Kona coffee, grown exclusively in Hawaii, has always been known as one of the world’s more expensive coffees (that’s why you will often see Kona advertised as a “blend” with Colombian and/or Brazilian beans, rather than 100% pure Kona). Since 2010, the price of Kona has risen even further due to a supply shock —… Read more »
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Video Demo: Flavia C200 How To Brew
The Flavia C200 single-cup coffee machine can be used to brew Mars Drinks’ entire line of coffees, teas, and more exotic “2-pack” indulgence drinks. Check out the short video clips below, courtesy of Mars Drinks, to learn how easy it is to brew the full range of options. UPDATE: In April 2014, Mars Drinks released… Read more »
Video Demo: Flavia C400 How To Brew
The Flavia C400 single-cup coffee machine can be used to brew a tremendous variety of fresh, interesting beverages in under a minute. Check out the short video clips below, courtesy of Mars Drinks, to see quick demos of both simple and more exotic brew options. Two-pack drink capability gives Flavia a huge leg-up on competing… 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 »
Flavia Fortune Best Places To Work
Congratulations to our friends at Mars Drinks the parent of Flavia on Fortune Best Places To Work. Flavia single-cup brewers, Alterra Coffee, and Bright Tea — has an ad touting the integral role its products play in making for a great workplace. We agree, and so do many of the top companies featured in Fortune’s… 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 »
How Do Flavia Single Cup Brewers Work?
The Flavia brewer is our most popular single-cup office coffee solution — for quality, on-demand coffee, customized to each user’s taste, with no waste or clean-up. It is important to note that this is NOT instant coffee, but real, fresh brewed coffee, one cup at a time. So how does it work? Flavia Filterpack… Read more »
Alterra Pumpkin Spice Is Now In Stock!
There is now a seasonal coffee for your Flavia single-cup brewer! Alterra Pumpkin Spice is in stock! Alterra Pumpkin Spice Self-Merchandising Kits Alterra Pumpkin Spice is available for as long as supplies last — anywhere from a couple of weeks to a couple of months depending on demand. Instead of being sold on… Read more »
Alterra Artisan Roast Temporarily Unavailable
Alterra Artisan Roast — our CEO’s favorite Flavia-brewed coffee — will be unavailable for an undetermined period of time. It has been temporarily put out of production by Mars Drinks, and we have just sold out of our inventory. As soon as Mars Drinks resumes production, we will bring it back into stock and make… Read more »
Upgrade Your Flavia Merchandiser!
Attention Mars Drinks customers — are you getting the most out of your merchandiser? Let us help you to make sure your Flavia merchandiser is attractive and presentable, and offers your staff a good variety of coffee and tea options. Did you know that Mars Drinks currently offers 17 different coffees and 10 different teas… Read more »
Mars Drinks’ Impressive, Sustainable Production Facility
I took a day trip down to West Chester, PA to tour Mars Drinks’ North American headquarters and packing plant, home of Flavia. What an impressive operation! Unfortunately, photography of the production line is prohibited. It is a sight to behold, with high tech equipment and talented staff working in tandem across multiple… Read more »
Single-Cup Coffee? 9 Reasons To Choose Flavia
We are the office refreshments experts: we sell Flavia, Keurig, Tassimo, and all of the single-cup office coffee solutions. We turn a huge volume of Mars Drinks filterpacks and K-Cups through our warehouse — tens of millions of each per year — so we are equipped to handle any customer need. However, our experience with… Read more »
Alterra House Blend Replaces Flavia House Blend
We have now sold out of Flavia House Blend. We only have three of the original Flavia drinks remaining: Decaf Hazelnut, Decaf House Blend, and Raspberry Spark! Alterra House Blend (code: ALTHB) is the replacement for Flavia House Blend. It is one of Alterra’s “Light and Smooth” category coffees, along with Morning Roast and Costa… Read more »
What Is Rainforest Alliance Certified Coffee? [VIDEO]
This short video, produced to coincide with Earth Day 2011, explains the Rainforest Alliance, and Rainforest Alliance certified coffee farms: Many of the Alterra coffees for your Flavia brewer are Rainforest Alliance certified. Learn more on our Flavia sustainability page. Video source: The Rainforest Alliance’s Vimeo page
Coming Soon: Alterra Pumpkin Spice For Flavia!
You heard it here first! Mars Drinks has announced its first ever seasonal coffee for the single-cup Flavia brew system: Alterra Pumpkin Spice! Pumpkin Spice filterpacks will be available this Fall, on a limited basis. We expect this to be a very popular new drink! It will be a medium roast, flavored coffee,… Read more »