Congratulations Meg, CDC’s April 2012 Employee of the Month! Meg is in her 16th year with CDC, and is a multiple-time winner of this award! Meg is responsible for all of our product purchasing, including regular stock items as well as special orders. As our company has grown, the task has grown more complex as… Read more »
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Employee of the Month March 2012
Congratulations Ascension, CDC’s March 2012 Employee of the Month! Ascension is a key member of our “night crew.” Caretaker of the keychain, he is responsible for our beloved CDC trucks, shuttling 60+ New York vehicles around as they return from a long day of deliveries, get unloaded, cleaned, and then expertly parked in the appropriate… Read more »
Solar Panels Offset 30% Of CDC’s Electric Use
Time flies! We’ve now had our roof solar panels up for nearly a year and a half. We have enough data to quantify their effectiveness, and we’re very pleased with the results! Our solar panels were installed during December, 2010 and became operational in January, 2011 (just in time for some epic snow… Read more »
February 2012 Employee of the Month
Congratulations Kathy, CDC’s February 2012 Employee of the Month! Kathy is in her 11th year with Coffee Distributing Corp. In her role as Customer Relations Representative, she is responsible for checking in with our existing customers via phone, introducing new programs and inquiring whether there is anything else we can do to improve our level… Read more »
New Flavia C150 Office Coffee Brewer
We are very excited to unveil the newest addition to Flavia’s single-cup brewer lineup — the C150. The C150 is a small-office brewer. For larger offices with heavier usage, the C400 brewer is still the best single-cup option. The C150 is a pour-over brewer with a small footprint (it measures 14.4″ high x 9.1″ wide… Read more »
Estate Select Coffee From NYC’s Greenest Roaster
We would like to congratulate our roaster, Eldorado Coffee Roasters, on the news of their 240.24 kilowatt solar array. Over the course of the year, Eldorado will generate enough clean solar energy to offset 100% of their electricity needs. We proudly join them in proclaiming Eldorado to be “the only green coffee roaster in New… Read more »
New CDC Vans Are Born!
As we speak, the newest generation of CDC vans are being prepared for their debut. We are phasing in brand new, sleek, fuel-efficient Ford Transit Vans to replace the larger vans that have traditionally been used by our army of repair technicians. Once we finish equipping them with the famous Coffee Distributing Corp. decals, these… Read more »
What Were The Top Ten Mars Drinks of 2011?
Flavia single-cup brewers from Mars Drinks are our most popular office coffee solution. In 2011, coffee made up 69.9% of our Mars Drinks product sales, tea made up 21.9% of sales, and indulgence drinks made up 8.2% of sales. Below are our top sellers for the year: 2011 Top Ten Selling Mars Drinks… Read more »
What Were The Top Ten K-Cups of 2011?
We sold millions of K-Cups in 2011, from brands including Bigelow, Cafe Escapes, Caribou Coffee, Celestial Seasonings, Coffee People, Diedrich, Gloria Jean’s, Green Mountain, Timothy’s, Tully’s, Twinings, and Wolfgang Puck. Our K-Cup sales breakdown came to 85.1% coffee, 12.4% tea, and 2.5% indulgence drinks. Below are the top selling K-Cups of the year:… Read more »
October 2011 Employee of the Month
Congratulations Michelle, CDC’s October 2011 Employee of the Month! Michelle is five years into her second stint of employment with CDC. As a sales support administrator, she assists our sales people with every aspect of new account set-up. Michelle also has a graphic arts background, which she puts to use to generate custom… Read more »
September 2011 Employee of the Month
Congratulations Armando, CDC’s September 2011 Employee of the Month! Armando is the driver for CDC’s Route 9, making deliveries in downtown Manhattan. With one helper, he handles one of our busiest routes, and some of our biggest financial services customers. Armando has been with CDC since 1999, and is very popular with his… Read more »
Hablamos Espanol
We’ve recorded a new phone greeting, so that starting today when you call in to CDC, you are given the option to continue in Spanish by dialing extension 177. We have Spanish speakers in our order taking, service repair, and HR departments ready to assist you! If you know the extension of the individual you… Read more »
August 2011 Employee of the Month
Congratulations Claudia, CDC’s August 2001 Employee of the Month! Claudia joined CDC in April 2007. As a key member of our Inside Sales Support department, she is part of the team responsible for all new account setup, interfacing between our outside sales reps and our computer system, service department, and warehouse to get… Read more »
Win $200 For One Photo!
The National Automatic Merchandising Association (of which we are a member) just gave away $200 for August, and will be giving away $200 more each month through March 2012, when they will award a grand prize of $5,000 in their “Vend.Love.Win.” contest! This is a national contest, not a CDC contest, but we… Read more »
July 2011 Employee Of The Month
Congratulations Jacob, CDC’s July 2011 Employee of the Month! In his fifth year with CDC, Jacob is our primary “late driver.” While most of our delivery trucks hit the road between 5:00 AM and 8:00 AM to beat traffic and secure prime parking, Jacob’s day starts around 11:00 AM. He handles the emergency… Read more »