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

Most subcategories make strong dollar and unit sales gains
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Kathie Canning
October 9, 2018
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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.
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Developing RTD tea and coffee

Ready-to-drink coffee and tea products create value and convenience as a cheaper and quicker alternative to stopping at a coffee or tea chain.
Kimberly Decker
March 9, 2014
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Dairy processors have the processing equipment and the retail relationships so it makes sense to capitalize on the popularity of ready-to-drink coffee and tea beverages. Here’s what you need to know about developing these RTD drinks.


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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
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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.
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