It’s spring which means cold brew season again! Yay! We at CDC have done the delightfully pleasant work of tasting each of the cold brew brands featured in this blog so you can have the inside scoop on the buzz surrounding cold brew season. La Colombe La Colombe makes their cold brew by steeping it
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Early Bird and Undercover – Crunchy, Sweet and Delicious!
Do you sometimes you need a good crunch to make it through the workday, but don't know which crunchy snack to reach for first? Chips? Nuts? Maybe the office favorite . . . pretzels? Anything you choose won’t satisfy the craving quite like Undercover Chocolate Covered Quinoa Crisps and Early Bird Granola. These tasty snacks
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Tosi and Bobo’s – a wondrous experience in every bite!
Founded by mother daughter duo Stefanie and Chelsea Hults in 2012, Tosi which means "True" in Finnish, are plant-based snack bars. Low in sugar, made with almonds, cashews, other nuts, chia, and flax seeds, for a mix of fiber and healthy fats! This means you can feel good about each bite you take of a
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Berry Bissap – A refreshing, light, Spiced West African Hibiscus Tea
Akua Kyerematen Nettey founded Berry Bissap with the intent to bring a very well-known beverage in West Africa to the Western consumer. In January of 2019, Berry Bissap was introduced to the market in the Hudson Valley area of New York and later into the NYC area during mid to late 2020. Since then, this
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Partake Cookies
Partake Foods is an allergy friendly brand started by Denise Woodard that creates foods people with food allergies can enjoy; Partake products are free of the top 9 allergens like peanuts, eggs, dairy, tree nuts, soy, sesame, fish, shellfish and wheat. Founded in 2016, after Denise’s daughter was diagnosed with multiple food allergies, all of
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BLK & BOLD
BLK & Bold specialty beverage was created by lifelong friends Pernell and Rod who grew up together in Gary, Indiana. In 2018 the pair founded BLK and Bold selling coffee and tea out of their headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa. BLK & Bold is the Countries first black owned nationally distributed coffee brand, and they’ve
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Trending products 2023
WE MADE IT! Another year in the books and a new assortment of trending snacks and beverages awaits us in 2023. Last year’s trending predictions were spot on and, since Coffee with a cause will never go out of style it has made our list a second year in a row! Below are CDC’s predictions
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December’s Trending Snacks
Take a peek at December’s Newest trending snacks and coffee selection. This month’s collection features a range of delightfully indulgent snacks, coffee and more! Read more about the stories behind December’s snacks and Coffee below. Javamelts Javamelts is a certified woman owned company started by Carolyn with the goal to inspire, motivate and encourage her
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CDC Celebrates Women’s History Month!
CDC Celebrates Women's History Month! March is Women’s History Month, and what better way to celebrate than to showcase some of the women-owned brands we carry here at CDC. Many of the women-owned brands we carry are Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) certified. A company that has obtained this certification is majority owned, managed,
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Water Filters – How often should they be changed and how much does it cost
As a general rule, water filters should be changed at least twice per year. You’ll know the filter needs to be changed sooner if the water flow is restricted. Filters will clog sooner if you have a high volume of water going through them and/or there are dissolved solids and/or sediment in the water. This
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