Canada: Single Cup Coffee to partner with Skinnygirl
Single Cup Coffee, an Ontario, Canada based hot drinks capsule company, is said to be partnering with cocktail brand Skinnygirl in an attempt to drive autumn sales. According to Canadian Grocer, the firms, which distributes a number of brand beverages that are compatible with most single-serve brewing systems will be introducing seven cocktail-inspired teas and […]
France: Unilever launches Lipton tea capsule system
According to a report in Bloomberg, FMCG giant Unilever is expanding its Lipton brand with the launch of a new single serve tea-brewing machine system named TO by Lipton. The new machine has been developed in cooperation with appliance-maker Krups. Launched in France, the system consists of a tea brewing machine priced at €179 ($202) […]
Mexico: Arca Continental merges with Corporacion Lindley
The Coca-Cola bottlers Arca Continental of Mexico and Corporacion Lindley of Peru have announced an alliance that will create one of the world’s largest Coca-Cola bottling firms. The new entity will have revenues of approximately $5.4 billion and EBITDA of $1.1 billion. Currently, Mexican firm FEMSA is the largest private Coca-Cola bottler with revenues of […]
Japan: Megmilk Snow Brand launches “edible coffee”
Megmilk Snow Brand, the Japanese dairy firm, has announced the launch of “edible coffee” as an extension to its product range. The launch is an addition to the Yukijirushi Coffee range, which has been on the market for more than 50 years. The pack design is almost identical to the long-standing coffee drink but instead […]
Switzerland: Nestle opens new Nespresso plant as it eyes US growth
Nestle has inaugurated its third Nepresso plant in Switzerland as it seeks to meet US growing demand for its coffee capsule range, according to reports in The Local and Bloomberg. The new factory will produce capsules both for the established Nespresso machine and also for the VertuoLine coffee machine, a new product launched last year […]
Japan: Ito En launches matcha-flavoured yoghurt drink
Multinational tea specialist Ito En has announced the launch of a new yoghurt drink for the Japanese market containing the green tea powder matcha. Due to hit shelves in Japan on 7th September 2015 , Ito En Matcha Yoghurt Drink is said to be made with Uji-type matcha and lactic acid bacteria for lower acidity. […]
Probiotics stir up the tea market
The latest innovation insight from Gama Compass™ MANCHESTER – 4th September 2015: This week, Gama’s innovation focus turns to hot drinks and the world of functional benefits, looking at a new probiotic launch that seeks to unite modern dietary concerns with the traditional British obsession with tea – Stir Daily Cultures Tea. The latest product […]
Spain: Nestle unveils Nescafe with added magnesium
Consumer goods giant Nestle has unveiled a new addition to its Nescafe range in Spain that is claimed to make consumers feel more “alive”. Nescafe Vitalissimo is aimed at the 40+ age bracket and “helps to reduce tiredness and fatigue with just one cup per day, without compromising on great taste”, according to promotional material. […]
Japan: Suntory launches first Starbucks RTD coffee in a bottle
Consumers in Japan are now able to purchase coffee in a metal bottle under the Starbucks brand. The new product is manufactured by Suntory and is the company’s first canned coffee for the Japanese market. Launched on the 25th August, the new launch is called Black Coffee Pike Place Roast and replicates a product that […]
Brown and green rule coffee and tea packaging
Insight by Gama Compass™ MANCHESTER – 27th August 2015: Innovation dynamics in tea and coffee are the subject of our latest study of product innovation from Gama Compass™. Based on introductions reported over the last 18 months, Gama has analysed factors such as claims, pack format and pack design to find that– despite often being bracketed […]