UK: Starbucks and Arla team up to launch protein coffee drink
Leading European dairy company Arla has teamed up with international coffee chain to launch Starbucks Protein Drink with Coffee, a new health-oriented drinking touting 20g of protein per 330g bottle. Available in the varieties Chocolate Mocha, Caffe Latte and Caramel Hazelnut, Starbucks Protein Drink with Coffee is claimed to be made with low-fat milk and […]
USA: Starbucks sells Evolution Fresh to Bolthouse Farms
Starbucks and Bolthouse Farms have entered into a definitive agreement for Bolthouse Farms to acquire brand and business of Evolution Fresh. Evolution Fresh is a producer of cold pressed juice products which was owned by Starbucks since the 2010s. The transaction will allow Bolthouse Farms to expand its beverage portfolio with cold pressed premium juices, […]
USA: Starbucks debuts organic kombucha
Starbucks, the international coffee firm, has announced that is expanding its functional beverage portfolio by launching Evolution Fresh Organic Kombucha. Acquired by Starbucks in 2011, Evolution Fresh offers cold-pressed juices and smoothies that are made by pressing and squeezing vegetables and fruits, then bottling the juice cold using high-pressure processing. Evolution Fresh Kombucha is described […]
USA: Starbucks launches retail tea under Teavana banner
International coffee shop chain Starbucks has announced the launch of packaged tea in grocery stores through its Teavana brand. Starbucks said the launch of the new retail line came on the back of 14% sales growth for its Teavana and Refreshment business at US company-operated Starbucks stores in the 2018 fiscal year to date. Teavana […]
Switzerland: Nestle and Starbucks agree coffee licensing deal
Consumer goods giant Nestle has announced it has reached a deal with international coffee shop chain Starbucks, enabling it to market the latter’s retail and foodservice products across the globe. The $7.15 billion deal gives Nestle the right to market Starbucks branded products in perpetutity, enabling it to “capture exciting new growth opportunities in the rest […]
USA: Unilever to buy Tazo from Starbucks for $384 million
Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever has announced an agreement to acquire the Tazo tea brand from Starbucks for $384 million. According to a company statement, Tazo had sales of $112.5 million in the past year and enjoys a strong position in specialty black, green and herbal teas, as well as liquid concentrates such as chai latte. […]
Matcha makes its mark in coconut water smoothie
The latest innovation insight from Gama Compass™ MANCHESTER – 29th January 2016: This week we focus on the stellar rise of matcha as an ingredient in new FMCG products, featuring as our case study a launch that takes the on-trend green tea powder and combines it with coconut water and high pressure processed fruit and vegetable […]
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 […]
South Africa: Starbucks to open first stores in 2016
Starbucks has announced it will partner with Taste Holdings for the opening of its first outlets in South Africa in 2016. According to a company statement, the license agreement sees Taste owning the exclusive rights to develop Starbucks retail outlets in South Africa and it will own and operate the stores directly. “We are proud […]
USA: Starbucks to partner with Danone on new smoothie line
Starbucks is to start selling an exclusive smoothie line in 4,300 outlets across the US through a partnership with the dairy giant Danone, according to a report in 4-Traders. The new product will reportedly feature Starbucks’s Evolution Fresh Juice blended with a Dannon Greek yoghurt and will be sold at shops in Washington State, Oregon, […]