Rtd Coffee

[Video] Explorer concentrates on creating a sustainable and flavorful cold brew

30-Nov-2023 By Deniz Ataman

Addressing convenience, value, sustainability and of course, flavor, Explorer’s line of cold brew coffee and chai concentrates offer consumers a variety of caffeine levels to personalize their coffee experience. Explorer’s founder, Cason Crane, sat down...

STōK Cold Brew is 'on the leading edge' of Danone North America’s growth strategy

05-Oct-2023 By Ryan Daily

STōK Cold Brew is tapping into the growing trend of at-home coffee shop experience with limited-time-offering flavors, as Danone North America makes the brand a crucial part of its growth strategy, company VP of ready-to-drink beverages Brittney Polka...

Keurig Dr Pepper takes 33% stake in La Colombe coffee

24-Jul-2023 By Rachel Arthur

Keurig Dr Pepper and La Colombe have announced a strategic partnership: including a long-term sales and distribution agreement for La Colombe ready-to-drink coffee and a long-term licensing, manufacturing and distribution agreement for La Colombe branded...

What’s next in RTD coffee?

25-Jan-2023 By Rachel Arthur

Gen Z consumers are more likely to drink RTD coffee than hot coffee – and as brands respond, the category is expanding and developing. We explore what’s trending in RTD coffee – and where the category could go next.

Westrock Coffee’s investment in RTD, cold coffee beverages could help triple profit

24-Jan-2023 By Elizabeth Crawford

Private labeler Westrock Coffee expects to triple its profitability over the next three years as it aggressively builds out its flavors, extractions and ingredients business and finishes renovating what will be its largest production facility following...

Intelligentsia enters RTD coffee space: ‘We didn’t want to put drinks on the market just to keep up with everyone else’

23-Mar-2021 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Intelligentsia, a pioneer in the third wave coffee movement, has entered the ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee category with a line of flash-chilled coffee blended with Oatly oat milk, which will soon expand distribution from its specialty coffeebars to retail...

Peet's launches an elevated version of the RTD 'Frappuccino': 'We've been eyeing this segment for a while'

08-Oct-2019 By Mary Ellen Shoup

As a specialty, responsibly-sourced national coffee brand, Peet's is launching four blended, shelf-stable RTD coffee products intended for unabashed indulgence, said Peet's senior director of marketing & innovation, Gretchen Koch.

RTD coffee drives a 'hot bed’ of innovation in coffee category

17-Sep-2019 By Mary Ellen Shoup

The US coffee market has been heating up with innovation and consumer interest, with ready-to-drink (RTD) products taking off and driving most of the category growth, according to Nielsen research.