Articles Tagged with ''ready to drink''

La Colombe debuts line of citrus-flavored cold brew shandies

The coffee roaster is also releasing multi-serve RTD coffees.

February 20, 2019

The coffee roaster is also releasing multi-serve RTD coffees.

Quenching more than thirst

December 10, 2018

Some of today's fastest-growing dairy and nondairy beverage categories speak to consumers' desire for health and other functional benefits.

2018 State of the Industry report: RTD coffee and tea take champion title

But a subset of plant-based dairy alternatives looms large as a challenger

Barbara Harfmann

Kathie Canning

November 15, 2018

On the nondairy beverage front, the ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee and tea category has been throwing some well-placed hooks and jabs. Sales in the total category, including refrigerated and shelf-stable offerings, rose 11.5% during the 52 weeks ending Aug. 12, 2018, to $1.8 billion, according to data from Chicago-based market research firm IRI.

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.

Dairy supplier news

TIC Gums unveils solutions for fortified, RTD Beverages at SupplySide West

October 9, 2014

TIC Gums debuted its Ticaloid Pro series for fortified ready-to-drink beverage applications at the 2014 SupplySide West Global Expo and Conference.

Trends in ready-to-drink tea

Increasingly, Americans are slaking their thirst with tea, not bottled water or soft drinks.

Stephanie Cernivec

February 16, 2013

Tea and ready-to-drink (RTD) tea achieved estimated sales of $6.7 billion in 2012, according to Chicago-based market research firm Mintel. And sales are expected to grow to nearly $8 billion by 2014, said Douglas Rash, group vice president of global sales for Treatt, Lakeland, Fla., citing statistics from Rockville, Md.-based Packaged Facts.

Archer Farms Adds Chai Tea to Ready-To-Drink Latte Line

August 15, 2011

Target adds Chai Tea to its Archer Farms ready-to-drink latte line.

The global cosmetics market is undergoing a major shift towards the use of natural bioactive ingredients as consumers grow more skeptical of traditional formulations and demand greater transparency and sustainability.