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Royal Cup Coffee and Tea expands its Ready-to-Drink Cold Brew line

January 14, 2026

This launch underscores Royal Cup's continued growth, with five distinct flavors now available: the original Sweet Latte and the four new additions. Royal Cup's RTD Cold Brew collection provides a perfect option for every preference, from bold and black to sweet and indulgent.

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2025 State of the Industry

State of the Dairy Industry: Canned and aseptic juices have excellent years

Some other areas of RTD beverages are struggling however.

Brian Berk

November 24, 2025

Despite a decline in the ready-to-drink (RTD) category, bottled fruit juice blends grew 8% YoY to $490 million, with unit sales up 4% to 124 million. Bottled pineapple juice rose 15% to $106 million, and smoothies surged 43% to $64.6 million.

Prairie Farms adds two ready-to-drink iced coffees

February 4, 2024

The single-serve introduction was inspired by the success of the company's iced coffee, which has been sold in half-gallon cartons since 2013.

Chobani acquires La Colombe for $900M

La Colombe currently serves consumers across multiple channels, including retail, cafes, foodservice, and direct-to-consumer.

December 15, 2023

La Colombe is a growing player in the $5 billion U.S. RTD coffee category.

On-trend RTD beverages keep ‘em thirsting for more

A global pandemic and consumers’ desire for better-for-you offerings bode well for growth in the RTD coffee, tea and juice segments.

Kathie Canning

February 8, 2021

The ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee and tea segment is decidedly no longer a niche market within the United States. The segment racked up retail sales of almost $7 billion during the 52 weeks ending Aug. 9, 2020, according to data from Chicago-based market research firm IRI.

2020 State of the Industry: Nondairy beverages put on a happy face

On-trend product development is helping key segments avoid a sad-clown frown.

November 2, 2020

Nondairy beverages mainly painted on smiles this year. Ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee was the master of ceremonies at retail, shining in both the shelf-stable cappuccino/iced coffee and refrigerated coffee segments.

Horseshoe Beverage creates Black Stag lattes with less sugar

The ready-to-drink coffee products come in four flavors.

October 6, 2020

Neenah, Wis.-based Horseshoe Beverage Co. — known for its Black Stag brand of premium craft coffee beverages — said it is introducing a new ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee line to consumers.

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

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

Kathie Canning

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.

Pursue Happiness adds blend of cold-brew coffee and CLA Plus whole milk

‘Cowffee’ is shelf-stable and contains 20 grams of protein.

June 15, 2020

Pursue Happiness, Union Springs, N.Y., said it launched cold-brew Cowffee — a blend of cold-brew coffee and trademarked CLA Plus whole milk.

Lala Brews debuts La-Di-Da ‘oatmilk’ lattes with hemp extract

May 18, 2020

La-Di-Da, a brand of New York-based Lala Brews LLC., said it debuted the world's first ready-to-drink "oatmilk" latte infused with full-spectrum hemp extract.