The editors of Beverage Industry analyzed the new beverages launched in 2018 and selected five brands that they think are driving innovation and getting consumers to “drink outside the box.”
RISE Brewing Co. Nitro Cold Brew Lattes wins in a landslide
October 30, 2018
As the cold air has officially taken over, it appears that consumers’ thirst for cold-brew coffee remains hot. In the Readers’ Choice: New Product poll for September, Beverage Industry readers selected Nitro Cold Brew Coffee Lattes.
Less than two years after launching its first bottled Iced Coffee beverages, Canton, Mass.-based Dunkin’ Donuts is giving the ready-to-drink (RTD) category another jolt with the launch of Shot in the Dark coffee espresso blend, the brand’s first-ever coffee beverage served in a can, the company says. Manufactured and distributed by Atlanta-based The Coca-Cola Co., Shot in the Dark combines Dunkin’s signature coffee and espresso.
Although other channels might be closing stores in response to eCommerce trends, convenience store chains are expanding their brick-and-mortar presence.