Ingredients for coffee, tea and juice provide new opportunities
Armed with natural sweeteners, exciting flavors, functional ingredients and more, processors of ready-to-drink coffee, tea and juice have opportunities galore
Three or four decades ago, consumers had few choices when it came to ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages. The available assortment consisted mainly of milk, soft drinks, juice/fruit drinks and alcoholic beverages such as wine and beer.
Today, the variety is rather astounding — with offerings ranging from energy drinks and sports beverages to functional waters and probiotic kefir shots, most in convenient single-serve bottles or cans.