In response to consumer requests for a light-tasting, less sweet all-natural tea, Dr Pepper Snapple Group launched Snapple Lightly Sweetened teas in Peach Passionfruit and Cherry Pomegranate flavors.
PepsiCo, Purchase, N.Y., will introduce new varieties to its low-calorie Tropicana Trop50 brand next month, including a Red Orange variety and a line of juice-and-tea combinations.
Sara Lee Corp., Utrecht, The Netherlands, acquired Tea Forté, a Massachusetts-based ultra-premium tea company. The acquisition will strengthen Sara Lee’s expertise and presence in the luxury tea segment, the company said.
Arizona Beverage Co. launched an alcohol malt beverage that merges tea and lemonade called Arnold Palmer Hard, in reference to golfer Arnold Palmer’s non-alcohol tea-and-lemonade drink.
Hot or cold, bottled or bagged, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world next to water, according to the Tea Association of the U.S.A. Inc., New York City.
Downers Grove, Ill.-based Sara Lee Corp. announced the sale of a majority of its North American foodservice coffee and tea operations to The J.M. Smucker Co., Orrville, Ohio, for $350 million.
