Whole Foods has partnered with Briggo to utilize the company’s robotic barista in the new Houston-Midtown Whole Foods Market, scheduled to open Nov. 7. Briggo will deliver shoppers an innovative, in-store coffee service which also includes Whole Foods Market artisan house brand, Allegro Coffee. Houston shoppers can experience Briggo’s “Connected Coffee” while ordering ahead via…
Heineken Supports First Responders Through October Campaign
Ahead of First Responders Day on Oct. 28, Heineken is donating $1 for every Heineken 0.0 6-pack purchased at retail, or $1 for every bottle or can purchased in on premise accounts in the month of October. The donation, up to $50,000, will benefit the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation that honors the sacrifice of…
Plant-Based Creamer
Mooala launched of a new line of organic, plant-based creamers made with a base of coconut cream and almonds with no added sugars. The plant-based composition doesn’t separate when mixed with hot coffee. What’s more, they come in industry-first flavors like Banana Nut and Oats ‘n’ Crème, which are made with real bananas and oats. Like…
f’real Announces Brand Relaunch, Redesign
f’real foods — a designer, maker and marketer of blended frozen beverages — is being relaunched with new products, a complete packaging redesign and incremental marketing support that will be introduced into the marketplace in Q1 2020. Market research indicates that consumers, in addition to loving indulgent frozen beverage options, want great-tasting, convenient snacks that…
Nutritious Ice Cream
Yum Actually offers four unique and delicious flavors: Creamy Honey Banana, Caramel Sweet Potato, Yummy Mango and Butternut Squash Butterscotch, with more in the works. While most fruit-flavored ice creams only contain a small amount of fruit puree or flavoring, their ice cream always has a fruit or vegetable as its primary ingredient. Additionally, the…
High-Protein Flavored Milk
Parents looking for an extra nutritional boost for their kids have a new option: Borden Kid Builder, available in chocolate and strawberry flavors. Borden launched its first 2% no-sugar-added milk geared just for kids, with 50% more protein (13 grams per 240 milliliter serving) and calcium (490 milligrams per 240 milliliter serving) than regular milk. Kid…
NACS Sessions Cover Product Trends
At the 2019 NACS Show, Oct. 1-4 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, among the education sessions on Thursday, retailers and suppliers discussed product trends in the cold vault, as well as best practices when adding new products to store shelves. Cold Vault: Trends and Takeaways In the session “Cold Vault: Trends and…
Ready-to-Drink Iced Tea
Red Diamond Coffee & Tea has expanded its beverage portfolio with the launch of Fortify, the company’s newest ready-to-drink iced tea. Now available in a single-serve format, Fortify is a flavorful and refreshing tea uniquely enhanced for today’s consumer. Blends include lemon, ginger & mint green tea, hibiscus & cranberry green tea and mango & peach…
C-Stores Celebrate National Coffee Day
From hot to iced, cold brew to pumpkin spice, c-stores across the U.S. are using National Coffee Day on Sunday, Sept. 29, to showcase their best offers. Alltown Fresh On National Coffee Day, Alltown Fresh giving away its small batch, locally roasted coffee, hot or iced, for free all day long — plus a chance to…
GasBuddy Names Top C-Store Coffee in Each State Ahead of National Coffee Day
In honor of National Coffee Day on Sept. 29, GasBuddy named the highest-rated c-store coffee in each state. For the third consecutive year, Texas-based Buc-ee’s leads the overall rankings with the highest-rated gas station coffee in the nation. On the state level, there is a tie: Pennsylvania-based Wawa and Oklahome-based QuikTrip captured the top spot…