The past 52 weeks has been a good time to manufacture ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee and tea. With the exception of one category — cold brew, down 5% year over year to $314 million — it was a banner year ending July 10, according to data provided by IRI.
Refrigerated RTD coffee especially enjoyed a fantastic 52-week period, with overall sales rising 27% to nearly $949 million, reports IRI. Also, all of the top 10 producers of refrigerated RTD coffee experienced significant year-over-year gains in dollar sales.