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Ups and downs for ready-to-drink tea at retail

But ready-to-drink coffee posted strong dollar and unit sales growth.

September 25, 2020

The retail ready-to-drink (RTD) tea and coffee category found itself in a good news/bad news situation over the past year.

Kombucha Town releases hybrid kombucha and seltzer beverage

Live Seltzer comes in Ginger, Grapefruit and Cucumber flavors.

August 3, 2020

Kombucha Town, Bellingham, Wash., said it launched Live Seltzer, a hybrid between two of the fastest-growing and most popular categories in the beverage industry over the last 20 years: functional beverages and seltzers.

Teakoe Tea Supply Co. adds Teakoe Fizzy black tea

May 13, 2020

Denver-based Teakoe Tea Supply Co. said it added Teakoe Fizzy black tea to its line of sustainably sourced, whole-leaf, fresh-brewed ready-to-drink Teakoe teas.

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

Kathie Canning

March 12, 2020

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.

Ready-to-drink coffee and tea are perfectly situated

Ready-to-drink coffee and tea are in line with today’s consumers’ wants and needs

February 12, 2020

The future looks bright for dairy processors that also produce ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee and/or tea. Such products mesh well with current consumer demand for beverages that go beyond simple hydration.

2019 State of the Industry: RTD coffee and tea are playing at the hot table

The juice category, meanwhile, might want to consider a chameleon strategy

Kathie Canning Jessica Jacobsen Taylor Karg

November 26, 2019

When it comes to some key nondairy beverage categories, the spin of the wheel has been kinder to some categories than others. The odds have been in ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee and tea's favor, while juice seemingly is facing a gaffed wheel.

A growth spurt for refrigerated coffee and tea

Shelf-stable ready-to-drink coffee also posted strong growth, but its tea counterpart struggled.

Kathie Canning

October 10, 2019

The trend toward convenient grab-and-go offerings shows no signs of waning. And that reality has been good news for the ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee and tea segment.

Pure Leaf capitalizes on the hibiscus trend with new tea flavors

May 27, 2019

Pure Leaf, a product of the Pepsi Lipton Tea Partnership, Purchase N.Y., launched Pure Leaf Herbal Iced Teas, a line of premium iced teas that are caffeine-free, have no artificial sweeteners and are brewed with real hibiscus flowers.

Teahouses and coffee shops inspire new flavors

Find ready-to-drink inspiration in cafés and tea shops

Kimberly Decker

March 17, 2019

You can learn a lot by hanging out at your local coffee or tea shop. You can learn, for example, what all the cool kids are drinking.

No slowdown in sight for ready-to-drink coffee and tea

Most subcategories make strong dollar and unit sales gains

Kathie Canning

October 9, 2018

They might not be sold hot, but ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee and tea are sizzling when it comes to U.S. sales. Dollar sales for the convenience-minded category jumped 5.1% during the 52 weeks ending Aug. 12, 2018, to reach $6.3 billion, according to data from Chicago-based market research firm IRI.