Happy National Iced Tea Day!

Friday is National Iced Tea Day — really, we’re not just making that up because of the 98 degree weather. Double the reason to try out a refreshing iced tea from one of our favorite partner brands: Mars Drinks’ Bright Tea Iced Tea For Flavia Check out the below graphic, recommending some tasty recipes for… 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 »

Mars Drink of the Month: Irish Kiss!

There truly are “no limits” to what you can brew with your Flavia! Mars Drinks’ latest e-blast promotes a creative 2-pack drink of the month: Iced Irish Kiss. Brew a filterpack of Bright Tea Select Green and a filterpack of Bright Tea White with Orange, over ice, and let us know what you think!  … 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 »

Mars Drink Of The Month: Raspberry Over Ice!

For the start of Spring, Mars Drinks is promoting Raspberry Herbal as its featured drink of the month. Brew it over ice for a special treat! Raspberry Herbal is one of ten tea options for your Flavia single-cup brewer.     Don’t yet have a Flavia brewer in your office? Ask us about a free… Read more »

Two New Green Teas Replace Flavia Japanese Green

We have now sold out of Flavia Japanese Green tea. Only four of the original Flavia drinks remain in stock — the rest have been completely replaced by the new Alterra coffees and Bright Teas. The Bright Tea company offers three new Green Teas. Select Green Tea (code: BTGT) is the recommended replacement for Flavia… Read more »

What Is Rainforest Alliance Certified Coffee?

The Rainforest Alliance is a non-profit organization (much like the well-known Fair Trade organization), that works with coffee farmers and other agricultural producers to conserve biodiversity and promote sustainability.     The Rainforest Alliance works directly with farmers to teach and encourage good land-use practices. Specifically, the Alliance requires the maintenance or restoration of a… Read more »

Bright Tea Peppermint Replaces Flavia

Introducing Bright Tea Peppermint Herbal for your Flavia single-cup brewer! We’ve just sold out of the old Flavia Peppermint, which has been discontinued by the manufacturer and replaced with the new Bright Tea Peppermint Herbal (Buy Now: code BTPEP). Note that while Peppermint Herbal is not technically “decaf” it is a naturally caffeine-free herbal tea…. Read more »

Mars Drink of the Month: Green Tea!

Mars Drinks now offers three different types of Green Tea for your Flavia single-cup brewer. This month we are re-introducing Green Tea with Jasmine (code BTGTJ), Select Green Tea (code BTGT), and Japanese Green Tea (code BTGTJAP). Order now or check out information on all of the new Bright Tea Company filterpacks.     Don’t… Read more »

Flavia Coffee Meet and Greet at Old Navy

Sales Rep Bob Lewent sent in these photos from his recent “meet and greet” demo at Old Navy! We’re proud to do business with Old Navy, and we thank them for giving us the opportunity to re-introduce Flavia (now with Alterra coffee and Bright Tea) to representatives from their various stores and corporate offices.  … Read more »

Is My Flavia Coffee Machine Kosher? Yes!

As per this Kosher Certificate, all Flavia single-cup brewers — including the C400, C200, S350, and SB100 — are kosher. Likewise, all of the Alterra coffee and Bright Tea filterpacks are kosher certified. However, it is important to note that the “indulgence” drinks — Dove Hot Chocolate, Cappuccino Swirl, and Milky Way Swirl — are… Read more »

How To Brew A Flavia Raspberry Truffle

In addition to the 17 Alterra Coffees and 10 Bright Teas, the Flavia system from Mars Drinks offers a wide array of two-pack drink possibilities. Cappuccino (Cappuccino Swirl packet plus a coffee packet) is the most popular two-pack drink option, but there are also more creative possibilities. Try a Raspberry Truffle! Brew a Hot Cocoa… Read more »

Flavia Customers: We Recommend Split Drawers

A typical Mars Drinks merchandiser has 18 drawers. However, there are 18 Alterra coffees, 9 Bright Teas, and 3 indulgent drink offerings to choose from — a total of up to 30 options. Are you forced to limit yourself to just 18 selections? Of course not! In fact, you could easily offer all 30 drinks,… Read more »

Bright Tea Chai Spice Replaces Flavia Exotic Chai

Introducing Chai Spice from The Bright Tea Company (Order Now: code BTCHAI) for Flavia’s single-cup coffee brewing system.     The original Flavia Exotic Chai Tea has been discontinued by Mars Drinks, and officially sold out earlier this week. The Bright Tea Company’s replacement — Chai Spice — is much improved. Give it a try!… 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 »