Coffee Holding has reported net sales of $21.36m for the first quarter of fiscal 2010, an increase of 13.3% compared to $18.86m for the same quarter last year. The increase in net sales reflects increased sales of both green coffee and private label coffee.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters' (GMCR) Specialty Coffee Business Unit has introduced three coffee variants in a new Travel Mug K-Cup portion pack.
Celestial Seasonings, a brand of The Hain Celestial Group, has introduced Kombucha, a line of fermented teas, that the company claims are raw, organic and naturally enhanced with functional ingredients.
Gold Peak, a premium ready-to-drink (RTD) tea brand of Coca-Cola Company, has launched its new multi-serve chilled tea throughout the US. In addition, the company's has replaced its glass bottles with new premium 18.5 fl oz plastic bottles.
Golden Dragon Holdings (GDHI) and Araban Coffee Company have entered into a joint venture to develop 3 in 1 coffee brand called Kafei Kafei in the Chinese market. The company said that it has completed its first stage of development in creating six flavored 3 in 1 coffee mixes.
New Leaf Brands, a producer of health beverages, has entered into a distribution agreement with Beverage Distributors in Cleveland, Ohio to expand its tea presence across the region.
Tea Forte, a specialty tea company, has introduced a new line of teas, which the company claims, are USDA certified organic.
Portland Roasting Coffee Company has signed an agreement with Burgerville,
a Vancouver, Washington based company, to deliver around 500 pounds of Farm Friendly Direct Organic Dark Roast Sumatra and Vienna Decaf to all 39 of the chain's Oregon and Southwest Washington locations.
Luby's Culinary Services, a contract foodservice division of Luby's, has opened its What's Brewing coffeehouse in Downtown Houston.
Starbucks has said that it will launch Via Ready Brew throughout company-operated and licensed locations in the UK on March 8 and in Japan on April 14.
New Leaf Brands has said that three additional Anheuser-Busch distributors - RH Barringer, City Beverage Company, and Harris Incorporated of Henderson - have begun distributing its tea in their respective regions in North Carolina.
