Estate Select: Same Great Coffee, New Packaging

Just as we’ve done with our private label pod coffee, we are rolling out new artwork for our Estate Select Colombian Supremo ground fractional packs. The coffee is exactly the same — ground from the same beans, roasted at the same local facility, and filled from the same hoppers. We decided that this new film… Read more »

How Do You Read Flavia Expiration Dates?

Alterra Coffee and Bright Tea packets carry long shelf lives of eight months to a year, and as the largest distributor in our area, we turn over our inventory in about a week. Still, thanks to the confusing expiration date code, we sometimes get asked if we are selling outdated or expired product. Here’s how… Read more »

Cup Style Designs: Envy vs. Jazz vs. Bistro…

  Of course, we sell all of the ancillary products that go with your coffee of choice — starting with cups. In fact, we sell so many types of cups that it can be confusing at times. Even once you’ve decided that you prefer paper (we also carry foam and plastic) and you’ve settled on… Read more »

Last Chance: Green Mountain Holiday Seasonal Coffee

Green Mountain’s “Holiday” season is quickly coming to an end. This is your last chance to purchase Holiday Blend, Gingerbread, or Spicy Eggnog coffee until November 2011!     The exciting news is that Green Mountain’s “Winter” season starts January 3rd. Stay tuned for more information on Winter Wicked Blend and Golden French Toast! As… Read more »

Bright Tea Lemon Herbal Replacing Flavia Lemon Calm

The latest discontinued Flavia drink to sell out is Lemon Calm, which is being replaced by Lemon Herbal from The Bright Tea Company (CDC code BTLEMON: Order now!).     Please note that while Lemon Herbal is not technically “decaf” it is a naturally caffeine-free herbal tea. Two other Bright Teas fit into the caffeine-free… Read more »

Alterra Packets With Higher Coffee Content

The following Alterra coffee packets have higher gram throws than their Flavia predecessors: Costa Rican (7.0 grams vs. 6.5 grams) Ethiopia (9.0 grams vs. 7.0 grams) French Roast (9.0 grams vs. 7.0 grams) Kenya (8.0 grams vs. 7.0 grams) Also note: Flavia Italian Roast (7.0 grams) has been discontinued. Its recommended replacements, Foundry Blend (9.0… Read more »

Last Call For Pumpkin Spice!

Pumpkin Spice — sold in both K-Cups and 2.2 ounce frac packs of ground coffee — is by far our top-selling Green Mountain seasonal coffee. But the Fall season is coming to a close, meaning you only have about one week left to stock up on both Pumpkin Spice and Autumn Harvest Blend, before they… Read more »