Although it’s clearly self-serving, a late-December survey of 500 Dunkin’ Donuts iced coffee drinkers may suggest consumers are drinking more iced coffee in the winter months than they have in previous years. Eighty-four percent (84%) of respondents say that they [...]
Downers Grove, Ill.-based Sara Lee Corp. has completed the sale of the majority of its coffee segment to J.M. Smucker Co., known for brands including Folgers and Dunkin’ Donuts. The sale also includes liquid coffee concentrate sold under the Douwe Egberts [...]
Peet’s Coffee & Tea, a dark roast pioneer in the Bay Area, plans to expand and add medium roasts to retail locations in the northeast, a move that may put them in competition with Dunkin’ Donuts. According to a Wall [...]
In the coffee industry, where boasts of sustainability and environmental friendliness are heard at every stage from the source to consumer, the disposable coffee cup remains somewhat of a black eye. That issue was recently addressed at Cup Summit 3 [...]
Hoping to sell more high-margin coffee drinks, Krispy Kreme has launched new Krispy Kreme Signature Coffee Blends at its more than 660 retail locations. The new blends include Krispy Kreme Signature House (medium-bodied Latin American blend), Krispy Kreme Signature Dark [...]
According to numerous reports, a 47-year-old Philadelphia woman with diabetes has filed a lawsuit against a Dunkin’ Donuts shop, claiming real sugar accidentally put into her coffee in lieu of artificial sweetener sent her into diabetic shock. Danielle Jordan ordered [...]
Orrville, Ohio-based J. M. Smucker Co., makers of Folgers, has acquired privately held Rowland Coffee Roasters Inc. for $360 million in cash, according to Bloomberg reports. Rowland, based in Miami, specializes in Hispanic coffee brands, including Cafe Bustelo and Cafe [...]
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