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Defining nitro

 Oct. 25, 2017

To make nitro coffee, nitrogen gas is pumped into cold-brew coffee, resulting in a smooth and creamy mouth feel that is reminiscent in appearance and texture to a Guinness beer. Beer brewers tradition...

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Consumers want to be educated

 Oct. 25, 2017

Despite lukewarm demand in some regional markets (Technomic data regularly finds that familiarity with up-and-coming coffee trends incubates on the East and West coasts), space constraints for necessa...

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QSR competitors: Starbucks (nitro)

Oct. 25, 2017

The word “freddo” in Italian means cold, and European coffeehouses have long served a variety of cold beverages using cold foamed milk vs. hot. This year’s National Restaurant Associ...

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QSR competitors: Peet’s Coffee & Tea

Oct. 25, 2017

Peet’s Coffee & Tea rolled out a line of cold-brew coffees inspired by San Francisco’s notorious fog. They are handcrafted with the brand's proprietary East African Baridi Blend an...

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C-store leaders: Rutter’s Farm Stores

Oct. 25, 2017

Rutter’s Farm Stores boasts its customers’ ability to create their own cold-brew flavor with two milk offerings, 10 flavored syrups (including a seasonal and three sugar-free/zero-calorie ...

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Packaged alternatives

Oct. 25, 2017

There are other ways to jump on the cold-brew trend beyond brewing your own. Manufacturers are rolling out cold-brew concentrates that have the same high-quality flavor integrity without the time and ...

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Cold Brew 2017

By Abbie Westra on Oct. 25, 2017

When it comes to coffee, innovation is a constant refrain: how to keep customers coming in, and how to keep the offer fresh and buzzworthy. In the convenience segment, two trends stand out: cold brew ...

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Cold-brew awareness is on the rise

Oct. 25, 2017

There’s a prime opportunity for c-stores to capture more share of the cold-brew craze from quick-service restaurant and coffee chains. Among consumers who visit c-stores frequently for foodservi...

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QSR competitors: Dunkin’ Donuts

Oct. 25, 2017

Cold-brew coffee is already penetrating mainstream quick-service and cafe menus. Coffee-cafe chains such as Dunkin’ Donuts, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and Star...

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QSR competitors: The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

Oct. 25, 2017

Coffee-shop chain The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf rolled out a limited-time riff on the classic cold brew with a mashup of favorite specialty coffee beverages: a pumpkin cold-brew almond-milk latte.&nb...

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