The Caribou Coffee Co. recently introduced new ready-to-drink (RTD) Caribou Premium Iced Coffee to its portfolio of coffee beverages. 

Austin, Texas-based High Brew Coffee, a company known for its ready-to-drink (RTD) cold-brew coffees, announced a Series A-2 investment of $4 million from Austin, Texas-based CAVU Venture Partners, a recently-launched fund focused on investment and incubation in healthy food and beverage companies. Additionally, High Brew Coffee announced a new distribution partnership with Plano, Texas-based Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS), which will include expanded distribution in key markets, it says. 

Blackeye Roasting Co. debuted its new Nitro Cold and Signature Cold Brew coffee in 12-ounce cans.

Thomas Jefferson was quoted as saying, “Coffee — the favorite drink of the civilized world.” Today, coffee remains a favorite beverage and flavor in the United States. As such, beverage-makers are using the flavor within a plethora of categories, including ready-to-drink (RTD) coffees, spirits and craft beers.

In 1947, six employees in a wooden World War II Army hangar in Mississippi began distributing Canada Dry products. Today, that small operation has grown into a three-generation, family-run PepsiCo Inc. franchise with 328 SKUs.

By May 2013, Mike Steiner and Jake Paulson had grown weary of the years they had spent on the road touring as front-of-house audio engineers in the rock music industry, so they switched channels and founded a cold-brew coffee company they dubbed Anchorhead Coffee.

Following an appearance on ABC’s “Shark Tank” and support from local investors, entrepreneur Danny Grossfeld launched HOTSHOT, an innovation that makes hot ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee.

Anchorhead Coffee added a new ready-to-drink (RTD) cold-brew coffee to its product lineup. 

Celestial Seasonings, a brand of The Hain Celestial Group Inc., announced the launch of several new lines of coffeehouse-style beverages featuring tea plus on-trend flavors like Dirty Chai and Matcha Green. 

Prospectors Cold Brew coffee is a new, ready-to-drink (RTD), cold-brew beverage.