Hybrid fruits such as Pluerry, a plum and cherry breeded together, are gaining ground amongst farmers and fruit breeders alike.
As more Americans gain interest in produce and how it is source, farmers are trying to find new exotic tastes that can be charged an extra fifty cents to a dollar than traditional fruit
Flooding in North Dakota makes pasta prices go up
Pasta prices increased by 20 cents over the past few months due to heavy rain and flooding.
North Dakota, which is the nation’s top durum wheat-growing areas, lost about 1 million acres of plants due to flooding
Events: World Tea East: Friday, Sept. 9th – Saturday, Sept. 10th
The tea event will be hosted at Pennsylvania Convention Center. Find out more here.
Krispy Kreme re-enters the coffee scene with a signature coffee product.
The signature line will offer a house blend and decaf varieties as well as a dark roast
Consumers are sticking to the old Earl Grey flavor
Twinings relaunches Earl Grey tea with a new flavor that long-time consumers seem to dislike
The new Twinings Earl Grey tea flavor contains extra bergamot and citrus
https://paigepapers.com/2011/08/30/twiningsearlgrey_consumersdislike/
Starbucks and Green Mountain Coffee team up to introduce
single-serve coffee
Starbucks debuts it’s single-serve packs in November
Starbucks partnered with Green Mountain Coffee which will handle the manufacturing and sales of the single-serve Keurig K-Cup packs set to launch later this year
https://paigepapers.com/2011/08/30/starbuckslaunchessingleservepacks/
Caribou Coffee teams up with Crossmark, a marketing company specializing in consumer packaged goods, to expand their packaging brand.
The second largest coffeehouse operator in America seeks to increase it’s packaged coffee line for the at-home consumer
Honey Laundering not allowed in Europe
Illegal honey banned in Europe but sold in the U.S.
Be wary of your food sourcing strategy