Items Tagged with 'tea'

What is going on in the beverage segment? Like several other categories, overall, the skies are cloudy, with little rain predicted. Sales in the vast category are mixed year-over-year (YoY), but there are plenty signs of strength. Declining subcategories certainly did not take it on the chin, perhaps a good sign for the industry.

With more than 50 years of expertise in the specialty bagged tea category, Celestial Seasonings, a brand of Boulder, Colo.-based Hain Celestial Group, announced it is adding two new Non-GMO Project Verified products with functional benefits.

Ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages are a story of the good, the bad, and the ugly. Our chart showcases which brands are hot in RFG RTD coffee. Where does Starbucks rank?

Uncle Matt’s Organic, purveyor of organic orange juice, is reinventing tea time with the launch of three ready-to-drink refrigerated brewed black tea varieties. True to Uncle Matt’s Organic’s ethos and commitment to excellence, the teas are certified organic, meeting the highest standards of quality and sustainability, the Clermont, Fla.-based company says.

Although perhaps not the impressive gold-medal victory achieved by the U.S. Men’s Olympic hockey team over the Russian’s in 1980 in Lake Placid, N.Y., most areas of the non-dairy market are scoring plenty of goals, with the exception of the juice market, which is biding its next chance to skate through a slump.

The ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee and tea beverage categories experienced some hiccups in the past year. Results ranged from mixed to negative in all subcategories, according to data provided by Circana, a Chicago-based market research firm.

IFT First wrapped up its annual trade show at Chicago’s McCormick Place from July 16-19. More than 16,000 food professionals attended the event, and more than 800 companies exhibited. 

Private-label milk sales account for a large percentage of these sales, reaching $8.6B in the same period. Natural cheese placed a close second at $8.1 billion,

All categories within nondairy beverages, with the exception of juice products, are shooting for the stars. Ready-to-drink coffee in chilled, take-home format packaging is driving 37% growth.  . Check out which brands are thriving.

Portland, Ore.-based organic kombucha and tea producer Brew Dr. says it expanded its popular Uplift yerba mate product line with a new Sweet Mint flavor.