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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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.”     The new Tree cups… Read more »

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…. Read more »

Recall: Kellogg’s Frosted Mini Wheats And Assorted

As of October 8th, 2012 we have received notification from the manufacturer that two products we carry are subject to limited recall. The items affected are Kellogg’s Bite-Sized Frosted Mini Wheats Self-Serve Bowls 96/1 oz (code: KELFMW) and Kellogg’s Favorite Assorted Bowl Packs 96/cs (code: KELLBOWL).     The recall is limited to product with… Read more »

Employee of the Month August 2012

Congratulations Moises, CDC’s August 2012 Employee of the Month! Moises has been with CDC for less than a year, but has already demonstrated outstanding performance worthy of recognition.     Moises is a member of our AM Warehouse crew, which helps load and dispatch trucks in the morning, then receives deliveries from suppliers, tidies up… Read more »

Save Over $3 Per Case With Diedrich K-Cups!

Are you a K-Cup customer? Looking to save money? Switch brands to Diedrich and save on every case!     Diedrich is a Green Mountain Coffee Roasters brand, and these K-Cups are approved for use with your Keurig single-cup coffee brewer. This new lineup includes the following 4 coffees: French Roast (code: KDFR) A dark… Read more »

Variable Fuel Surcharge Now $2.25

As stated in our fuel surcharge policy, our fuel surcharge fluctuates along with our fleet’s fuel cost, calculated as an average of published gasoline and diesel prices in our region. Due to rising costs at the pump, effective immediately our per-invoice fuel surcharge has been revised to $2.25.     The most recent PADD Data for… Read more »

Seasonal Green Mountain Pumpkin Spice

It’s that time of year again! Pumpkin Spice is by far our most popular seasonal flavored coffee offering from Green Mountain, and it is officially in stock. Green Mountain Pumpkin Spice is available in K-Cups (code: GMKPUMP) and in 2.2 ounce ground frac packs (code: X395).     Green Mountain’s product description: Indulge in the… Read more »

Employee of the Month July 2012

Congratulations Jeffry, CDC’s July 2012 Employee of the Month! Jeffry proudly represents our Union, NJ branch in earning this honor. In his two years with CDC, Jeffry has quickly emerged as a very valuable piece of our operations team.     As a Driver’s Helper, Jeffry is in high demand among our drivers, who are… Read more »

Employee of the Month June 2012

Congratulations Susan, CDC’s June 2012 Employee of the Month! Susan is in her third year with CDC. Tasked with helping to grow our business, she has been doing an excellent job and is a pleasure to work with.     Susan spends her days evangelizing on behalf of CDC and identifying new sales opportunities. She… Read more »