Employee of the Month December 2012

Congratulations Oswaldo, CDC's December 2012 Employee of the Month!Oswaldo, a member of our AM warehouse crew, has worked at CDC for four-and-a-half years. Specializing in our paper aisle, he has always been diligent in his warehouse duties, helping to keep products neat, accessible, and properly rotated. Like many of our staff members, Oswaldo possesses other
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Employee of the Month November 2012

Congratulations Dennis, CDC's November 2012 Employee of the Month!Dennis is in his 4th year with CDC, working out of our Union, New Jersey branch as a driver and driver's helper. He is being recognized for the tremendous strides he has made in becoming one of the most valuable members of our New Jersey operation. Dennis'
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Fuel Surcharge Reduced To $2.00

CDC's per invoice fuel surcharge has been lowered to $2.00. Our fuel surcharge policy links increases and decreases to our fuel surcharge with fluctuations in our fleet's average per gallon fuel cost. The most recent PADD Data for the New England region, dated 11/19/12, pegs the average gasoline price at $3.647/gallon and the average diesel price at
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Employee of the Month October 2012

Congratulations Omar, CDC's October 2012 Employee of the Month!Omar recently reached his one-year anniversary of employment with CDC. He started out as a Driver's Helper, before being promoted to our Late Driver position. When we receive emergency orders in the morning for same-day delivery, Omar is assigned the task of getting the job done and
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Alterra Kenya Discontinued

Mars Drinks has discontinued production of Alterra Kenya coffee, and last night we sold out of our remaining supply. Of the entire line of Alterra Coffees and Bright Teas for the Flavia single-cup office coffee brewer, Kenya was our slowest seller.From the same "Medium and Bright" category, Alterra Ethiopia is the suggested replacement for Kenya.
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Open Again After Hurricane Sandy

Coffee Distributing Corp. is up and running after being closed for the past two-and-a-half days in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. We have received and packed all of your orders from last Friday through last night, and we hope to deliver to every office that is open to receive us. Our trucks are inching their
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Download The New CDC Product Guide

The October 22, 2012 update to our product guide is now available for digital download (PDF link). The guide has been updated with our latest list prices, and also includes some items which were not published in previous versions. Please take a look, and see if any of the thousands of products that we carry
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Employee of the Month September 2012

Congratulations Jacob, CDC's September 2012 Employee of the Month! Formerly CDC's late driver making emergency deliveries, Jacob has recently taken on a new role as CDC's inventory clerk. He has excelled in this challenging new position, and is extremely knowledgeable about all of the products we carry and about every nook and cranny of our
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Eco-Friendly Paper Cup Transition

Our previously-blogged switch-over from Solo cups to International Paper cups includes a transition of our eco-friendly paper cups, from Solo's "Bare" brand to International Paper's "Tree" brand. Like Bare cups, Tree cups are considered "green" because they are made with post-consumer fiber. You will see this referenced with the acronym "PCF." [caption id="attachment_1440" align="alignnone" width="1000"] PCF Tree
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Paper Cup Conversion: Envy To Expo

We are currently transitioning our paper cups from the Solo brand to the International Paper brand -- from one high-quality, big name manufacturer to another. The biggest impact is a change in design for our most popular line of paper cups. The "Envy" design is being phased out, and replaced with a new "Expo" design.
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