 billion, a 2.5% increase. Leading the way in the category were Red Bull,…
Focus Drink
NERD Focus is formulated to increase clarity and concentration, boost memory and cognition and support overall brain health. The focus drink is available in Green Original and Blue Zero Calorie, offering consumers an alternative to energy drinks with a refreshing citrus taste packed with vitamins and natural ingredients. The drinks contain both nootropics and adaptogens […]
‘Hope For The Warriors’ Single-Serve Coffee
Trilliant Food & Nutrition has partnered with Hope For The Warriors, a national military nonprofit that provides comprehensive support programs for service members, veterans and military families. Trilliant produced its first batch of single-serve coffee under the Hope For The Warriors name, a new licensed brand that will join the Trilliant portfolio. Made with premium, […]
Mississippi Allows Home Delivery of Alcohol
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed House Bill 1135, which would allow home delivery of distilled spirts in original containers from package stores, restaurants, bars and distilleries. The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States said in a news release that 30 states and the District of Columbia allow home delivery of alcohol from liquor stores…