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.

Café Agave Inc., La Jolla, Calif., announced the debut of Café Agave Spiked cold brew coffee, an alcoholic coffee drink brewed with premium ingredients.

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.

The premium shelf-stable iced espressos are made with clean Ingredients and low sugar.

Dunkin’ Donuts, Canton, Mass., added a cookies & cream flavor to its bottled, ready-to-drink iced coffee beverages produced and distributed by The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta.

Varieties include coffee with grass-fed organic half & half, and coffee with grass-fed organic chocolate milk

A new line of ready-to-drink coffee and milk beverages were released from Dunkin’ Donuts, Canton, Mass.

Los Angeles-based Califia Farms launched Black Label Cold Brew, a new line of ready-to-drink, all black, cold brew coffees.

Sunup Inc., New York, introduced a new ready-to-drink coffee — Sunup Green Coffee.

The dairy processor enters premium cold brew market with new RTD cold brew coffee and milk, available at retail and convenience stores.